Kajian pengembangan ekowisata berbasis masyarakat di Taman Nasional Wasur

WURYANI, Wiwik Sri, Prof.Dr.Ir. H. Chafid Fandeli, MS

2006 | Tesis | S2 Ilmu Kehutanan (Manaj. Konservasi Sumberdaya Al

Penelitian di Kawasan Taman Nasional Wasur ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui potensi produk dan pasar wisata, mendeskripsikan latar belakang sosial, budaya, ekonomi masyarakat serta menemukan bentuk peluang pengembangannya. Metode yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini menggunakanpendekatan deskriptif analitik secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisa SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) dipakai sebagai dasar untuk pengembangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kawasan Taman Nasional Wasur menyimpan potensi produk wisata berupa atraksi alam yang didukung oleh keragaman hayati, pesona bentang alamnya dan keunikan budaya masyarakatnya. Terdapat 10 tipe habitat dengan keragaman flora-faunanya yang terdiri dari 80 jenis mamalia, 390 jenis burung, 39 jenis ikan, 48 jenis serang dan 21 jenis reptile yang sudah teridentifikasi, 114 spesies endemis.Potensi lanskap termasuk dalam kelas A. Lebih dari 90 % persepsi mendukung pengembangan ekowisata berbasis masyarakat di Kawasan Taman Nasional Wasur. Pengembangan ekowisata berbasis masyarakat di Kawasan Taman Nasional Wasur dilakukan melalui peran aktif dari para stakeholder bersama masyarakat. Bentuknya mengarah pada adanya kesamaan persepsi, perencanaan strategis, peningkatan SDM, pembenahan organisasi, pemantapan kelembagaan, promosi dan pemasaran serta adanya jaminan payung hukum yang lebih intensif dan terpadu.

The research in the Wasur National Park aims to find out of product potential and tourism market, characterisized economic, social and cultural of it’s the opportunities of its development. The descriptive analytic method, both quantitative –qualitatively was use in the research. Data collection which needed is taken through SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis and used as abase consideration for the tourism development. The result shows that the Wasur National Park has high toruism potential product: which can be seen from its natural attraction supported by its high biodiversity, fantastic landscape and its the unique local community culture.Its has 10 types of habitats each with various biodiversity. They are around 80 kind of mammals, 390 kinds of birds, 39 kinds of fish, 48 kinds ofshell and 21 kinds ofidentified reptiles, 114 endemic species.Its landscape potential was classified as Class A.The research found that more than 90 % of community-base ecotourism in the Wasur National Park has to be managed through active participation of the stakeholders in corporation with the local community. This can be implemented by building mutual perceptions, strategic palnning, human resource capacity building, organizationa l development and empowerment, increasing the promotional and marketing efforts and supported by intensive and integrated legal aspects.

Kata Kunci : Ekowisata,Taman Nasional,Pengembangan,Community Base Ecotourism, Wasur National Park, Conservation of Nature Resources