NDVI, suitability, and carrying capacity of Dieng Plateau Forests to sustain Dieng Kulon Village tourism, Central Java, Indonesia

FATMA LESTARI (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
INDRA NI TUA (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
ADONIS MUZANNI (School of Environmental Science, Universitas Indonesia. Jakarta 10430, Indonesia)
DANESTA FEBIANTO NUGROHO (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
ANDRIO A. WIBOWO (Disaster Risk Reduction Center, Universitas Indonesia (DRRC UI), Integrated Laboratory and Research Centre Building. 2nd Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
TRI WARTONO (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
BAIDURI WIDANARKO (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
ASEP SAEPULLAH (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
ROBIANA MODJO (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
MIFTACHUL FARIDA (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
DADAN ERWANDI (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
DESSY DWI ARYANI (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
ABDUL KADIR (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
ANINDHITA IRSALINA WIDIATMOKO (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
HENDRA HENDRA (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
ZICO JUNI HERWANTO (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
MILA TEJAMAYA (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building 1st Floor Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia)
RIZAL ALFIANSYAH HAMID (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
FATMAH FATMAH (School of Environmental Science, Universitas Indonesia. Jakarta 10430, Indonesia)
EZSA LARASHATI GUNAWAN (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)
DINA LUSIANA SETYOWATI (Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman. Jl. Kuaro, Gn. Kelua, Samarinda Ulu, Samarinda 75119, East Kalimantan, Indonesia)
M. FAIZIR HAFIDS (Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.17, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta, Central Jakarta 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2023)

Abstract. Lestari F, Tua IN, Muzanni A, Nugroho DF, Wibowo AA, Wartono T, Widanarko B, Saepullah A, Modjo R, Farida M, Erwandi D, Aryani DD, Kadir A, Widiatmoko AI, Hendra, Herwanto ZJ, Tejamaya M, Hamid RA, Fatmah, Gunawan EL, Setyowati DL, Hafids MF. 2023. NDVI, suitability, and carrying capacity of Dieng Plateau Forests to sustain Dieng Kulon Village tourism. Biodiversitas 24: 282-289. Village tourism is a form of tourism that can support the conservation of an ecosystem. On the Dieng Plateau, Dieng Kulon is one of the tourism villages located in Banjarnegara district, Central Java, Indonesia. Despite the rapid growth of tourism in Dieng and its potential environmental consequences, information on tourism carrying capacity in Dieng is still limited. Here, this study aims to measure the suitability and carrying capacity of Dieng Kulon Village. The suitability for tourism is measured based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Equation was used to calculate the carrying capacity. According to the findings, forest areas with a size of 23.9% and high NDVI values ranging from 0.87 to 0.91 were deemed very suitable for birdwatching and hiking activities. Agricultural land made up nearly half of the village (57.1%) with high NDVI values (ranging from 0.36-0.86) was deemed ideal for sightseeing activities. In comparison to other types of land, agricultural land had the highest carrying capacity, followed by forest land. Agricultural land can support 84.8-155.2 people per day for sightseeing activities. Forest areas are suitable for hiking and birdwatching activities. At least 51.6 to 334.9 people per day are allowed for hiking activities. Birdwatching in the forest is limited to 3.1-19.9 people per day. To conclude, carrying capacity information is very important for managing village tourism in a sustainable manner.