Economic benefits of natural tourism: driving community's participation for conservation in Halimun Salak National Park, Indonesia

IUFRO International and Multi-disciplinary Scientific Conference "Forest-related policy and governance: analyses in the environmental social sciences"

生态环境科学;社会科学（总论）

Ekayani, M.^1 ; Nuva, N.^1 ; Pramudita, D.^1 ; Istiqomah, A.^1 ; Tampubolon, B.I.^1 ; Osmaleli, O.^1

Department of Resource and Environmental Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia^1

关键词: Conservation activities;    Ecological and economic;    Economic benefits;    Household expenditure;    Household income;    Stakeholder perception;    Tourism activities;    Tourism development;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/285/1/012003/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/285/1/012003

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Natural tourism development is expected to provide added value for ecological and economic aspects of protected areas. Natural tourism activities can generate revenue which can be allocated for conservation as well as provide economic benefits for local communities. With the proviso that tourism activities still benefit communities' economy, then it possibly will increase their awareness and participation in conservation activities. This research aims to determine the contribution of tourism activities for households' economy and national park management. Particularly, the contribution of Halimun Salak National Park tourism household income sharing, total household expenses, as well as stakeholder perception related to the conservation at HSNP. The results determine the economic benefits of natural tourism for the community. 66% of local household income was generated from natural tourism and tourism income meets 91% of household expenditure of local communities. Tourism activities could driving community's participation for conservation in Halimun Salak National Park due to their economic dependencies on tourism.