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Two years after being converted from wild cave into show cave, Pindul Cave, one of the most famous show caves in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta is still considered not steady enough to serve as such a highly-visited tourist object. On the other hand, the existence of this cave as a tourist destination has significantly contributed to the economic activities of the local community. Based on the five principles/indicators proposed by UNEP & WTO, tourism activities in Pindul Cave belong to the community-based tourism including its management. At first, there is only one management responsible for managing Pindul Cave as a tourist object but today there are five managements that are altogether engaged in the tourism activities in the cave. This phenTwo years after being converted from wild cave into show cave, Pindul Cave, one of the most famous show caves in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta is still considered not steady enough to serve as such a highly-visited tourist object. On the other hand, the existence of this cave as a tourist destination has significantly contributed to the economic activities of the local community. Based on the five principles/indicators proposed by UNEP & WTO, tourism activities in Pindul Cave belong to the community-based tourism including its management. At first, there is only one management responsible for managing Pindul Cave as a tourist object but today there are five managements that are altogether engaged in the tourism activities in the cave. This phenomenon tends to potentially bring the cave into a more massive conflict since it involves a number of groups having similar interest in the cave. In addition, such a fragmented management is really unfavorable for tourism improvement activities especially the tourist convenience. A single management under one controller, in this case is the government, is urgently needed to avoid farther problems. Another solution is by providing the existing managements with policies and legal mechanisms including clear, defined spacing managements, resource rights, etc. omenon tends to potentially bring the cave into a more massive conflict since it involves a number of groups having similar interest in the cave. In addition, such a fragmented management is really unfavorable for tourism improvement activities especially the tourist convenience. A single management under one controller, in this case is the government, is urgently needed to avoid farther problems. Another solution is by providing the existing managements with policies and legal mechanisms including clear, defined spacing managements, resource rights, etc.
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