TY  - JOUR
T1  - Crafting the Natural Capitals for Sustainability of Ecotourism in Tasik Chini Biosphere Reserve: The Host-Guest Perspectives
AU - Habibah, A. AU - Mushrifah, I. AU - Hamzah, J. AU - Buang, A. AU - Toriman, M.E. 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 611
EP  - 619
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2012.611.619
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2012.611.619
KW  - Ecotourism
KW  -natural capital
KW  -sustainability
KW  -biosphere reserve
KW  -host-guest perspectives
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - Ecotourism in biosphere reserve is highly dependent on the 
  natural capitals and its sustainability does not only set on the local’s 
  responsibility but it is also a commitment of all stakeholders. However in many 
  of the biosphere reserve, contradictory perspectives pertaining to the natural 
  capital sustainability for among respective stakeholders are still understudied, 
  especially in seeking a balance between conservation and ecotourism development. 
  Given this background, this study seeks to assess the stakeholders’ 
  perspectives of natural capitals for sustainable ecotourism in the Tasik Chini 
  biosphere reserve, a pioneering area endorsed in 2009. The findings reveal that 
  while every stakeholder segment has their own positive and negative notions 
  of what natural capitals mean, there exists an agreement that the value of natural 
  capital in tourism is threaten and declining due to rapid encroachment of development 
  projects. This unison of perspective would go a long way to realising the more 
  holistic management of the tourism activities in the area which is the ultimate 
  objective of the biosphere reserve.
ER  -