Role of Interpersonal Village Partners in Supporting the Development of Geopark Belitong

Abstract

The purpose of the study: Inter-Village Cooperation (IVC) is a mandate of Law no. 6 of 2014 regarding Village, and it has an important role in supporting the development of the Geopark Area. Geopark area has potential fishery products that can be managed with IVC in East Belitung Regency to encourage its development. This study aims to identify the potential of economic resources to be managed by IVC that can support the development of Belitung Geopark.
 Methodology: This study is qualitative research in which the location case set based on the needs and can support the development of Geopark Belitong. The data were obtained from 10 people including village officers, community leaders, and small-medium village business entrepreneurs.
 Main Findings: The results show the Belitung Geopark consists of 5 tourist destination areas (Open Pit Nam Salu, Kerangas Forest, Batu Pulas/Keran island, Burung Mandi Geopark, and Gunung Lumut) with potential commodity with different infrastructure according to its conditions. Besides, Fishery products are also the most potential commodity in Belitong Geopark. Also, there are some activities that can be collaborated in the field of security, development of local transportation for tourism, souvenir shops (galleries) that managed by the Joint Village-Owned Enterprises to promote geopark area. Commodities processing that can be developed is coffee, pepper, sapu-sapu tea, pasak bumi herbs, Kerangas Forest screen printing-shirts, seafood products, Mengguru shrimp paste, rattan handicraft, Kater miniature, and Krakap Batu herbs.
 Implication: This study is useful to provide literature about potential economic resources in Belitong Geopark.
 Novelty/Originality: This study takes place in the Belitong Geopark area that there is still no research investigating potential economic resources in the Belitong Geopark area.

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