Mechanism of Stakeholders Relationship in Nature Tourism Management in Indonesia

Abstract: Indonesia is a country with abundant natural resources and nature tourism potentials. However, the relationship among stakeholders involved in nature tourism management was not particularly harmonious: there were discords in the relationships among government institutions as the manager of tourism area and/or decision maker with other stakeholder, and also the relationship between nature tourism enterprises and the community involved in tourism management. The research aimed to formulate a mechanism of stakeholders’ relationship in nature tourism management in Indonesia. The research was carried out during 2010-2012 on several locations, namely Pegunungan Dieng in Central Java (as a representative of nature tourism area that integrated with culture), Teluk Cendrawasih National Park (as a representative of marine national park in East Indonesia), Bandar Lampung Municipality and its vicinity (as a representative of provincial capital), and Brebes District/Regency (as a representative of small city). Purposive sampling was employed in determining respondents. Data was collected through interview with key informant (snowball method), fi eld observation, and document analysis. Stakeholder analysis, content analyses, and description of each stakeholder were used in the research. Stakeholder inventory showed that central governmen