Enhancing the Role of Surfing in Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development in Indonesia
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2021
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Indonesia is widely recognized as a global priority for marine conservation due to its high marine biodiversity, yet these important coral reef ecosystems and their associated fisheries are experiencing extensive decline and increasing threats at global and local scales. With around 80% of Indonesia’s 270 million population relying on the richness of their surrounding ocean, it is essential to maintain healthy marine ecosystems that support the culture, economy, and food security of the nation. The Surf Conservation Partnership (SCP) — a collaboration among two NGOs, Conservation International (CI) and Save The Waves Coalition (STWC), mobilizes surfing communities to create surf protected areas (SPAs) that conserve important coastal ecosystems and strengthen community development. Stakeholder analyses can help ensure that objectives of the government and NGOs are in alignment with the ecological and societal goals of the local community. This master’s study aims to examine the issues that shape surf tourism and conservation efforts on Morotai Island, Indonesia, in order to improve collaborative planning processes and governance strategies. This project identifies and explores multiple stakeholder perspectives to better understand the needs of and barriers to sustainable surf tourism and surf conservation development. Semi-structured interviews and an online survey were conducted with representatives of each of the identified stakeholder groups: Morotai community; government officials; NGO employees; and surf tourists. The four key themes that intersected multiple stakeholder groups were empower local community participation, establish local economic benefits, conserve natural resources, and build a collaborative vision. This research contributes new knowledge to the emerging field of surf conservation through a stakeholder analysis lens. The findings provide resource managers and policymakers with recommendations to advance the social-ecological success of surf tourism and conservation development in Indonesia.
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Surfing, Ecotourism, Marine resources conservation--Citizen participation
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Indonesia--Morotai Island
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