TY - JOUR
T1 - Indigenous Knowledge in Marine Ecotourism Development
T2 - The Case of Sasi Laut, Misool, Indonesia
AU - Prasetyo, Nurdina
AU - Carr, Anna
AU - Filep, Sebastian
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper and the fieldwork were supported by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade under New Zealand?ASEAN Scholars Awards, which is a part of the New Zealand Aid Programme, and the University of Otago Postgraduate Publishing Bursary.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - This study explores the complexities of integrating indigenous knowledge and practices into a sustainable marine ecotourism development. The integration of indigenous knowledge is a means of enabling active participation from the local communities in marine ecotourism development whilst conserving the biodiversity and safeguarding cultural landscapes and traditions. Alongside observations, forty-seven semi structured in-depth interviews were conducted with community members on an Indonesian island. Narrative analysis utilising a thematic approach explored the participants’ viewpoints on how “sasi laut” (a traditional form of marine resource management) can be integrated into marine ecotourism development on Misool, which is located in the Raja Ampat islands of West Papua, Indonesia. The findings revealed that the arrangement of a concession agreement between marine ecotourism operators and the local indigenous community enabled the integration of sasi laut in marine ecotourism sites. The end result is that the marine life can be protected for its biodiversity values, which the tourists can appreciate whilst the local community members could continue traditional fishing or resource use in a manner that was sustainable to them.
AB - This study explores the complexities of integrating indigenous knowledge and practices into a sustainable marine ecotourism development. The integration of indigenous knowledge is a means of enabling active participation from the local communities in marine ecotourism development whilst conserving the biodiversity and safeguarding cultural landscapes and traditions. Alongside observations, forty-seven semi structured in-depth interviews were conducted with community members on an Indonesian island. Narrative analysis utilising a thematic approach explored the participants’ viewpoints on how “sasi laut” (a traditional form of marine resource management) can be integrated into marine ecotourism development on Misool, which is located in the Raja Ampat islands of West Papua, Indonesia. The findings revealed that the arrangement of a concession agreement between marine ecotourism operators and the local indigenous community enabled the integration of sasi laut in marine ecotourism sites. The end result is that the marine life can be protected for its biodiversity values, which the tourists can appreciate whilst the local community members could continue traditional fishing or resource use in a manner that was sustainable to them.
KW - Indigenous knowledge
KW - Indonesia
KW - marine ecotourism
KW - Misool
KW - Raja Ampat
KW - traditional resource management
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U2 - 10.1080/21568316.2019.1604424
DO - 10.1080/21568316.2019.1604424
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85065253608
SN - 2156-8316
VL - 17
SP - 46
EP - 61
JO - Tourism Planning and Development
JF - Tourism Planning and Development
IS - 1
ER -