Ecotourism has been promoted in many regions of Indonesia as a viable platform for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) by providing incentives to local communities for their forest conservation efforts. This study aims to find opportunities for implementing REDD+ in Bali through ecotourism market segmentation analysis, and to provide policy implications to other developing countries under similar circumstances. The results indicate that two clusters—“nature-seeking responsible tourists” and “wellness-seeking responsible tourists”—were selected as Bali’s target clusters. Since both have higher motivation and a more responsible attitude than other clusters, they are capable of not only sustaining a symbiotic relationship between the ecotourism destination and the visitor, but also attracting potential tourists with similar characteristics, ultimately contributing to the sustainable tourism business in the region. In conclusion, building a marketing strategy based on the understanding of the tourists will promote forest conservation effectively, while also playing an important role in REDD+ implementation by bringing sustainable tourism income to the local community.

As a country with a diversity of languages, religions, ethnicities and cultures,‎ Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the hostile play of identity politics. Lies‎ produced during the Post-Truth period exploit many emotional...

This research will examine the bureaucratization process involving traditional village institutions (desa adat) of Denpasar. The Provincial Government of Bali has relied on the role of the adat village through the formation of a customary village-based Covid-19 Task Force to fight the ongoing outbreak ever since the beginning of the pandemic. Denpasar Traditional Village is one of the traditional villages that has activated the Covid-19 Gotong Royong Task Force in its territory and its position as one of the epicenters of the spread of Covid-19 is the main reason for choosing this traditional village as a research object. The bureaucratization of the adat village itself has been going on since the issuance of the Bali Province Regional Regulation No. 4 of 2019. This process focuses on the formation of a state hierarchy of social institutions that were previously scattered and relatively independent. This research will focus on looking at the layered and complex interactions of various social and political interests at the village level while looking at the impact of this process on the essence of traditional organizations on the socio-political life of village communities and the implicit implications for future policies.

As an alternative form of tourism, Community-based Tourism (CBT) is expected to meet the social, environmental and economic needs of local communities through the offering of tourism products. CBT has enormous potential to be developed especially with the rising trend for an authentic and environmentally conscious travel experience. However, most CBT has very limited resources and knowledge to gain market access which lead to low competitiveness of its operation. This paper argues that one solution to advance community-owned tourism is by encouraging direct partnership between the Community and the private actor (investor) or the Community-Private Partnership (CPP). By using study case from Blangsinga tourism village, this research investigates how the partnership develop and how it can help the growth of the CBT. Qualitative methods, such as in-depth interview and participant observation, were employed. Examination on the operation showed that the partnership does not compromise the community’s ownership of the CBT. Instead, the involvement of the external parties is directed towards providing resources and knowledge for the development of the community.