Coral reefs ecotourism sustainability assessment based on the integration of government-private-local community in Hoga Island, Wakatobi Regency

Abstract

This study aims to assess the sustainability of ecotourism activities on the status of coral reef ecosystems in Hoga Island, Wakatobi Regency. The research was conducted from October to December 2012. Both primary and secondary data were used in this research. Primary data were taken using a questionnaire containing subjective parameters, such as taxes, permits, community participation in ecotourism, government policies related to ecotourism, income, labour. Secondary data retrieved by a search of relevant scientific literature and relevant technical agencies in Wakatobi. The sustainability of ecotourism was analyzed using a multivariate or multidimensional scaling (MDS) method. A Sustainability index using four scales commonly used index, as a state by Gyou Ko in 2005, was also applied. The results of this study were a score of 60.5 indicated that the sustainability status of ecosystem-based marine ecotourism Hoga Island reefs in terms of integration between the government-private-local community was potentially sustainable.