Tourism in Taman Negara Malaysia Its Contribution as Perceived by Residents of Ulu Tembeling

AHMAD SHUIB (Universiti Putra Malaysia, mad_shuib@gmail.com)

Abstract


The Taman Negara Malaysia (TNM) has become a valuable tourism resource because of its protected diversed flora and fauna. The protection and conservation of the resources in TNM, however, has caused the loss of opportunities for villagers living in the periphery of the park to get additional income. The development of the tourism sector in TNM is hoped to open up alternative avenues for locals to earn their living. This short study is aimed at identifying whether the locals are indeed taking part in this new opportunity, whether the benefits of the tourism development are equally felt by the communities of Ulu Tembeling, and some of their views of the impacts of development in TNM in general.

ABSTRAK

Taman Negara Malaysia (TNM) kini menjadi salah satu sumber daya tarikan pelancongan yang terpenting berasaskan kepelbagaian fauna dan flora yang terpelihara. Pemeliharaan dan perlindungan sumber di Taman Negara telah melenyapkan satu sumber rezeki bagi ramai penduduk yang tinggal bersempadan dengan taman ini. Pembangunan pelancongan di Taman Negara diharapkan akan membuka peluang pada penduduk untuk menjalankan kegiatan yang menguntungkan. Kajian ini dibuat untuk mengetahui secara ringkas sama ada peluang dari sektor pelancongan ini diperolehi oleh penduduk Ulu Tembeling, samada peluang ini diperolehi secara saksama dan juga pandangan penduduk terhadap pembangunan pelancongan di TNM secara keseluruhan.


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