Ecotourism in undertaken with the simplicity, preserving the authenticity of nature and the environment, preserving the authenticity of art and culture, customs, habits of life, creating peace, silence, preserving the flora and fauna, as well as the maintenance of the environment so as to create a balance between human life with natural surroundings. Ecotourism in demanding not operate a modern accommodation facility availability or glamorous luxury department is equipped with equipment or building artificial excessive, so that ecotourism can enhance knowledge, broaden or learn something from nature, flora and fauna as well as local ethnic socio-cultural (Yoeti, 2000).
Factors that cause the slow development of ecotourism in Indonesia, among others:
a. The absence of guidelines that will encourage ecotourism to nature conservation with sustainable economic development
b. Still the lack of understanding of ecotourism by the various stakeholders, especially from bureaucrats who can be regarded as the catalyst and the implementing ecotourism activities
c. There are still doubts about the truth of the concept of ecotourism which can be used as a sustainable economic activities as well as capable of empowering local communities
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