Community-based ecotourism in National Parks :: Lesson learned from Japanesse National Parks A case study in Gunung Pangrango National Park, Indonesia

HERMANA, Heri, Prof. Ir. Achmad Djunaedi, MUP.,Ph.D

2010 | Tesis | S2 Magister Perencanaan Kota dan Daerah

Penelitian ini mempelajari ekowisata berbasis partisipasi masyarakat yang berlokasi di Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango dengan menggunakan pendekatan pemberdayaan masyarakat setempat. Berdasarakan temuan penelitian, tipe ekowisata berbasis masyarakat setempat yang sebaiknya dikembangkan di Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango adalah ekowisata yang berbasis kegiatan-kegiatan pertanian. Selain itu juga penelitian ini merekomendasikan bahwa Model Desa Konservasi (MDK) adalah program ekowisata yang cocok untuk diberdayakan di taman nasional ini. Model Desa Konservasi ditujukan utamanya untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat dalam mendukung program konservasi dengan terlibat langsung didalam proses experiencing, enjoying, and understanding the nature melalui kegiatan-kegiatan ekowisata yang berbasis partisipasi dan potensi masyarakat setempat.

This paper studied ecotourism that is based on the local community participation in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park through community empowerment approaches. The results of the paper determined that the type of community-based ecotourism that should be developed in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park is based on the agricultural activities since most people living around the park are dependent on the agricultural sectors. This paper in addition proposed that Conservation Village Model (Model Desa Konservasi) as an ecotourism program is suitable to be expanded in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. It is mainly aimed to increase public awareness in conservation programs by experiencing, enjoying, and understanding the nature through ecotourism activities that is based on the local potentials and local community supports.

Kata Kunci : National park,Ecotourism,Community participation,Taman nasional,Ekowisata,Pemberdayaan masyarakat