JURNAL MULTIDISIPLIN MADANI (MUDIMA) - The Potential of Ecotourism in Bayan Village's Customary Forest, North Lombok Regency - Research Article

Sep 10, 2026

Bayan Village, North Lombok District contains four customary forests: Mandala, Pengempokan, Tiu Rarangan, and Bengket Bayan. These areas hold potential to be developed using the ecotourism concept. The study applies a qualitative descriptive approach with location and respondent selection through purposive sampling. Feasibility is assessed via ecotourism appeal, accessibility, surrounding-area conditions, accommodation, facilities and infrastructure, and availability of clean water using ADO-ODTWA parameters.

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JURNAL MULTIDISIPLIN MADANI (MUDIMA) Homepage: [https://journal.formosapublisher.org/index.php/mudima](https://journal.formosapublisher.org/index.php/mudima) ISSN: 2808-5639 (Online) Research Article | Volume 4, No 8, August (2024) | DOI: [https://doi.org/10.55927/mudima.v4i8.11089](https://doi.org/10.55927/mudima.v4i8.11089) | Page: 1243-1257 | | --- | --- | --- | The Potential of Ecotourism in Bayan Village's Customary Forest, North Lombok Regency Hairil Anwar 1*, Kornelia Webliana B2, Niechi Valentino3, Andi Chairil Ichsan4, Andrie Ridzki Prasetyo5, Fitrah Maulidi Amin6 , Lutfiah Azizah7 , Wihelmus Jemarut8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mataram 8Department of Law, Institute of Hinduism Gde Pudja Mataram [Corresponding Author](Corresponding Author: Hairil Anwar hairil_a@unram.ac.id)[: Hairil Anwar](Corresponding Author: Hairil Anwar hairil_a@unram.ac.id)[ ](Corresponding Author: Hairil Anwar hairil_a@unram.ac.id)[hairil_a@unram.ac.id](Corresponding Author: Hairil Anwar hairil_a@unram.ac.id) A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords: The Potential of Ecotourism, Bayan Village's Customary Forest, North Lombok Regency Received : 5 June Revised : 13 July Accepted : 24 August ©2024 Anwar, Webliana, Valentino, Ichsan, Prasetyo, Amin, Azizah, Jemarut: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Atribusi 4.0 Internasional. A B S T R A C T Bayan Village, North Lombok District has four customary forests, namely Mandala Customary Forest, Pengempokan Customary Forest, Tiu Rarangan Customary Forest, and Bengket Bayan Customary Forest. The four customary forests have the potential to be developed with the concept of ecotourism. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. With the determination of the location and respondents using Purposive Sampling. The study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the feasibility of developing Customary Forests into one of the ecotourism attractions using the parameters of ecotourism appeal, accessibility, conditions of the surrounding area, accommodation, facilities and infrastructure and the availability of clean water. The research parameters used the Guidelines for Analysis of Natural Tourism Attraction Operation Areas (ADO-ODTWA) stipulated by the Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (Dirjen PHKA) in 2003. The results of the study showed that the four tourist attractions in Bayan Village have the potential to be developed into ecotourism destinations, with respective index values, namely Mandala Customary Forest 86.83%, Pengempokan Customary Forest 84.03%, Bangket Bayan Customary Forest 87.69% and Tiu Rarangan Customary Forest 84% INTRODUCTION North Lombok is one of the regencies on Lombok Island that has recognized the existence of Customary Law Communities, as stated in the Regional Regulation of North Lombok Regency Number 6 of 2020 concerning Recognition and Protection of Customary Law Communities in North Lombok Regency. One of the considerationsin drafting this regional regulation is because of the high potential of customary forests in the North Lombok region. According to the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) of North Lombok Regency (Kabupaten Lombok Utara/KLU), the total area of Customary Forests in KLU is 380.23 Ha spread across 36 locations (Rahman & Arba, 2020) . Bayan Village, North Lombok Regency, has an area of 3,783 Ha with an altitude ranging from 300-700 meters above sea level. Within the village area, there are 4 customary forests whose sustainability is still well maintained. The four forest areas are the Mandala Customary Forest, the Pengempokan Customary Forest, the Tiu Rarangan Customary Forest, and the Bengket Bayan Customary Forest. The four customary forests have tourism potential that can be developed with the ecotourism concept According to Article 5 of the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry

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How many customary forests in Bayan Village are evaluated for ecotourism potential?

Four customary forests are evaluated: Mandala, Pengempokan, Tiu Rarangan, and Bengket Bayan.

What method is used to analyze the feasibility of developing the forests as ecotourism attractions?

The study uses a qualitative descriptive method with purposive sampling to determine locations and respondents.

Which parameters are used to assess ecotourism feasibility in the study?

Assessment uses parameters of ecotourism appeal, accessibility, surrounding-area conditions, accommodation, facilities and infrastructure, and availability of clean water based on ADO-ODTWA.

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