Overtaking Marine Pollution Issues for Sustainable Eco-Tourism in Mapur Island

Kepulauan Riau, which is located in the border area, is endowed with a lot of potential of fisheries and maritime resources. It has high potential on leveraging blue economy of Indonesia. The waters of the Kepulauan Riau presenting the beauty of the sea from the coast to its underwater natural charm...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2023-03, Vol.1148 (1), p.12037
Main Authors: Putri, A, Kamila, S F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biota
Blue Economy
Coral reef ecosystems
Coral reefs
Economics
Ecotourism
Fisheries
Fishery resources
Marine ecosystems
Marine pollution
Marine Protected Area
Qualitative research
Sustainability
Sustainable Tourism
Tourism
Underwater
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Summary:Kepulauan Riau, which is located in the border area, is endowed with a lot of potential of fisheries and maritime resources. It has high potential on leveraging blue economy of Indonesia. The waters of the Kepulauan Riau presenting the beauty of the sea from the coast to its underwater natural charm such as coral reef ecosystems and marine biota, provide important prospects for the Kepulauan Riau to be able to increase the blue economy through sustainable tourism. For this reason, this study aims to find out what programs have been carried out by the government and civil society in order to realize sustainable tourism in the Kepulauan Riau. This research uses descriptive qualitative research method. The key findings of this research shows that even though Kepulauan Riau is one of the primary target of traditional and non-traditional strategic market of ASEAN, however, the enforcement of sustainable tourism remain deal with several obstacles and challenges that come up with uncompleted goals of the blue economy.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1148/1/012037