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Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Marine Tourism Policy against the Threat of Waste in Coastal Areas
Summary
Researchers investigated the challenges of implementing sustainable marine tourism policies against plastic waste pollution at coastal sites in Indonesia, including Kuta Beach, Bali, finding that government policy alone is insufficient and that community participation is essential for effective waste management.
Indonesia is one of the tourism destinations most visited by international tourists. Based on the results of the 2022 Central Statistics Agency report, the number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia reached 678.53 thousand visits. This number has increased compared to tourist visits to Indonesia in 2021, which amounted to 118,533 tourists or an increase of around 364.31%. However, the number of tourists has also increased environmental pollution, such as what happens at Kuta Beach, Bali, which every month faces the problem of large amounts of waste, especially plastic waste. The same thing also happened in the DIY Province, where the distribution of plastic waste has polluted the coastal areas in Bantul Regency, so government policies are needed to regulate this problem for the sustainability of the tourism area. Therefore, research was carried out using the descriptive analysis method, namely a method that functions to describe both generally and in detail the object being studied through the data or samples that have been collected. The results found points of marine waste pollution at marine tourism objects in Bali Province and policies for dealing with marine waste pollution in Bali Province. So if the policy is present, participation from the community is also needed in implementing the policy which is useful for preserving the tourism site.
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