Community-Based Ecotourism in Sawarna Tourism Village

Abstract

This research is motivated by the importance of developing ecotourism in Sawarna tourism village based on community empowerment to improve the community's economy. The research objective is to determine the development of ecotourism in Sawarna tourism village based on community empowerment. The research approach uses a qualitative approach. There were two participants whose information was investigated by researchers, namely the Chairperson of the Nusantara Tourism Village, Banten Province as Secretary of the Sawarna Tourism Village and the head of the Pokdarwis of the Sawarna Tourism Village. The MOA model is based on theoretical perspectives from a variety of fields, including advertising, consumer behavior, tourism, public participation, and, most recently, event studies. The MOA model's key strength is that it can be applied to destinations with the goal of enabling or facilitating community participation. The MOA model, an already established theoretical framework in the field of tourism, and a desire to understand and document the factors that influence inclusive engagement within local communities inspired this paper. A tourism village built with the concept of community-based tourism is a step for the community to develop their potential to be able to manage their own tourism and make their village an independent village.

Environmental change impacts and inclusive rural tourism development on the livelihoods of native societies: evidence from Musina Municipality, South Africa

“…Given these, additional analysis may use dynamic geographic information systems, remote sensing and big data analytics around the same essences (Ramaano, 2021d). Notwithstanding, possibly a more valuable method of enlisting sustainable tourism and sustainability in rural vicinities could be decent ecotourism, alternative tourism and rural development strategies (Meera and Vinodan, 2022; Sihombing and Suwu, 2023). In support of the cited, it is essential to integrate participatory ecotourism planning and responsible tourism into practitioners’ and local communities’ practices.…”