Ecotourism development can not be separated from the social aspects of the people living around the tourist sites. One indicator that a tourist location is said to be ecotourism-based is the participation of community in the activities of management. This study aims to determine the effect of variables that exist on the level of community participation in the management of mangrove areas Cengkrong using Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The variables used in this study are: community characteristics, perceptions, norms, patterns of social relationships, and trust. From the research, the variables that have a dominant influence on the level of participation in the management of mangrove Cengkrong is variable of perceptions, norms, and trusts with the value of the effect size, respectively for 0.098, 0.204, and 0.431. While variable of trust has most influence to the coefficient path of community participation with a value of 0.64.
A total of 18 species of Hoya (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) with two variants were recorded from Pergau Forest Reserve, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. This represents more than half of species of Hoya reported for Peninsular Malaysia. Three species; Hoya coriacea, H. coronaria and H. erythrostemma are common and widely distributed. Two species are considered rare namely H. ignorata and H. forbesii based on lowest count. Suda and Renyuk River recorded the highest species number with ten species each. Suda and Long River is the most similar with 60% species similarity. Ability to produce flower and fruits by nine species were observed here indicating a healthy population.
Kalibendo plantation have a high potential value to be developed as an ecotourism destination. As far, the development of tourism in the area is still lack of visitors's enthusiasm due to several reasons such as lack of tourism product, promotion, poor management, and the low involvement of local people in tourism development. The aims of this study are to determine the visitor's perceptions at Kalibendo plantation tourism objects and arrange the strategy to develop ecotourism in that area. The results of visitors' assessment about tourism on Kalibendo plantation was moderates. Many programs should be developed systematically. The indicators of visitors' satisfactions are 'Sapta Pesona' that consists of security, order, cleanliness, coolness, beauty, friendliness, and memories should be improved. The strategy of tourism development in the Kalibendo plantation tourism objects which is based on SWOT analysis are: 1) The cooperation between local government with tourism management, namely PT. Kalibendo shuld be improved; 2) Organizing the education concerning to the prevention of environmental damage should be formulated; 3) The improvement of local human resources around the tourism objects through training should be implemented; and 4) The improvement of facilities for tourists should be planned and developed following ecotourism principles.
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