{"id":22862,"date":"2026-01-06T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/blog\/news\/harmonizing-tourism-and-conservation-through-payment-for-ecosystem-services-a-case-study-of-gili-matra-indonesia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:02:35","slug":"harmonizing-tourism-and-conservation-through-payment-for-ecosystem-services-a-case-study-of-gili-matra-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/blog\/lecturers-article\/harmonizing-tourism-and-conservation-through-payment-for-ecosystem-services-a-case-study-of-gili-matra-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmonizing Tourism and Conservation Through Payment for Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Gili Matra, Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism activities on small islands are developed to obtain economic benefits. However, challenges due to limited land-carrying capacity often lead to environmental degradation. This study explores the potential of implementing a Payment for <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about Ecosystem Services from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/social-sciences\/ecosystem-service\">Ecosystem Services<\/a> (PES) program in Gili Matra, North Lombok, Indonesia, to balance tourism and conservation. Utilizing a <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about mixed method from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/economics-econometrics-and-finance\/mixed-methods\">mixed method<\/a> with both quantitative and <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about qualitative research from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/social-sciences\/qualitative-research\">qualitative research<\/a> approaches, this study examines the demand, supply, and public policy interventions necessary for a successful PES program. The <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about Contingent Valuation from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/earth-and-planetary-sciences\/contingent-valuation\">Contingent Valuation<\/a> Method was employed to assess the <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about willingness to pay from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/social-sciences\/willingness-to-pay\">willingness to pay<\/a> and willingness to accept among international and domestic tourists, tourism entrepreneurs, and fishing households. The results indicate that domestic tourists are willing to pay an average of Rp 35,000 (approximately US$ 2.15) per visit, while foreign tourists are willing to pay US$21.46 per visit. Entrepreneurs express willingness to pay a monthly fee of IDR 52,000 (approximately US$ 3.2). On the supply side, fishing households are willing to accept Rp 1,326,000 (approximately US$ 81.51) per month for coral reef conservation efforts. The findings suggest the feasibility of adopting PES in small island tourism to contribute to sustainable tourism and support <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about SDGs from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/economics-econometrics-and-finance\/sustainable-development-goals\">SDGs<\/a> 14 and 15. The study recommends implementing a mandatory PES scheme through <a class=\"topic-link\" title=\"Learn more about regional regulations from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/earth-and-planetary-sciences\/regional-regulation\">regional regulations<\/a> and integrating fees into admission tickets via a digital platform for effective management.         <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism activities on small islands are developed to obtain economic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false},"categories":[612],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feb.unram.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}