Abstract
Ecotourism very support for conservation. Ecotourism may assist with preservation of natural resources and ecotourism functions in comparison to other alternatives, such as mass tourism. This study aims to analyze the sustainability status of ecotourism management for preserving natural resources and ecosystem functions. This study is a survey on ecotourism destinations Clungup Mangrove Conservation (CMC). To analyze the level of sustainability, 9 dimensions were analyzed based on theoretical and empirical studies. The dimensions consisted of (1) conservation, (2) participation, (3) recreation and education, (4) economy, (5) control, (6) government, (7) ecotourism center, (8) academics/researchers, and (9) social media. This study employed quantitative analysis using Rapfish application with Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS) to assess the status and sustainability index of marine tourism management (CMC). The result revealed that the sustainability status of marine ecotourism management in CMC was categorized as “highly sustainable”. The highest value was the conservation dimension and the lowest value was in the government dimension. Therefore, government support for improving the role of ecotourism regarding preservation of natural resources and ecosystem functions is required. The government can give its support through implementing regulations, facilitating ecotourism management, designing public policy for ecotourism, and planning government policies that benefit the development of ecotourism.
Highlights
Natural resources are the essential assets of a country in carrying out development in the economic sector
Discussion of the results of this research is explained for each dimension and attribute, which has a high influence on the sustainability and coastal ecosystem functions
The attributes of the conservation dimension that greatly affected the sustainability of this dimension were shown by the value of the leverage of those attributes which were greater than the other attributes, namely the attribute Nature-based facilities and infrastructure, meaning that facilities and infrastructure were in harmony with nature
Summary
Natural resources are the essential assets of a country in carrying out development in the economic sector. Numerous countries in the world relies on the tourism sector to increase the economic growth and some fields (Alhowaish, 2016; Manzoor et al, 2019). One of the strategic coastal natural resources affecting economic growth is beach tourism or marine tourism. The development of marine tourism based on masstourism poses a serious threat to coastal ecosystem functions. Changes in coastal land use and other anthropogenic factors affect the ecological balance on the coast. They cause major environmental damage due to loss of natural resources and ecosystem functions. Excessive use or abuse of fragile archeological and historical sites can damage the environment and natural tourism (Gee and Makens; Inskeep, 1991)
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