ecotourism lecture 3

about kelabit and kerayan highland

location of kelabit

kelabit is located in sarawak malaysia

location of kerayan highland

kerayan highland is located in kalimantan indonesia

highlands appeal for ecotourist in kelabit and kerayan highland

altitude over 1000m cool climate, remote mountain forest for trekking, small uncommercialized longhouse community authentic cultural encounter

kelabit and kerayan shared culture elements

-related language

-wet rice cultivation

-traditional handicraft

-shared history megalith-making

-cross boundary kinship

ethnic groups of kelabit and kerayan highlands

-kelabit

-lun dayeh

-lun bawang

-berian

-sa’ban

-penan

-lengilu

ulung buaya

earthen crocodile mounds historically built by the lun dayeh or lun bawang to celebrate a successful raids

perupun

ancient stone or megalith burial sites found in kerayan highland

The advantages of ecotourism in less-developed areas.

-employment

-infrastructure

-cultural revitalization

the disadvantages of ecotourism in less-developed areas.

-western intrusion

-pollution

-inflation

-inequality

key organization asissting highland community control

WWF- world wide fund for the nature

and

ITTO- international tropical timber organization

malaysia national ecotourism plan structure

contain 25 guideline

-catogorising sites and ecotourism opportunities

-defining carrying capacity each site can accept

-creating and improving parks and conservational forest

malaysia national ecotourism plan shortfalls

-lack specificity

-lack measurable criteria

-no monitoring mechanism

commodification and staging in cultural tourism

Turning culture into something to sell to tourists and changing cultural activities such as staged culture performs artificial tradition to entertain them

FORMADAT

the alliances of indigenous people of the highland of borneo, established in 2004 to promote sustainable development and cultural preservation

famous highland product of kelabit and kerayan

-adan rice a heirloom rice grown on 760-1200m on slow food ark of taste

-mountain salt is boiled and packed in bamboo tube

ecological and social importance of The Heart Of Borneo (HOB)

-act as a refugee for the endangered/endemic species

-serves as a watershed for the entire island

-home to the indigenous people community

Kayan Mentarang National Park

a 1.3million hectar national park located in east/north kalimantan indonesia, bordering sarawak and encompassing kerayan highland