scholarly journals Conservation of the Southern River Terrapin Batagur affinis (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) in Malaysia: a case study involving local community participation

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 10035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelf Nyok Chen
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Carapace Length ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Wild Female ◽  
Conservation Project ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Egg Protection ◽  
The Village

It is evident that the participation of the local community plays a crucial role in the success of a conservation project.  Despite initiating and leading the oldest Batagur affinis conservation project in Malaysia since 1967, which involved egg protection, head starting and reintroduction programs, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks did not involve the participation of the local community.  This study provides the first account of the involvement of local villagers in B. affinis research and conservation project in the Kemaman River, Terengganu, Malaysia.  As a result of involving this group of local villagers, the Village Development and Security Committee was recruited to be involved in the conservation project.  From 2012 to 2016, we hand captured and processed 102 post-nesting females.  The Schnabel mark-recapture method estimated at least 186 wild female B. affinis in the river.  We collected 2,542 B. affinis eggs from 205 nests for incubation, and produced 1,723 hatchlings (mean hatching success 67.8%).  Survivorship of head started B. affinis hatchlings in captivity ranged from 96.7−100 % among cohorts.  Head started hatchlings recorded a 467% increase in body mass and 90% increase in straight carapace length.  We reintroduced 1,690 B. affinis juveniles into the river.  We also initiated a symbolic adoption program to raise funds and ensure the sustainability of the conservation project.  This study proves that local communities are capable of managing their own resources, given sufficient training in conservation techniques. 

The Impact of Concessioners on Sustainability in and around U.S. National Parks: A Case Study of Grand Teton National Park Concessioners

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Qwynne Lackey ◽  
Kelly Bricker
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
National Park ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
The Impact

Concessioners play an important role in park and protected area management by providing visitor services. Historically, concessioners were criticized for their negative impacts on environmental sustainability. However, due to policy changes, technological advances, and shifting market demands, there is a need to reevaluate the role of concessioners in sustainable destination management in and around parks and protected areas. The purpose of this qualitative case study situated in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), which was guided by social exchange theory, was to explore U.S. national park concessioners’ influence on sustainable development at the destination level from the perspective of National Park Service (NPS) staff, concessioners, and local community members. Sustainability was examined holistically as a multifaceted construct with integrated socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental dimensions. Twenty-three participants completed semistructured interviews. Researchers identified four thematic categories describing concessioners’ influence on sustainability; motivations and barriers to pursuing sustainability initiatives; and situational factors that facilitated concessioners’ sustainability actions. While participants commented on the negative environmental impacts of concessioners and their operations, these data suggest that concessioners were working individually and collaboratively to promote environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural sustainability in and around GTNP. Some concessioners were even described as leaders, testing and driving the development of innovative sustainability policies and practices. These actions were motivated, in part, by contractual obligations and profit generation. However, concessioners also had strong intangible motivators, such as intrinsic values and a strong sense of community, that drove their positive contributions to sustainability. Based on these data, we recommend that those involved in future theoretical and practical work with concessioners acknowledge the importance of both tangible and intangible motivators when attempting to promote higher levels of sustainability achievement and collaboration. This will become increasingly important as land management agencies continue to embrace strategies beyond the traditional “parks as islands” approach to management. Additionally, future work should explore more specifically the role of policy, conceptualizations of sustainability, and private industry sponsorship in promoting concessioners’ contributions to sustainability, especially in collaborative settings. This work is needed to understand if and how these observations generalize to other contexts.

scholarly journals TOURISM GOVERNANCE: BUMDES AS THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Mayarni Mayarni ◽  
Hasim As'ari ◽  
Adianto .
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
New Destination ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Tourism Governance ◽  
The Village

This study aims to determine the development of the Napangga Lake tourist attraction in Kepenghuluan Tanjung Medan, Rokan Hilir Regency, which greatly contributes to village-owned enterprises in empowering the community’s economy. Lake Napangga is a new destination located in the Rokan Hilir area and has very promising tourism potential, so it must be managed professionally and have an economic impact on the local community. Therefore, village-owned enterprises must be able to become a spirit in developing this lake tourism object in order to empower the economy of the village community. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method, where data collection is done by observation and interviews. After the data and information are obtained, it will be analyzed in depth with data triangulation validity test. The results of this study found that the development of the Lake Napangga tourist attraction has not run optimally by the Bumdes in empowering the community’s economy. This is due to the inconsistency in the number of tourists visiting Lake Napangga, because this tour is still seasonal. Strategies are needed to make economic empowerment for the community in order to increase income and improve the quality of life of the surrounding community.

scholarly journals Ecotourism for Eco Friendly Guest and Green Host - A Case Study on Thenmala Ecotourism Project, Kerala

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47
Author(s):  
T A Binoy
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Environment Impact Assessment

Ecotourism is a purposeful travel to understand the nature and culture of a particular area taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem, while producing economic opportunities that make conservation of natural resources beneficial to the local people. Protected Areas such as national Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Wild Life Sanctuaries have figured prominently in biodiversity conservation and well-designed and managed Protected Areas can form the pinnacle of nation's efforts to protect biological diversity and also provide opportunities for recreation and tourism. Scientific studies show that planning ecotourism in Protected Areas as done in Thenmala ecotourism project, Kerala, first planned ecotourism project in India, which can be a model for other such destination development programmes. In Protected areas, developing forests as recreation spots can mitigate hardships of indigenous communities. This will provide monetary returns to thepublic exchequer, while protecting bio diverse patches with the support of the local community. For better planning and implementation of different components of ecotourism, zonalisation, site-specific action plan, reliable estimates of carrying. capacity and Environment Impact Assessment may be done in all the Protected Areas so as to avoid the ill effects of tourism. This research paper analyses and evaluates the methodology and typology of ecotourism practices at Thenmala, Kerala and proposing Thenmala as a model for the development of similar program in India

scholarly journals Role of local community in tourism development: Case study village Zabrega

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Маrija Belij ◽  
Јоvana Veljkovic ◽  
Sanja Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
The Village

Studies and researches on the role of a local community in tourism development of rural areas emphasize the significance of inhabitants? attitudes about the state and perspectives of this activity. In this context, in the professional literature, the term CBT (community-based tourism) is used, which implies the involvement of local communities and planning of tourism development. The aim of the study is to determine the local population?s influence on starting an initiative for a tourist arranging of the village Zabrega in the Municipality of Paracin, especially the sacral objects in the Crnica River Gorge. The following methods were applied: method of direct observation, analysis, synthesis, interview and survey in which the questions were of a closed and open type. Results of the research survey were analyzed in the software package for statistical processing and analysis of the data SPSS 20.00. It has been stated that the population has a positive attitude about the Society Petrus, which is the main organizer of the activities when the prosperity of the village Zabrega is in question, and that the local community is interested in engaging in the tourist activities, as demonstrated by numerous practical examples.

THE PERCEPTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARD TOURIST ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENT, CASE STUDY: VILLAGE OF SEMINYAK, BALI

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Komang Trisna Pratiwi Arcana ◽  
Kadek Wiweka
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Village ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Tourist Accommodation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

The growth of tourism accommodation (villa) in the district of Kuta Utara, which is so rapid and uncontrolled, tends to have raised some concerns on the impact that may arise (socio-cultural, environmental and economic). The gap between benefit and cost of the phenomenon raises the question of how perception, response, changes the behavior of the culture and mindset of the local community towards the development of their area travel accommodation. To examine the case, this study combines the two forms of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies (multi-method). The qualitative methods done by observing a research site to see the behavior of local people in the village of Seminyak and informal talks (interview) that is guided by an interview guidelines related to the perception of the local community, the village headman, and the managers of accommodation (villa). While quantitative methods conducted by distributing questionnaires to local communities (90 respondents) were selected randomly. The result of this study is the public response to the development of the accommodation is in the phase of “Euphoria”. It is seen from some of the symptoms, which generally public responses tend to more focus on the advantage of the economic aspects and as if the exclusion of other effects that arise as the socio-cultural and environmental.

scholarly journals Collaboration of Development Actors in Realizing Mandiri Villages in Bongki Lengkese Village, East Sinjai District, Sinjai District

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Riskasari Riskasari ◽  
Nurbiah Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Group Development ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Sufficient Food

This study aims to find out how the collaboration between Development Actors in realizing Mandiri Village in Bongki Lengkese Village, East Sinjai District, Sinjai District. The realization of Mandiri Village is inseparable from collaborative and balanced collaboration between development actors, namely (Village Government, Community and Business Groups) in the village. This study uses a qualitative approach, with a case study method, for the purposes of collecting data, the researcher conducts observations and in-depth interviews. The results of this study indicate that the collaboration of development actors in Bongki Lengkese Village shows social security in the form of mutual cooperation that is still well preserved by the community, although it has not shown results in economic resilience, especially self-sufficient food for some people, as well as electrical energy etc. Nonetheless, over the past few years it has demonstrated the efforts of development actors in taking on the role as economic drivers of the local community. This is evidenced by the development of a Joint Business Group (KUB) in the form of Goat KUB, Melati KUB, Cow and Blacksmith Fattening, Horti Farmer Group development in this case an increase in chilli production even though the development of Food Farmers Group has not shown optimal results.

scholarly journals El rol de la presencia de un área silvestre protegida en el desarrollo local. Un estudio de caso en la Región de Aysén, Patagonia chilena / / / \ \ \ The role of the presence of a protected wild area in local development. A case study in the Aysen Region, chilean Patagonia

2020 ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Adriano Rovira ◽  
Camila Salas ◽  
Guillermo Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Chilean Patagonia

Resumen: Para probar si el desarrollo de una pequeña localidad puede ser impulsado por el turismo asociado a la presencia en su cercanía de un área silvestre protegida, se estudió el caso de Villa Cerro Castillo, en la Región de Aysén, Patagonia chilena. Para ello se hizo un reconocimiento de los emprendimientos turísticos en la localidad y se caracterizó a los prestadores de servicio en el lugar. Para evaluar la evolución de la dotación de servicios turísticos, se comparó la situación del año 2019 con la del año 2006. Como resultado pudo comprobarse que la existencia de servicios turísticos se multiplicó por 1,5 en los 19 años del presente siglo, manifestando, además, una mayor calidad y variedad. Este ritmo de crecimiento se aceleró a partir del año 2013, coincidiendo con un fuerte aumento de la llegada de turistas a la Región de Aysén y un incremento por el interés en el turismo de naturaleza. Además, se estimó que la actividad turística generó, para la localidad, 64 puestos de trabajo en la última temporada y un total anual de ingresos de 650 mil dólares.   Palabras clave: Parques nacionales, economía local, comunidad portal, Patagonia chilena.   Abstract: To prove if the development of a small town can be driven by tourism associated with the presence in its vicinity of a protected wild area, we studied the case of Villa Cerro Castillo, in the Region of Aysén, chilean Patagonia. With this purpose, tourism projects in the locality were recognized and local service providers were characterized. In order to evaluate the evolution of the provision of tourist services, the situation of 2019 was compared with that of 2006. As a result it was found that the existence of tourist services multiplied by 1,5 in the 19 years of this century, manifesting also a higher quality and variety. This rate of growth was accelerated from 2013, coinciding with a strong increase in tourist arrivals in the Aysén Region and an increase in interest in eco-tourism. In addition, it was estimated that the tourist activity generated 64 jobs for the town in the last season and a total annual income of 650 thousand dollars.   Key words: National parks, local economy, local community, chilean Patagonia.

scholarly journals AGROTOURISM AS THE ECONOMICS TRANSFORMATION OF THE TOURISM VILLAGE IN BALI (CASE STUDY: BLIMBINGSARI VILLAGE, JEMBRANA, BALI)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
I Wayan Ruspendi Junaedi ◽  
I Gusti Bagus Rai Utama
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Travel Agents ◽  
The Village

In this research is focused on tourist behavior and the local communities on the demand   of agro tourism   development.   The study   is aimed   at formulating the best model to develop agro tourism in Bali. The model tourist attraction is expected by the rating is community activities, plantation area, and village's uniqueness. On the amenities, the tourist expect amenities which include, among others: local accommodations, tracking area, places to gain knowledge and experience, places to rest and relax, escape area, places to meet people and interaction,  places to escape the daily routine, learning experiences, and  new places. On the accessibility, the tourists rate that the distance of the village of Blimbingsari as the barriers factor, and difficult to reach by public transport. In addition to a considerable distance, the path that must be passed to the Village Blimbingsari also includes the busy lanes and frequent traffic jams. The results of the research that has been done indicates that Blimbingsari tourism village been managed well which is evident from their local community involvement as tourism committee, guide services or travel agents link, local guide services that handling by tourism committee, and government support by Regent licensee.

Perspectives on Community Involvement in the Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage for Sustainable Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-139
Author(s):  
Dora Agapito ◽  
Chung-Shing Chan
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Offshore Island ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Village

This chapter explores how local community involvement contributed to reviving cultural and natural heritage as assets for sustaining tourism on a small offshore island in Hong Kong. Yim Tin Tsai is a village established by the Hakka Chan clan and the main economic activity was salt production in the past. After the village became deserted due to villagers' migration, the existing salt fields were revived by the community. This process has increased the interest of visitors to travel to the village to experience the cultural, religious, and natural heritage of the destination. This case study combines in loco observations, interviews with key stakeholders on the island, and consultation of secondary sources. Opportunities and challenges regarding community involvement in tourism and its contribution to the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage assets of this offshore island are discussed.

Environment and atmosphere of night tourism based on the local wisdom: A case study of Berastagi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Veronica ◽  
Nurlisa Ginting ◽  
AmyMarisa
Keyword(s):  
Field Observation ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Descriptive Method

Night tourism development comes up as an innovative strategy for tourism development in this current intense competition. There are four main elements in night tourism, namely economic, social, environmental, and night atmosphere. Berastagi is the most popular tourist destination in Karo Regency, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, which already have night tourism destination but unfortunately undeveloped yet. Night tourism development in Berastagi must be with the local wisdom approach to maximize its benefit. Karonese as the majority ethnic of the local community in this area potential to be developed on its night tourism. This paper only analyzes the environmental and night atmosphere aspects in Berastagi’s night tourism, which based on local wisdom. Qualitative primary data from field observation and depth interview results have been analyzed by using the descriptive method. The study shows that involving local wisdom in developing the environment and night atmosphere can give the typical identity for the night tourism in Berastagi.Night Tourism

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