Development of Traditional Ecotourism and Cross North Semau
Development of Traditional Ecotourism and Cross North Semau
General purpose
Developing the northern part of Semau Island as a coastal ecotourism route
Specific Objective 1: Conservation of coastal tourism destination areas
Indicator
1. Village regulations regarding the zoning of seabed management tourism
2. There are mangrove seeds that grow in coastal areas
Activities:
1. Mapping the health and carrying capacity of coastal coral reefs
2. Coastal conservation (turtle taging and mangrove planting)
3. Workshop on making coastal village regulations in Otan and Uadiri
Specific Objective 2: Develop pokdarwis in the villages across the north, especially in Uasiswa and Otan
Indicator
1. There is a Pokdarwis structure and an ecotourism management work program
2. Development of a community-based accommodation network
3. People can communicate with tourists (in English) at least with simple sentences
(destination)
Activities:
1. Workshop and pokdarwis visioning
2. Training in managing household-based accommodation
3. Simple English training
Specific Objective 3: Develop coastal tourism destinations in the northern route
Indicators:
1. There is a map of tourism potential and efforts to develop this potential
2. Availability of scuba dive and snorkeling equipment
Activities:
1. Mapping and developing tourism potential (lagoon and turtle conservation, dive spots and fish arrows)
2. Provision of scuba and snorkeling equipment
Specific Goal 4: Promote coastal marine tourism
Indicator
1. The existence of tourist visits
2. Implementation of cross country competitions
Activities:
1. Picnic to the island as you wish
2. Tour promotional packages
The expected results at the end of the collaboration with GEF SGP
The environment of the northern route of the island of Semau is preserved as a coastal ecotourism area managed by the community. In addition, it is hoped that networks will be formed with tour operators and other regional communities to support the sustainability of ecotourism.

How the community measures the success of the activity
The success of activities is measured by the number of tourist visits that continue to be stable, the community knows the coastal use zone, the increase in the number of certain fish catches in the coastal zone and the destination is maintained clean.

Opportunities for sustainability of activities
Activities will continue because Pokdarwis that has been formed has a structure and tourism management program and management. In addition, there are village regulations regarding zoning and management of coastal tourism that are mutually agreed upon.

Estimation of Risks and Actions
- Risks in developing coastal ecotourism include price competition and fishing methods that tourists do not like (shooting fish). Price is an attractive factor for tourists to visit tourist sites. Prices are usually set based on the destination offered. Regulation and management through pokdarwis and village regulations control prices.
Fishing in Semau is still traditional, using arrows. This method is seen as one of the ways to conserve coral reefs. But for some tourists, this method is not liked. Tourists prefer to catch fish which will then be released back into the sea. The solution is zoning sites that can be captured by archery and areas that are not allowed. Another measure is the existence of regulations regarding the types of fish that can be caught. So that there is no excessive exploitation of fish resources
 

Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Ocean Cozy Destination Beach dan cafe
Country:
Indonesia
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 30,076.00
Project Number:
INS/SGP/OP6/Y5/STAR/BD/19/065
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed

SGP Country office contact

Ms. Catharina Dwihastarini
Phone:
(62-21) 720-6125/722-0905
Fax:
(62-21) 722-0905
Email:
Ms. Hery Budiarto
Email:

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Jakarta Selatan, 12130

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