Integration Policy and Community Involvement in Developing Educational Tourism in Marine Conservation Areas of Pulau Kelapa Village, Kepulauan Seribu

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze policies and joint management of marine conservation areas in developing conservation education tourism in Pulau Kelapa Village, Kepulauan Seribu. In addition, it is to identify community participation in educational tourism activities in marine conservation zones. The research method uses a qualitative approach by conducting observations and interviews with agencies interested in marine conservation areas and the community. The analysis comprises three variables: the governance of relevant government agencies, the role of community organizations and tourism business actors in conservation activities in packages offered to tourists, and the physical potential of marine areas in conservation zoning. This study's findings reveal that using all zones in the conservation area to become a conservation education tourism area needs to undergo a process of mutual agreement from several agencies, both government agencies and community institutions, in utilizing all these areas, with clear and directed regulations in preserving nature and marine life in conservation areas. This research contributes to developing educational tourism in a marine conservation area, Pulau Kelapa urban village, Kepulauan Seribu, in the form of marine zoning area management, types of tour packages based on marine conservation area maintenance (KKL), resources, and improving the quality of tourism business bureaus in Pulau Kelapa with non-formal education supporting conservation activities in the packages offered. The originality of this research is that it attempts to unite several policies from each agency into one common provision and program in educational tour packages in conservation areas that community tourism business groups can manage.