Environmental governance in the development of tourist village based local wisdom

Abstract

Environmental governance in the tourism sector must be developed in an integrated manner through national environmental protection and management policies that are implemented consistently from the center to the regions, including developing the potential of tourist villages in the Pusuk Buhit area, Samosir Regency. The tourism village development program in the Pusuk Buhit area also poses a risk of pollution and environmental damage. This condition is one that can cause the carrying capacity and productivity of the environment to decrease which ultimately becomes a social burden. The aim of this research is to determine the management of the potential of tourist villages in the Pusuk Buhit area through strategic environmental governance in the Samosir area. The method used in this research is a survey and then analyzed using SWOT analysis. This research resulted in the development of the potential for a Tourism Village based on local wisdom in the Pusuk Buhit area. So that it can support more focused and integrated environmental governance and preservation. Structuring and preserving the environment to develop the potential of a tourism village based on local wisdom requires maximum collaboration and interaction, so as to create superior and competitive tourism in Pusuk Buhit, Samosir Regency.