Indonesian Journal of Tourism and Leisure
Vol 2, No 2 (2021)

Ka Bakau: Ekowisata Mangrove Berbasis Pengetahuan Lokal

Septian Yuda Pratama (Jurusan Antropologi, FISIP, Universitas Andalas)
M. Rawa El Amady (Program Pascasarjana Sosiologi, Universitas Riau)
Achmad Hidir (Jurusan Sosiologi, Universitas Riau)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Nov 2021

Abstract

This study discussed mangrove ecotourism based on Sanak Sedagho, namely ecotourism management based on local wisdom. The management of sanak sedagho is novelty finding in the management of mangrove ecosystems. The mangrove ecotourism in Sungai Apit Sub-district is not active, while the Mangrove Sungai Bersejarah (MSB) Ecotourism still survives, it is still visited and as meeting place at the sub-district and district levels. This study is an ethnographic, where the researcher lived for two months in Sungai Ara Permai Village. The data were taken through library studies, internet, observation, participation observation, informal discussion and in-depth interviews. The main informants in this study are the initiators and managers of MSB Ecotourism and other informants who are community members and workers in MSB Ecotourism. This study found that the management of ecotourism based on local wisdom, in this case the sanak sedagho, is the key to the success of MSB Ecotourism being able survived even in the era of the covid 19 pandemic. This study contributes to the field of economic anthropology, especially in ecotourism management.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJTL

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

Indonesian Journal of Tourism and Leisure (IJTL) is peer review journal that aims at initiating and stimulating high-impact and innovative research relevant for academics and practitioners within the tourism and leisure to encourage the full range of approaches which are available to the study of ...