Quality Tourism Sought to Support Conservation
Balancing conservation and tourism in world heritage sites requires the commitment of all parties. This is important to ensure the sustainability of the world heritage.
Panorama of the Borobudur Temple from the Punthuk Setumbu area, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Thursday (11/12/2020). The Punthuk Setumbu area is an area that is growing in the area around the Borobudur Temple.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The preservation of world heritage sites requires the participation of visitors to take care of them properly. Therefore, quality tourism, which prioritizes visitor education, should take precedence over mass tourism. In addition, conservation costs that lead to tariff increases should not be entirely borne by tourists.
Evi Novianti, head of the sustainable-tourism master-study program at Padjadjaran University, said that the number of visitors needed to be controlled in order to protect world heritage sites, such as the Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara. The site is home to the Komodo dragons, a rare species that requires special care in order that its living space can be sustained.