Community Involvement in Trekking Tourism: The Rinjani Trek Ecotourism Programme, Lombok, Indonesia

Gunung Rinjani National Park (GRNP)

Rinjani Trek Ecotourism Programme (RTEP)

Rinjani Trek Management Board (RTMB)

international tourism to Indonesia

World Wildlife Foundation Indonesia

Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)

participatory rural appraisal (PRA).

geotourism

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reports that a travel agency based on Bali was selling trekking packages and falsely claiming to be affiliated with RTMB.

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Tourism for Tomorrow awards destination stewardship category

Reference links

Astawa B. 2004. Finding common ground in Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia: Towards improved governance, conflict resolution, and institutional reform. Paper presented at The Commons in an Age of Global Transition: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities, the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property Oaxaca, Mexico August 9-13, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10535/754

Related websites

Rinjani Trek Ecotourism Program http://www.lombokrinjanitrek.org/ (Tourist trekking information and images)

Official Indonesia tourism ministry page for Mount Rinjani

http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/256/mount-rinjani-national-park

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards http://www.tourismfortomorrow.com

Indonesian tourism statistics http://www.budpar.go.id

Youtube videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazQcWDVNrc