UPAYA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT LOKAL TERHADAP PENGEMBANGAN KAWASAN EKOWISATA MANGROVE DI DESA BUWUN MAS KECAMATAN SEKOTONG KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT

Abstract

This study discusses the Efforts to Empower Local Communities in the Development of Mangrove Ecotourism Areas in Buwun Mas Village, Sekotong District, West Lombok Regency. The purpose of this research was to find out the efforts to empower local communities for the development of the mangrove ecotourism area of Buwun Mas Village. While the benefits of this research are as a source of information and at the same time input for related institutions to evaluate the performance of managers both now and in the future. The analysis used in this study is a qualitative descriptive analysis. The source of this analysis comes from data processing obtained from observations and interviews. The results of the research conducted on Local Community Empowerment Efforts for the Development of Mangrove Ecotourism Areas in Buwun Mas village, Sekotong District, West Lombok Regency, were analyzed descriptively qualitatively. It was concluded that there are still many obstacles to community empowerment in the mangrove ecotourism area, Buwun Mas village, while community empowerment efforts can be carried out are Improving the capacity and quality of human resources, Improving the quality of education, Conducting outreach related to tourism management and entrepreneurship, Utilizing village funds for tourism development, Forming institutions by involving village youth as business groups and administrators of tourist destinations, Providing opportunities for investors to contribute in order to complete facilities and cooperate with the community, looking for partners with relevant agencies.