Management of Lhok Bubon Coastal Ecotourism Integrating Local Wisdom and Coastal Conservation Principles Area

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https://doi.org/10.22373/biotik.v14i1.34259

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This study aims to analyze the capacity and balance of Lhok Bubon tourism based on sustainable ecotourism and Acehnese local wisdom. The research approach is sequential, starting with quantitative analysis and then deepened qualitatively. Based on an area of ​​120 hectares, the maximum capacity of the area reaches 20,700 visitors per day with two visit cycles. The marine tourism suitability analysis produces a score of 500 in the suitable category. Supporting parameters include depth in the very suitable category, freshwater sources of sandy beaches, and open land cover also have a very suitable category, the basic material of the coral sand substrate has a suitable category. Constraints found in air clarity are less suitable. For snorkeling and diving, most physical parameters of waves, current speed, pH, salinity, and air clarity are in the S1 (Very Suitable) category, except for coral reef diversity (<25%) which is in the N (Not Suitable) category. Overall, Lhok Bubon Beach is worthy of being developed as an ecotourism habitat, but by helping with coral reef restoration, facilities, and strengthening local values, the novelty in this research is the integration of carrying capacity, tourism suitability, and local wisdom of Aceh, in addition to the quantitative-qualitative sequential approach in assessing coastal ecotourism.

Keyword: Coastal Conservation; Ecotourism; Lhok Bubon; Local Wisdom

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  • izwar_123 Izwar, Universitas Teuku Umar Meulaboh

    Lecturer, Teuku Umar University. ORCID ID 0000-0002-4695-5203. Current occupation: Head of the Center for Sharia Ecotourism and Creative Economy Studies at Teuku Umar University. Doctoral degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management. Primary research interest: Ecotourism.

  • Riza Ulhaq, Universitas Teuku Umar

    A researcher at the Center for Sharia Ecotourism and Creative Economy Studies, Teuku Umar University. His teaching and research focus on animal biosciences, animal ecology and conservation, environmental education, and sustainable ecotourism. His research interests emphasize the integration of biological sciences and education to support sustainable environmental management and community-based development.

  • Akmal Saputra, Universitas Teuku Umar

    A lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Universitas Teuku Umar. He is also active as a researcher at the Center for Sharia Ecotourism and Creative Economy Studies at Universitas Teuku Umar. His teaching and research focuses on social capital, local wisdom, and community empowerment. Dr. Akmal Saputra completed his doctoral studies in Sociology at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

  • Ikhwan Rahmatika Latif, Universitas Teuku Umar

    Lecturer / Teuku Umar University / ORCID iD 0000-0003-3359-2180. He is lecturer at the Public Administration Study Program, Universitas Teuku Umar, and a researcher at the Center for Sharia Ecotourism and Creative Economy Studies. His teaching and research focus on Local Governance, Local Politics, and Aceh’s Special Autonomy. He holds a Master’s degree in Governmental Studies from the Jusuf Kalla School of Government (JKSG), Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. His main research interests include the Ecology of Local Governance and the role of Customary Authorities in local government and regional development, particularly within the socio-political context of Aceh.

  • Yusrizal Yusrizal, Universitas Teuku Umar
            Currently a lecturer in the agrotechnology study program at the Faculty of Agriculture, Teuku Umar University. Research interests include land resource conservation, machine learning, pedotransfer, and land use and land cover.          

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2026-04-26

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): JURNAL BIOTIK

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Management of Lhok Bubon Coastal Ecotourism Integrating Local Wisdom and Coastal Conservation Principles Area. (2026). BIOTIK: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Teknologi Dan Kependidikan, 14(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.22373/biotik.v14i1.34259