10th Global RCE Conference, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1. ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) Field School:
ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NGLANGERAN,
GUNUNGSEWU GEOPARK, INDONESIA
Presented By: M. Baiquni and Sugeng Handoko
Thanks for all people and partners

2. Outline
 Introduction
 Ecotourism in Gunungsewu Geopark
 Partership Development Pattern
 Continual Improvements
 Activities and Impacts
 ESD Field School
 Key Success Factors
 Challange and Development
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3. Geographical Setting of Gunungsewu Geopark
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Geographical Setting of Gunungsewu Geopark

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Geographical Setting of Gunungsewu Geopark

6. INTRODUCTION
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 Tourism is a big change and challenge in modern lifestyle
 Ecotourism is popular in Indonesia Archipelago country
 Geopark is conserving geodiversity, fostering education,
and developing local economy
 Ancient Mountain Nglanggeran is one of 33 Geosites in
Gunungsewu Geopark
 Natural and human potential in Nglanggeran Village can
be developed towards ecotourism activities with the
element of conservation, education and community
empowerment
 Nglanggeran become popular ecotourism after earthquick
in 2006 and volcano eruption in 2010.

7. Challange for Developing Ecotourism
The biggest obstacle in developing tourism activities is a
process to change the mindset and to make people aware
of the importance of preserving nature.
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8.  Involving society as tourism activities actors:
 Farmers Group as Agricultural Workshop Resource
 PKK (Family Welfare Program) group
 Homestay group as lodging provider
 Art performance group as a greeter and arts learning package
provider
 Youth as a tour guide and management of Tourism Village along
with Pokdarwis (Tourism Awarness Goup)
 All of these community activities are well supported by the village
government and related agencies.
 Forming cooperatives pioneer to involve all people in Nglanggeran
Tourism Village.
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Area Management Pattern

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Community
Academics
Government
PARTERSHIP PATTERN
ABC (Academic, Bureucracy, Community)

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PARTNERSHIP PATTERN
3C (Corporations, Cooperatives, Civil Society)
Private parties
BUMN Cooperation
NGO Cooperation

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SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
 No more direct natural exploitation because of new job
opportunities.
 Growing awareness of the environment from the local
community and the visiting tourists.
 The Improvement of local wisdom and culture so there
is more harmonious social life.
 The Forming of economically productive community
groups which support ecotourism. (Ex. Homestay,
Traders, Culinary, Art, Guide, TKI Purna, Farmers and
SPA Groups)

12. ECONOMIC AND LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS
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13. SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES
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ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES

15. ESD Field School Nglanggeran
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Belajar Hidroponik
Pengolahan Susu
Taman Bunga Krisan

16. Learning by Doing in the Village, Understanding Nature &
Culture

17. Planting paddy Mud soccerMud soccer
Learning jathilanLearning jathilan artart Fish seedFish seed
dispersaldispersal Soft trekking gardu pandang ISoft trekking gardu pandang I
Learning cocoaLearning cocoa
cultivationcultivation KendurianKendurian Flying foxFlying fox

18. Student initiation
activities
Trees planting package
Outbond, Fun game
Trekking
Students camp activities

19. Family medicinal plants (Toga) Termas medicinal plant
Research of rare tree Mistery of 7 householders
Rasulan, kirab budaya Foreign tourists

20. KEY TO SUCCESS
 Conducting Rural Development Activity with intention to genuinely
help the general public without basing on merely profit
 Involving all the components in the development process, so that
the sense of belonging to the village grows well.
 Dividing the roles in the team and between groups of people in the
village, so they focus on the development in the field of appropriate
to each specialization.
 Taking opportunities to be accessed in the village development.
 Evaluating regularly and performing continuous improvement
 Reporting the results including the sharing from village
management in a transparent way
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KEY TO SUCCESS: Recognitions & Awards

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CHALLENGES
 The lack of knowledge about the Geopark for the
general public,and it needs good socialization in order
to maintain the nature so that the strength of keeping the
nature is owned by everyone who comes in the region.
 Not knowing how to measure maximum capacity of
visitors and limit visitors number effectively
 The lack of communication with the Geopark Network in
Outer Indonesia
 The lack of promotion to foreign tourists to be interested
in visiting our area.

23. ESD Field School toward International
MARKETING AND NETWORKING
 It is important to develop Ecotourism in Sustainable way. The STARS (Sustainable
Tourism Action Research Society) Graduate School of Tourism Studies, Universitas
Gadjah Mada is assisting the community to develop their potencies and capabilities. In
this Global Conference Regional Center of Expertise X in Yogyakarta 22-25 November
2016 will be launched ESD Field School.
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24. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
 The increase of human resource to reach International
standards because it has entered international market
by joining International Geopark network.
 Development in Rural Nglanggeran Intranet to facilitate
communication and create interaction with tourists.
 Development of Green Entrepreneurship in Ecotourism
Development Nglanggeran Village (in all elements of
activities)
 The developed concept of Tourism Village is not moving
the tourism into the village but offering the atmosphere
of the village as a tourism interest with educational and
cultural activities while maintaining the naturalness.
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25. Thank You Very Much
 M. Baiquni ia Professor in Geography, head of Magister and Doctor Program in
Tourism Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Email: baiquni99@gmail.com and
mbaiquni@ugm.ac.id
 Sugeng Handoko is a pioneer leader of Nglanggeran Ecotourism
HP/WA : 081802606050 / PIN BB 75DB6B32 www.gunungapipurba.com E-Mail:
handoko88_jogja@yahoo.co.id
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