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Why Community-Based Ecotourism
In 2002, in the heart of Indonesian Borneo, the communities in Hulu Pujungan, Hulu Bahau (Malinau) and the Krayan Highlands (Nunukan) started pilot projects in community-based ecotourism, with the support of WWF and the local government. The main objective was to develop alternative ways to generate income while protecting the forest and the natural beauty of the area. The ecotourism pilot projects are located in Dayak Indigenous Peoples' customary land. Part of the area is inside the KayanMentarang National Park, the first park in Indonesia to be managed collaboratively with local communities. Involving communities in ecotourism development is critically important in order to achieve broad and equitable benefits. Equally important is that the communitiesmantain control and decision-making power over the level and kind of tourism they want in their areas.
Malinau and Nunukan in the Heart of Borneo
The sub-districts of Pujungan and Bahau Hulu, in the Malinau District, and the sub-districts of Krayan and Krayan Selatan, in the Nunukan District, are part of the heartland of Dayak Kenyah, Lun Dayeh, Sa' ban and other groups who settled this area hundreds of years ago.
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