PERAN BALAI TAMAN NASIONAL TANJUNG PUTING DALAM PENGEMBANGAN WISATA ALAM DI KABUPATEN KOTAWARINGIN BARAT PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TENGAH

The background of this research is the tourism industry sector in the conservation area that discusses the regulations related to the management of natural tourism with the status of the conservation area. Tanjung Puting National Park Office has three functions as the manager, namely as protection of life support systems, preservation or rescue (Biodiversity and animals and their ecosystems), and sustainable use of biological natural resources and their ecosystems. Based on the formulation of the problems and objectives in this study, it focuses on how collaboration and cooperation across sectors in the management of the tourism industry. Then the type of research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative. Data analysis techniques are using qualitative data analysis techniques. The results of this study explain the management of the tourism industry with the concept of nature tourism. This nature tourism involves various stakeholders in its development, with good cooperation between partnerships and surrounding communities involved in it able to build and advance the tourism industry, as well as providing many benefits for both the ecosystem in the tour and surrounding communities. This research is about the role of the Tanjung Puting National Park Authority as the manager by collaborating and collaborating between relevant stakeholders in managing the natural tourism of Tanjung Puting National Park in West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan Province, with the hope of providing many benefits and being able to protect the ecosystem within it