{"id":28269,"date":"2023-11-06T13:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T05:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=28269"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:48:09","slug":"ativando-a-comunidade-para-o-turismo-sustentavel","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/pt\/artigo\/ativando-a-comunidade-para-o-turismo-sustentavel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ativando Comunidade para Turismo Sustent\u00e1vel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Um renome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> O professor balin\u00eas disse uma vez: <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBali deveria aplicar o conceito de ecoturismo: o que temos em <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a natureza \u00e9 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Atra\u00e7\u00e3o&quot;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00c9 um pouco <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">desanimador isso<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O actual turismo de massas determina que as terras e os campos de arroz sejam convertidos em caf\u00e9s, clubes de praia, hot\u00e9is e muitos outros \u00edmanes tur\u00edsticos.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mas o ecoturismo \u2013 ou turismo sustent\u00e1vel \u2013 ainda <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tem<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> seus defensores, e um deles \u00e9 Jaringan Ekowisata Desa (Rede de Ecoturismo de Aldeias), um desdobramento da ONG local Wisnu Foundation, que visa construir um turismo de base comunit\u00e1ria, onde o <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a comunidade \u00e9 o ator principal que comanda o espet\u00e1culo, e n\u00e3o as empresas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-intro-images3@2x.jpg\" alt=\"turismo sustent\u00e1vel bali jaringan ekowisata desa jed.or.id\" width=\"660\" height=\"750\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-intro-images3@2x.jpg 660w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-intro-images3@2x-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-intro-images3@2x-624x709.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">O que<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> exatamente \u00e9 ecoturismo?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cO tema do turismo sustent\u00e1vel meio que deu in\u00edcio a tudo, mas \u00e9 um termo gen\u00e9rico. N\u00f3s preferimos <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">abordagem <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o tema do ponto de vista ambiental\u201d, afirma Bapak Gede Sugiartha, Gerente de Dados e Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Wisnu.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cO turismo de massa acontece h\u00e1 muito tempo em Bali e esgotou os nossos recursos naturais, desde alimentos, \u00e1gua e energia, sem falar na cria\u00e7\u00e3o de mais lixo. Assim, embora as ag\u00eancias governamentais tenham optado por workshops e forma\u00e7\u00e3o sobre turismo sustent\u00e1vel, optamos por uma solu\u00e7\u00e3o mais natural onde n\u00e3o \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio mudar a \u201ccara\u201d da aldeia. N\u00e3o precisamos construir hot\u00e9is e vilas. N\u00e3o se trata de tentar fazer com que os h\u00f3spedes se sintam confort\u00e1veis, mas sim de mostrar-lhes a verdadeira face do <a href=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/pt\/destino\/bali\/\">Bali.<\/a>\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Autenticidade \u00e9 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">chave - uma<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isto inclui a preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da natureza envolvente, da fachada da aldeia e do modo de vida dos habitantes locais. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cSeu guia tur\u00edstico \u00e9 a vila.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Do que eles falam? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eles falam sobre o seu sustento; se <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eles est\u00e3o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> da planta\u00e7\u00e3o de caf\u00e9 ent\u00e3o eles v\u00e3o falar sobre caf\u00e9. Ent\u00e3o, o que est\u00e1 naturalmente dispon\u00edvel fortalece o apelo.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31276\" src=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism.jpg\" alt=\"Turismo sustent\u00e1vel\" width=\"801\" height=\"660\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism.jpg 801w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Desafio da Terra<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jaringan Ekowisata Desa (JED) <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">foi estabelecida desde 2002 e o seu projecto piloto come\u00e7ou em quatro aldeias (ou <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">banjar<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a unidade menor de governan\u00e7a da aldeia, como corrigiu pak Gede): Aldeia Kiadan em Pelaga (conhecida por seu caf\u00e9), Aldeia Dukuh em Karangasem (por seu<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> salak<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> ou fruta de pele de cobra), ilha Ceningan em Klungkung (pelo cultivo de algas marinhas) e aldeia Tenganan Pegrinsingan em Karangasem (uma comunidade ind\u00edgena que administra seus territ\u00f3rios e tradi\u00e7\u00f5es de forma independente).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28274 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"turismo sustent\u00e1vel bali jaringan ekowisata desa jed.or.id\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-624x936.jpg 624w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC00037-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cada projecto requer em m\u00e9dia tr\u00eas anos de \u00e1rduo planeamento, mapeamento de recursos naturais, transfer\u00eancia de conhecimento, capacita\u00e7\u00e3o, forma\u00e7\u00e3o, supervis\u00e3o, e assim por diante. O processo \u00e9 compreensivelmente complexo e, mesmo quando o resultado \u00e9 satisfat\u00f3rio, ocasionalmente a sombra dos investidores paira sobre n\u00f3s.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assim que o seu projecto na aldeia de Dukuh come\u00e7ou a dar frutos, um investidor estrangeiro apareceu com a sua licen\u00e7a (emitida pelo governo) para criar uma marca de vinho \u00e0 base de salak; uma oportunidade que poderia ter sido dada \u00e0 pr\u00f3pria comunidade. Ou, como lamenta Pak Gede: \u201cA comunidade deveria ser os investidores\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outro rev\u00e9s \u00e9 quando o fasc\u00ednio do turismo moderno se instala. Como o que aconteceu na ilha de Ceningan, quando os habitantes locais come\u00e7aram a construir caf\u00e9s\/restaurantes que atendiam aos turistas estrangeiros. Assim come\u00e7ou a mudan\u00e7a da face do Ceningan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28278 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-images-collaboration2@2x.jpg\" alt=\"turismo sustent\u00e1vel bali jaringan ekowisata desa jed.or.id\" width=\"754\" height=\"718\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-images-collaboration2@2x.jpg 754w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-images-collaboration2@2x-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/why-jed-images-collaboration2@2x-624x594.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Potencial em redes sociais<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tal modelo de turismo, no entanto, revelou-se insustent\u00e1vel face a uma pandemia. Quando a Covid atacou, as pessoas das aldeias que empregam o programa de ecoturismo do JED n\u00e3o foram afetadas em grande parte. Por que? Porque n\u00e3o dependem apenas do turismo para a sua subsist\u00eancia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEles trabalham como agricultores, pescadores, costureiras e artes\u00e3os \u2013 e muitos deles conseguiram sobreviver durante a pandemia\u201d, diz Fransiska Natalia, Equipe de Programa e Marketing do JED. \u201cUma aplica\u00e7\u00e3o ideal do ecoturismo \u00e9 que ele n\u00e3o dependa apenas do turismo. O turismo \u00e9 apenas um b\u00f4nus.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Siska explica ainda que no cerne da sustentabilidade<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> turismo, reside em <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a comunidade. \u201c[No ecoturismo] a comunidade n\u00e3o \u00e9 mais o &#039;objeto&#039;, mas <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o assunto que<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> est\u00e1 ativamente envolvido. A participa\u00e7\u00e3o n\u00e3o \u00e9 apenas uma quest\u00e3o de localiza\u00e7\u00e3o, mas tamb\u00e9m de eles administrarem a gest\u00e3o juntos.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"805\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/instantkarmamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sustainable-tourism-2-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O aspecto ambiental deveria, de facto, ser um aspecto crucial do turismo sustent\u00e1vel. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">JED nos lembra de n\u00e3o esquecer das pessoas. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cQuando falamos em ecoturismo sustent\u00e1vel, geralmente h\u00e1 tr\u00eas coisas envolvidas: social, ambiental e econ\u00f4mica\u201d, diz Siska. \u201cMuitas vezes falamos mais sobre qual impacto financeiro voc\u00ea traz para a comunidade? Mas vemos mais potencial no social. No empoderamento da comunidade.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c9 preciso uma aldeia para dar poder ao povo. \u00c9 mais sustent\u00e1vel assim.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Experimente uma vida aut\u00eantica em Bali nas suas f\u00e9rias aqui, v\u00e1 para <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jed.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.jed.or.id<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> para conferir as 10 aldeias com as quais est\u00e3o colaborando.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Local na rede Internet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jed.or.id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.jed.or.id<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jed.bali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jed.bali<\/a><\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O turismo de massa causou mais danos do que benef\u00edcios. 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