ECOTONE
Vol 1, No 2 (2020)

Sustainable Management of Guruh Gemurai Waterfall Ecotourism in Kuantan Singingi

Thamrin Thamrin (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate Program, Riau University)
Ridwan Manda Putra (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate Program, Riau University)
Nofrizal Nofrizal (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate Program, Riau University)
Rahman Karnila (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Riau University)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2020

Abstract

Tourism Location of Guruh Gemurai Waterfall, Kuansing is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations to visit, which is located in Kuasing Regency, Riau. The study is conducted from September to October 2010. To see the sustainability of this tourist area, research was carried out to identify current environmental conditions. Factors for future development and assessing the ecotourism sustainability of Guruh Gemurai Waterfall using a survey. From the research results, it is found that many factors need to be improved by the management, especially those related to the safety of visitors, especially the stairs and handrails at level 4, the facilities besides being equipped with representative trash cans. It is recommended that the seven levels be managed, then all that is available must be developed again, both the damaged ones and the new ones, which must be remade so that it affects labor absorption. From the leveraging factors, there are six: covering the basic water substrate, water conditions, having protected species, local labor absorption, environmental knowledge, and growth in the number of traders. However, from these six leveraging factors, there are only three factors that can be improved, namely local labor absorption, environmental knowledge, and growth in the number of traders.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ecotone

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Environmental Science

Description

The journal publishes Original Research Articles (full papers and short communications) and Review (full and mini-reviews) in all aspects of Wetland (Peat swamp Forest Restoration) Estuaries (Mangrove, macrophytes, or plant species present in the area). Migration, and establishment of new plants, ...