The Impacts of Eco-Tourism and Agrotourism Based on Plant Variety Protection to Sustain Biological Diversity and Green Economic Growth in Indonesia

Abstract

Ecotourism and agrotourism have contributed to green economic development as well as to the development of plant variety protection. Agrotourism is a form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism to attract visitors to a farm or other agricultural businesses for recreation, entertainment, or education for visitors and to generate income for the farm or the business owner. Ecotourism encompasses nature-based activities that increase visitor appreciation and understanding of natural and cultural values. In order to encourage the community and business owners to participate in eco-tourism and agrotourism, it is imperative to protect plant variety as one of the regimes of intellectual property rights. The aim of the research is to analyze the impacts of ecotourism and agrotourism based on plant variety protection contributing to the sustainability of biodiversity and green economic growth in Indonesia comprehensively. This research is normative juridical research by employing conceptual and statutory approaches. The result of the research found that enhancing ecotourism and agrotourism based on plant variety protection can sustain and enrich biodiversity achieving green economic growth in Indonesia. However, there are some achievements and challenges that have to be addressed, such as the harmonization of the regulations, encouragement of the community and business owner participation in ecotourism and agrotourism by creating a new variety of plants to enhance biodiversity to achieve green economy development in Indonesia.