scholarly journals Sustainostic Nusantara: Managing marine plastic debris for sustainable tourism in the ‘New Bali’ of Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaisar Akhir ◽  
Mary S Wisz
Keyword(s):  
Global Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Plastic Debris ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Marine Plastic Debris

Indonesia’s rich marine biodiversity, endemism and long natural coast lines attract visitors from around the World. Its tourism industry contributes to a high percentage of the country’s GDP, and is a vital source of income for many local communities. Recently, the Indonesian government announced a plan to focus in developing two coastal regions (Mandalika and Labuan Bajo) as the “New Bali” in 2018. These marine tourism areas are however challenged by high levels of plastic pollution and require restoration. Mass cleanups are planned on the islands with support from the government in cooperation with the stakeholders such as local communities and industries. However, there is so far no integrated plan to safeguard the areas from the accumulation of future plastic debris. The Sustainostic (Sustainable No Plastic) Nusantara project will provide stakeholders and the Indonesian government with a policy roadmap to manage marine plastic debris in these areas. Recommendations will be based on a global analysis of plastic waste management approaches and Indonesia’s National Plan of Action on Marine Plastic Debris for 2017-2025. With intense stakeholder involvement, it will include methods applied on national, sub-national and community levels of governance, market-based and techno-entrepreneurial solutions, education and outreach.

scholarly journals Sustainostic Nusantara: Managing marine plastic debris for sustainable tourism in the ‘New Bali’ of Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaisar Akhir ◽  
Mary S Wisz
Keyword(s):  
Global Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Plastic Debris ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Marine Plastic Debris

Indonesia’s rich marine biodiversity, endemism and long natural coast lines attract visitors from around the World. Its tourism industry contributes to a high percentage of the country’s GDP, and is a vital source of income for many local communities. Recently, the Indonesian government announced a plan to focus in developing two coastal regions (Mandalika and Labuan Bajo) as the “New Bali” in 2018. These marine tourism areas are however challenged by high levels of plastic pollution and require restoration. Mass cleanups are planned on the islands with support from the government in cooperation with the stakeholders such as local communities and industries. However, there is so far no integrated plan to safeguard the areas from the accumulation of future plastic debris. The Sustainostic (Sustainable No Plastic) Nusantara project will provide stakeholders and the Indonesian government with a policy roadmap to manage marine plastic debris in these areas. Recommendations will be based on a global analysis of plastic waste management approaches and Indonesia’s National Plan of Action on Marine Plastic Debris for 2017-2025. With intense stakeholder involvement, it will include methods applied on national, sub-national and community levels of governance, market-based and techno-entrepreneurial solutions, education and outreach.

scholarly journals A review paper on the hazardous effect of plastic debris on marine biodiversity with some possible remedies

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Abul Hasnat ◽  
Mohammad Atikur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Organic Pollution ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Plastic Debris ◽  
Marine Plastic Debris

The consequences of plastic debris in the marine environment were reviewed, and possible solutions were presented. The extent of marine plastic debris-related problems surpasses many other marine problems, as plastics may be transported globally and no unaffected areas seem to exist. Many animal species are in risk, most commonly studied are the effects on marine mammals and seabirds. Marine plastic debris creates new concerns such as entanglement, ghost fishing, and impaction of digestive tracts in animals. It also increases the severity of already existing concerns such as transport, exposure and uptake of organic pollution, with reduced fitness and impaired reproduction and increased mortality rates as consequences. To alleviate the problems, reducing the extent of marine plastic pollution is critical. Possible methods were identified as collecting and incentivizing recycling of marine plastic debris; redirecting production from petroleum plastics to biodegradable varieties; increase public awareness to reduce marine littering; stricter enforcement of current legislation as well as implementation of stricter legislation and harsher penalties for breaking it.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2018, 4(3): 233-241

scholarly journals Eksistensi wisata tani betet dalam kegiatan ekonomi masyarakat lokal di Kabupaten Nganjuk (Studi kasus wisata tani di Desa Betet Kecamatan Ngronggot)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 862-870
Author(s):  
Vionita Agustyaningtias ◽  
Hari Wahyono
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Government

Abstract Kabupaten Nganjuk adalah salah satu daerah yang dinilai sangat potensial dalam mengembangkan industri pariwisatanya, terutama di bidang wisata alam. Dengan wilayah yang terletak di dataran rendah dan pegunungan. Dalam hal ini pemerintah memberikan penyuluhan tentang perwujudan desa wisata sebagai upaya peningkatan pendapatan desa, sehingga mampu memotivasi masyarakat setempat untuk mendirikan desa berbasis wisata. Di Desa Betet Kecamatan Ngronggot ini juga memiliki potensi alam mengenai wisata desa yaitu Wisata Tani Betet. Dimana wisata tani ini terletak di dekat persawahan warga setempat dengan memanfaatkan lahan tanam tebu dan air sungai mengalir. Abstrak Nganjuk Regency is one of the areas that is considered very potential in developing its tourism industry, especially in the field of natural tourism. With areas located in the lowlands and mountains. In this case the Government provides counseling on the realization of tourism villages as an effort to increase village income, so as to motivated local communities to establish tourism based villages. In Betet Village, Ngronggot District, it also has natural potential regarding village tourism, namely Betet Farmers Tourism. Where this farming tourism is located near the rice fields of local residents by utilizing sugar cane planting land and flowing river water.

Linking tourism and art in Canada's eastern Arctic: the case of Cape Dorset

Polar Record ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (176) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Milne ◽  
S. Ward ◽  
G. Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Resident Attitudes ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Business Survey ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACTThe Inuit of Canada's eastern Arctic are increasingly turning to tourism as a source of much-needed income and employment. The government of the Northwest Territories, in conjunction with local communities, is attempting to develop a ‘sustainable’ form of tourism in the region, with an emphasis on maximizing local economic linkages while minimizing negative socio-cultural and environmental impacts. One key strategy for increasing the ‘downstream’ benefits of visitor expenditure has been an attempt to forge better links between tourism and the region's arts sector. This paper examines some of the key issues and problems that face the implementation of such a strategy in the Baffin Island hamlet of Cape Dorset. It commences with a profile of the community, its arts sector, and its nascent tourism industry. It then presents findings from a household/business survey designed to gauge resident attitudes towards tourism and provide information on the links that exist between the industry and the arts sector. The data reveal that while residents are supportive of further tourism development there is considerable disagreement among different interest groups about the amount of interaction that should occur between tourism and the local arts sector. In conclusion, the paper outlines some approaches that may allow the linkages between these two important components of the local economy to be strengthened.

scholarly journals Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Pengelolaan Community Based Tourism di Desa Wisata Waturaka, Kabupaten Ende

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Michael Rudolfus Sawu ◽  
Dian Pramita Sugiarti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

Waturaka Tourism Village is a community-based development. Waturaka tourism village has a wealth of natural resource assets and also a very massive culture. Therefore, managing elements of tourism products through the concept of “community based tourism” is ideal in an effort to provide economic benefits for local communities, nature and cultural conservation amid the rampant negative conventional mass tourism. This study aims to look at the components of tourism planning and community participation in it to produce philosophical implementation of community-based tourism.Technique used to collect the data in this research is observation, interview as well as literature study. Descriptive qualitative is used as the data analysis technique in this research. The results of this study indicate that, the management of the tourism product component in Waturaka tourism village was managed by community with a very high level of participation (citizen power) on one hand but not on the other. It is because the motive of local people's enthusiasm to develop community-based tourism in terms of awareness of global reality. Suggestions from this research are tourism awareness groups ( Kelompok sadar wisata) are expected to build networks with external parties in the context of the tourism village marketing, the government and non-government organization is expected to continue to empower local communities so as to produce massive competence in the tourism industry in order to provide maximum satisfaction to tourists. Keywords: CBT, tourism village, participation

scholarly journals Saving the tourism industry with staycation vouchers

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Ljubica Knežević Cvelbar ◽  
Marko Ogorevc
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Total Revenue ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
The Government ◽  
Initial Results

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a humanitarian crisis that will be followed by an economic crisis. Tourism is one of the most affected sectors of the economy. Forecasts are devastating. Many local communities lost an important source of income and employees lost their jobs. In Slovenia, where tourism represents approximately 10% of GDP, the Government, consulting with experts and scientists, introduced staycation vouchers. Each resident received a voucher worth €200, while children up to 18 years old received one worth €50. Through this scheme, the Government was subsidising residents to go on vacation with €350 million. The initial results are positive - in the first seven weeks, approximately 15% of staycation vouchers were used. Industry representatives are optimistic and the tourism industry may end up with a 40% drop in total revenue instead of the forecasted 70% for the year 2020. The pandemic has had some positive outcomes, since holidays in Slovenia this year were available to all.

Plastic Pollution and Its Remedies

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-159
Author(s):  
Aparna Satsangi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
High Time ◽  
Endocrine Disorders ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Plastic Debris ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
The Government

Anthropogenic activities are causing slow extinction of fauna, flora, and fungi in natural environment through toxic pollution. It is probably due to industrial and technological advancement in recent decades. This pollution may be of air, water, soil, radioactivity, or plastics. Of these, the most widely spread form is pollution by plastics. It is drastically dangerous and harmful for marine life, but it also affects human health. Since plastic is non-biodegradable, one can hardly get rid of it. The harmful chemicals get absorbed in the plastic debris, have a varied and harmful range of chronic effects like endocrine disorders. Therefore, it is high time for the government to take stringent steps to overcome the problems associated with plastic pollution. Policy makers and advisers should sternly follow the steps: never throw plastic bags on roads; always carry bags from home; and, use paper decorative items rather than of plastics as paper can be reused.

Marine plastic pollution: using community science to address a global problem

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul. E. Duckett ◽  
Vincenzo Repaci
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Plastic Debris ◽  
Local Schools ◽  
Community Science

It was once thought oceans were so vast they could not be affected by humans, but unfortunately rapid globalisation now threatens marine biodiversity. The negative effects of marine debris were recognised in the 1970s, and more recently globally acknowledged in scientific literature. We revisited the Greater Sydney region in New South Wales Australia, to research whether plastic waste on coastal beaches has reduced in recent years. This was achieved by designing a community science project in collaboration with local schools and volunteers. We discovered that plastic debris differed between beaches and strata, but was similar to Australian beaches that were sampled over a decade ago. The high correlations we found between plastic debris and both the frequency of storm-water drains and local population sizes suggested that storm-water drains may be responsible for delivering plastic waste to coastal ecosystems, and the amount of plastic debris was proportional to the size of the surrounding population. Involving local communities has the potential to rapidly raise awareness about key conservation issues to large and broad demographic audiences. Ultimately, this may inspire public and political change.

Domestic Tourism in Nepal: Issues and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Sandeep Basnyat ◽  
Suryakiran Shrestha ◽  
Bijita Shakya ◽  
Reeja Byanjankar ◽  
Shubhashree Basnyat
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
The Government

Compared to international tourism, domestic tourism is less susceptible to external changes and provides a more stable business environment for industry stakeholders. Traditionally, the focus of a majority of tourism research has been international tourism. Existing domestic tourism literature predominantly focuses on the potential of domestic tourism and the measurement of its demands, but greatly ignores the issues and challenges in the domestic tourism industry. This article fills this gap and examines the issues and challenges the domestic tourism industry is facing with a focus on Nepal, a South Asian developing country. The data for this study were collected through semistructured interviews with 20 tourism industry practitioners. The findings of this study demonstrate how uncertainties created by the lack of institutional arrangements and prioritization, and confusion around the appropriate ways and means of managing domestic tourism have contributed to the chaos in the private sector tourism industry in Nepal. Implications for the government and other stakeholders in Nepal and other developing countries have been discussed.

Normative Juridical Review Comparison of Land Acquisition Regulations for Railway Infrastructure between Indonesia and Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhina Setyo Oktaria ◽  
Agustinus Prasetyo Edi Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
The People ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

Land acquisition for public purposes, including for the construction of railroad infrastructure, is a matter that is proposed by all countries in the world. The Indonesian government or the Malaysian royal government needs land for railroad infrastructure development. To realize this, a regulation was made that became the legal umbrella for the government or royal government. The people must agree to regulations that require it. Land acquisition for public use in Malaysia can be completed quickly in Indonesia. The influencing factor is the different perceptions of the understanding of what are in the public interest, history and legal systems of the two countries as well as the people's reaction from the two countries

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