Island Ecotourism Research Articles

Collaborative Governance Networks Supporting Sustainable Ecotourism: A Case Study of Gili Iyang Island, Indonesia

The development of sustainable ecotourism on Gili Iyang Island, known for its high oxygen levels and unique local culture, requires collaboration among diverse stakeholders through effective governance networks. This study investigates the roles and contributions of key stakeholders—including the Sumenep District Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports Office (Dinas Pariwisata, Kebudayaan, Pemuda, dan Olahraga Kabupaten Sumenep or Disparbudpora), the Andang Taruna Tourism Awareness Group (Kelompok Sadar Wisata Andang Taruna or Pokdarwis), village governments, and local communities—in developing ecotourism on Gili Iyang Island, Indonesia. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and document analysis. Findings show that governance networks are crucial in enhancing community empowerment, building local capacity, and improving infrastructure to support ecotourism. Nevertheless, challenges remain, including limited resources, conflicts between villages, and minimal private-sector engagement. Strengthening Pokdarwis’ managerial capacity, fostering inter-community synergies, and attracting private sector involvement are identified as essential strategies to ensure sustainable ecotourism. This research contributes to the broader literature on collaborative governance in remote island ecotourism, offering practical insights for policymakers and stakeholders aiming to create resilient, community-driven tourism initiatives that can be adapted to similar island settings.

Developing Ecotourism Community Based Approach: A Sustainable Tourism Development Project o n Tanjung Surat Island

The Tanjung Surat Island Ecotourism Development Master Plan study was commissioned to support the Johor Southeast Development Authority (KEJORA) in creating a high-impact strategy to develop Tanjung Surat Island into a premier ecotourism destination for both local and international tourists. This study addresses the prevalent community misunderstanding regarding ecotourism development. The main objective of this study is to identify strategic planning through community engagement initiatives spearheaded by KEJORA on Tanjung Surat Island. Quantitative methods, including the distribution of questionnaires to 118 respondents, were employed to meet this objective. In addition to the questionnaires, the study incorporated several other data collection methods to ensure a thorough understanding of the community's perspective. These included structured interviews with key stakeholders, focus group discussions with community leaders, and participatory observation to gather qualitative insights that complemented the quantitative data. The study's findings will provide a comprehensive guide and reference for planning across economic, social, and environmental dimensions, aiding in the development of Tanjung Surat Island's ecotourism sector. This guide will benefit KEJORA and other stakeholders, including the private sector, interested in supporting and shaping the island's ecotourism future. Additionally, the study highlights the critical need for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to enhance the quality of existing services, ensuring they meet current and future demands and standards.

Willingness to Pay for Lusi Island Ecotourism Development and Mangrove Conservation

Lusi Island is a small island formed from sedimentation at the estuary of the Porong River and has an area of 94 hectares on the border between Sidoarjo Regency and Pasuruan Regency. The mudflow dumped into the Porong River due to a mud volcano 15 years ago became the cause of the formation of the new island. The mangrove forest is one of the attractions of ecotourism on the island that could attract tourists. However, the determination of Lusi Island as a conservation area, and the increasing number of tourists do not damage the environmental sustainability of the island. Economic valuation could identify the interest and willingness of tourists to participate in preserving the mangrove forest on Lusi Island. The Contingent valuation approach is used to measure people’s preferences through direct interviews about how much respondents are willing to pay (WTP) to get an amenity and comfortable environment. The economic valuation method uses WTP (willingness to pay) as a technique for assessing the ability of tourists to contribute to the development of ecotourism. The results of this study become input in the development of ecotourism and mangrove conservation by considering the involvement of tourists in preserving Lusi Island.

Coordinated development of island ecotourism: A comprehensive evaluation of Amami-Oshima Island

Island tourism has garnered growing attention especially with the rapid expansion of ecotourism in island destinations. While past research has explored the integrated development of island tourism, environment, and economy, there exists a demand for a more comprehensive exploration that incorporates social aspects. This study aimed to establish a comprehensive evaluation index system for island ecotourism using Amami-Oshima Island as an example. It uses four tourism subtypes, including environment, economic, social, and other-sector tourism, within the framework for island ecotourism. We employed a Coupling Coordination Degree Model and a Grey Verhulst model, utilizing data from Amami-Oshima Island from 2010 to 2021 as a basis for quantitative analysis of the current status of island ecotourism coupling coordination development and for making predictions. The research outcomes reveal the following: (1) Between 2010 and 2021, Amami-Oshima Island exhibited an overall upward trajectory in the comprehensive development of ecotourism. The environment-tourism subsystem demonstrated robust performance, the social-tourism subsystem displayed fluctuating growth, and the economic and the other-sector tourism dimensions generally progressed in tandem. (2) The coupling degree and coordination level of Amami-Oshima Island ecotourism showed an overall upward trend, with coordination evolving from a state of minimal coordination to an intermediate level. However, opportunities remain to enhance high-quality coordination through mutual influences and interdependencies. (3) Predictions indicate a slight increase in ecotourism coupling coordination on Amami-Oshima Island over the next nine years (2022–2030). Based on these findings, this paper presents several policy recommendations, serving as a guideline for ecotourism development on Amami-Oshima Island. The research results carry significant implications for understanding the present status and future trends of ecotourism on Amami-Oshima Island and offer valuable policy suggestions for the development of ecotourism on other islands.

The Phenomenon Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Alor Island Ecotourism Development: Background Review and Literature Review

Various research results regarding ecotourism development have been carried out, but only a little research has been carried out on Alor Island. This results in the literature on this topic not being sufficient as a supporting theory. Therefore, there is a need to understand the resources that contribute to Alor Island’s competitive advantage. The research method used is qualitative with a descriptive approach, through document and literature studies at national and regional levels related to the research theme, namely sustainable ecotourism. This research fills this gap with a Resource-Based View approach. The main objective of this research is to develop a sustainable competitive advantage for ecotourism development on Alor Island. This research reviews the background and previous literature regarding the definition of ecotourism, sustainable tourism development, resource view, dynamic capabilities, and sustainable competitive advantage. To mitigate or prevent sociocultural and environmental harm, it is imperative for all relevant stakeholders, including the government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and local communities, to collectively address the challenges associated with tourism development that leads to adverse impacts

Traders’ motivation in business development-based coastal forest ecotourism : a case study of small islands in the City Of Bandar Lampung

Small island ecotourism is available in three regencies in Lampung Bay, one of them located in Bandar Lampung City, which has two coastal forest ecotourism areas, notably Pasaran Island and Permata Island. These two islands have quite distinct characteristics. Pasaran Island combines the beauty of the sea with marine products attraction. Permata Island attraction lies in the beauty of the sea and local wisdom stories. Traders that conduct business in Pasaran Island and Permata Island have different motivation and efforts. The goal of this research was to investigate traders’ motives and efforts in business development based on coastal forest ecotourism. Data collection techniques were carried out using in-depth interviews and observation and then evaluated using a qualitative descriptive method. The findings revealed that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation influenced the motivation of Pasaran Island and Permata Island traders in running their ecotourism business. Traders’ efforts to improve ecotourism on Pasaran Island are reflected through environmental stewardship, such as processing marine product away from communities and ecotourism objects to avoid air pollution in the coastal forest ecotourism region. In contrast to the Permata Island traders, who lay a greater emphasis on environmental purity and comfort in the ecotourism sector.

Systematic Literature Review on Alternative Governance Arrangements for Resource Deficient Situations: Small Island Community-Based Ecotourism

This paper builds on evidence of community participation in the form of capacity-building practices following the growing trend of ecotourism development that is exponentially penetrating small islands. With an emphasis on the discussion of governance and local community involvement in development processes, this paper uses a systematic literature review combined with bibliometric analysis to identify and explore the trajectories of key themes in research in the field of alternative governance of small island ecotourism from 1980-2021. Initially, we identified 572 papers that matched the selection criteria. After filtering, we found 22 articles that revolved around the governance of (community-based) ecotourism on small islands. Building on the review, we then examined the potential theoretical contributions to guide future research regarding the building of bottom-linked socially innovative governance of ecotourism on small islands in general, and the role of participation, community capacity building, (socio-political) emancipation and (political) bargaining power in particular.

Biodiversity in PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Fuel Terminal Sei Siak Mor 1 Sumbagut

The areas of Tanjung Rhu and Limbungan villages are areas that are bordered by the Siak river. The existence of the Siak River in the Pekanbaru community is one of the connecting routes with other areas, as well as the entry of goods from within and outside the Pekanbaru area. Where there is the main port of the Daku River which is still used for its function today as transportation access. This transportation access has an impact on river abrasion. This study aims to acknowledge biodiversity condition in PT Pertamina. This study uses descriptive qualitative methods with data collection techniques, documentation studies, and in-depth interviews. The results of the study show that the condition of the Siak River in recent times has not received special attention from the government. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Fuel Terminal Sei Siak highlights environmental aspects and the sustainability of biodiversity around the company's operations in order to be maintained and sustainable by initiating an Ecotourism program by planting mangrove seedlings, planting several types of trees and plants to reduce carbon dioxide and maintaining aquatic biota ecosystems. as well as the mainland. There are also animal conservation activities, namely the Serindit Bird to maintain endemic animal ecosystems in the Semut Island Ecotourism Area.

Community Empowerment and Sustainable Economic Improvement through Semut Island Eco-Tourism Village Program by PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Fuel Terminal Sei Siak

The CSR program is a form of the company's contribution to realizing its responsibilities as regulated in Law Number 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies. Through Community development as a CSR strategy, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Fuel Terminal Sei Siak built an ecotourism-based tourism village on Semut Island, Pekanbaru City, Riau Province. This ecotourism village development program aims to empower the community, preserve the environment, and attract tourists, which impacts sustainable economic development. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with documentation study and in-depth interviews. The results showed that the ecotourism-based empowerment program could contribute to environmental conservation, which increased fish, shrimp, and other biota commodities for food supplies and became an attraction for tourists to Semut Island, which would generate sustainable economic benefits. In terms of society, the Tourism Village program provides Saung Education as a gathering place to increase residents' capacity. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Fuel Terminal Sei Siak will monitor and supervise the program's sustainability and biodiversity on Semut Island.

Pendampingan Penyusunan Organisasi dan Kelembagaan Pengelola Obyek Wisata Alam Pulau Semut

The tourism sector is currently the government's flagship program, one of which is ecotourism. Inaccordance with government regulations, the development of natural tourism is required to empower localcommunities through the active role of the community in planning, utilization, and control activities.Communities who are members of the Pengambang Hamlet Tourism Awareness Group are currently activelyworking together to build the Semut Island ecotourism object on the banks of the Siak River. They still need alot of help from other parties, one of which is assistance in the preparation of organizational andinstitutional structures. This task was carried out by the Lancang Kuning University Service Team. Thepreparation of the organizational structure is carried out through a deliberation process, where themanagement is filled by all active members. Meanwhile, the institutional arrangement is in the form of draftregulations which will later become the material for the Articles of Association and Bylaws. Assistance topartners requires a long duration of time along with the stages of development to the stage of operating inan established manner. Therefore, assistance for managing the organization and making the Articles ofAssociation and Bylaws is still needed.

Selection of the Most Scenic Viewpoints on an Island Based on Space-Time Perception: The Case of Nan'ao Island, China.

Selecting the most scenic viewpoints in an island forest park can provide a scientific basis for island ecotourism planning. In this paper, considering the influence of climatic conditions on sightseeing, landscape factors, accessibility factors, and seasonal change factors are selected from the perspective of time and space to analyze the landscape spatiotemporal characteristics, and the construction of a landscape spatiotemporal perception evaluation model and the analysis of influencing factors are carried out. The results show that the evaluation model for landscape spatiotemporal perception factors can quantitatively describe tourists’ comprehensive perception of a landscape in different regions and time periods in ecotourism areas, and can identify the spatiotemporal characteristics of landscape perception. Case studies preliminarily prove the feasibility of the model and calculation process. This method provides a strong reference for the development and planning of island tourism, especially providing new ideas and methods for the design of sightseeing routes in the development and planning of small-scale scenic viewpoints, which can enrich island tourism planning.

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Investment Feasibility of Ecotourism Development in Small Island

The small islands have unique natural conditions, although they are surrounded and isolated by the sea, their natural environment is well preserved and offers interest views. Ecotourism is one of the activities to utilize ecosystem services of small islands. The study aimed to evaluate the suitability of tourism and assess the feasibility of investing in ecotourism development using the Tourism Suitability Index (TSI) and the Small Island Investment Index (SII). The research location is on Saor Island, one of the small islands in Madura Island. The results showed that Saobi Island is suitable for diving and snorkelling tourism (2.0 ≤ TSI <2.5). Infrastructure conditions, governance, socio-culture make Saobi Island a suitability investment place for tourism investment (SII = 3.70). Saobi Island policies to support small island ecotourism investments are improving the quality of accessibility, land ownership, availability of infrastructure, reinventing local traditions and improved the quality of human resources Keywords: ecotourism, Saor island, small island investment

Seagrass Potential as Supporting Ecotourism in Sibu Island, Subdistrict North Oba, North Maluku Province

Seagrass Ecotourism is a tourism activities based on the ecosystem of seagrass. Component of seagrass consist of vegetation and biota that associated with the seagrass. The purpose of this research is to understand the condition biophysics of seagrass (Types of seagrass, Cover of seagrass, fish, makrozoobenthos, types of substrat, water brightness, the depth of the seagrass) and to establish the suitability of seagrass to support nautical ecotourism. This research have been done in Sibu island, Guraping village, north oba district, Tidore city for 6 month from April – September 2020. The method that used is a survey method consist of direct measuring of types seagrass, cover of seagrass, fish, makrozoobenthos, types of substrat, water brightness, the depth of the seagrass. The data analysis includes percentage of cover seagrass and the suitability index of seagrass ecotourism. The result of the biophysical study were obtained are 8 types of seagrass, cover of seagrass (51,04- 92,71%), fish (12 types), makrozoobenthos (17 types), brightness (77-100%), substart (sand, muddy sand, mud) flow speed (0,01- 0,06 m/dt) and the depth of the seagrass (1-2,5 m). Sibu island could be developed as a region of Seagrass Ecotourism with index suitability tourism (IKW) station 1,3,4 and for the whole are located in category S1 (very suitable) and station 2 is in the suitable category.

Can marine park become an ecotourism destination? Evidence from stakeholders' perceptions of the suitability

Scientific evaluation of the suitability of ecotourism is of great significance to the ecological protection and future development of marine parks. This study uses multi-criteria evaluation method to build the ecotourism suitability evaluation index system and evaluation model, and takes Dongshan Island in China as an example for empirical analysis. Through conceptualizing and quantifying the relationship between stakeholder perception and the suitability of marine park ecotourism development, this paper analyzes the heterogeneity of different groups, including the differences between local people and tourists, different occupational groups and groups with different educational levels, thus clarifying the problems existing in the development of marine park ecotourism, and providing reference for the further development and management of the marine park. The results show that Dongshan Island has a good carrying capacity and a certain level of tourism development foundation, which can provide opportunities for mass tourists to participate in ecotourism. However, weak environmental awareness of Dongshan Island residents will become an important obstacle to the island's ecotourism development. In terms of future development, the demand for environmental education in Dongshan Island is obvious. The development of ecotourism requires complete tourism management measures and tourist education and effective environmental management.

Discrete Element Analysis on the Correlation between Marketing Means and Economic Benefits of Island Ecotourism

Mo, J. and Ren, F., 2020. Discrete element analysis on the correlation between marketing means and economic benefits of island ecotourism. In: Yang, Y.; Mi, C.; Zhao, L., and Lam, S. (eds.), Global Topics and New Trends in Coastal Research: Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 103, pp. 1038–1041. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.The traditional analysis method of the correlation between island eco-tourism marketing means and economic benefits has a large error, so it can't provide reference for the development of island eco-tourism. Therefore, a discrete element analysis method of the correlation between island eco-tourism marketing means and economic benefits is designed. This paper analyzes the influencing factors of the correlation between marketing means and economic benefits, extracts the data table of island eco-tourism business, converts the data, and collects the correlation data of island eco-tourism marketing means and economic benefits. On this basis, the discrete element analysis method is used to calculate the correlation between the island eco-tourism marketing means and economic benefits, so as to complete the calculation of the correlation between the marketing means and economic benefits. The experiment proves that the discrete element analysis method of the correlation between the island eco-tourism marketing means and economic benefits is less error than the traditional method, and it has practical significance.

Modeling of tourists, local population, natural and cultural resources toward ecotourism product (case study in Seagrass Trikora Conservation Area)

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between local population, natural and cultural resources on tourist quality an ecotourism product in Seagrass Trikora Conservation Area, Bintan Regency and Riau Island. Design/methodology/approach The research model portrayed in this case consists of three variables (tourists, local population and resources); these variables try to describe how ecotourism in Riau Island can be developed. This study is based on a survey conducted in June 2015 of 200 Indonesian citizens and residents. List contains 900 potential participants that were filtered from numerous public sources and from the researchers’ professional and social contacts. The interviewers were contacted to alert them to participate in the survey. A total of 200 completed responses were received within 10 weeks of survey, and 200 responses were successfully collected. These responses are analyzed and presented in this research. Findings This study found that higher quality of the local population, natural resources and cultural resources would have an impact on improving ecotourism quality. On the other hand, higher ecotourism quality would be able to improve the performance of ecotourism. The implications of this research contributed to the development of ecotourism in the Riau Island: improving the quality of the surrounding population, i.e. in the improvement of non-formal education of the population capable of supporting ecotourism; improvement of material and non-material quality of the ecotourism area; and maintenance of the natural resources of the ecotourism area. Originality/value This research tried to sort natural and cultural resources into two different things: natural resources were measured by specific activities, biodiversity protection, ecology maintenance and travel involvement in natural landscape and cultural resources were measured by ensuring cultural integrity, ensuring the social coherence of communities and maintaining cultural possibilities. Thus, the originality of this research lied in the use of two separate variables of natural resources and cultural resources in the performance of ecotourism. Separation of variables of ecotourism quality and performance of ecotourism became the second originality in this study. This study aimed to examine the effects of quality of local population (X1), natural resources (X2) and cultural resources (X3) on ecotourism quality (Y1), and its impact on Performance of Ecotourism (Y2), comprehensively.

Green infrastructure and low energy architecture for eco-tourism in Asinara island

The paper will present the sustainable and low energy architecture approach that has been developed for a small island in Sardinia, Italy. The island has hosted several prison complexes in the past two centuries, now converted into a National Park, since its creation as a national park its architectural and urban patrimony have been completely abandoned. Its few built-up areas and/or urban developments do have an enormous potential, but past administrations failed in the attempt to offer a commercially attractive model. The project focuses mainly on the development of a Strategic Plan for the regeneration of the island: the main goal is to create completely new activities and functions which are both compatible with its touristic potential and especially with the natural fragility of the ecosystem. These functions have been planned in order to give life and continuous activity to the island, but with extreme care towards its cohesion with the environment and the biodiversity. Results consist in various minor agricultural activities that have been reinstated based on the past activities, and different touristic functions focused on a specific and Eco-responsible market niche. These activities are supported by a complex network of structures and services dedicated to maintaining the balance of the ecosystem intact, while this increases the quality of its offer, thus allowing the creation of a model of sustainable management of natural resources and commercial exploitation without risk for the environment.

Innovation in island ecotourism in different contexts: Yakushima (Japan) and Tahiti and its Islands

: This article examines whether the future of tourism in island destinations lies in more and continued innovation on the part of all stakeholders so tourists will consider the extra expense of travelling a worthwhile investment. Islands have long been icons as tourism destinations. However, established destination images can cause a lack in adaptability to changing markets. Though located in different parts of the world and seeking different markets most island destinations would benefit from innovative strategies and products to enhance their attractiveness to high yield visitors. The article uses two examples to analyse the innovative forms that have been adopted in island destinations in the hope they could become models or encourage imitation by other destinations. Two aspects of innovation are discussed. New imaginary can creatively and innovatively (re-)imagine representations; sustainability could be an important innovative pursuit, which requires new narratives for continued tourism growth. These concepts are applied next to the island of Yakushima in Japan and Tahiti and its Islands to determine the main innovative elements used or required to jumpstart the attractiveness of island destinations, though it is recognized that implementation is complex.

Local activation using traditional knowledge and ecological resources of Korean islands

Abstract When we consider changes in agro-fishery systems instigated by environmental changes in islands, rise in sea levels, and natural disasters such as tsunamis, there is an urgent need to carry out initiatives to enhance life standard and con-serve ecosystem in island and coastal regions. To protect the region’s landscape from the effects of climate change, it is necessary to develop an integrated management system for ecosystem conservation, human settlements, and the local economy. This paper discusses the outline of a preliminary national plan for a sustainable island management system for remote (inhabited and uninhabited) islands in Korea. Two main ideas to enhance life standard are adapting to the natural environment by applying traditional knowledge and utilizing ecological resources of islands, i.e., improving the quality of life and creating added value. As a technique for improving the quality of life, the establishment of eco-villages based on energy-efficient passive houses and ecological welfare is suggested. Another technique for creating added value, the development of sea-farming islands that utilize islands’ new recyclable energy is also proposed. Finally, the suggested ideas are discussed in relation to island ecotourism and carbon zero islands.