Carving the Future of Nature Ecotourism in Indonesia: Case of Taman Wisata Alam Telogo Warno Telogo Pengilon

Abstract

Indonesia has potential ecotourism spots that are needed to be utilized as well as to increase the value of forest benefits from the aspect of environmental services. The utilization must be carried out carefully while maintaining the function of the area. However, there are constraints in managing natural tourism in conservation areas according to the concept of sustainable tourism. This study adopts the basic concept of evaluating the management of natural tourism as stipulated in the Regulation of The Ministry of Tourism Number 14 of 2016 on Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism Destination. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of sustainable nature tourism management applied in Taman Wisata Alam Telogo Warno Telogo Pengilon (TWA TWTP). The data were collected under three main techniques: a direct interview with related stakeholders, field measurement and direct observation, and grey literature. The management forms a partnership between the Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Jawa Tengah (Central Java Natural Resources Conservation Office; BKSDA) and PT. Alam Indah Bonbin Lestari (AIBBL) as the holder of Izin Usaha Penyediaan Sarana Wisata Alam (Business License for the Provision of Nature Tourism Facilities; IUPSWA). The results showed improvement in the management of TWA TWTP. However, several issues that require immediate improvement remain. In general, all of the aspects are categorized into four scopes: (1) management of effective sustainable tourism destination, (2) the optimization of economic benefits for local communities, (3) the optimization of cultural preservation for the communities and visitors, and (4) environmental conservation.

Keywords

• conservation
• cultural preservation
• local community
• sustainable tourism
• telogo warno telogo pengilon