ENVIRONMENTAL-BASED TOURISM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES ON TARO TOURISM VILLAGE BALI

This study aimed to analyze environmental-based tourism village management, from the perspective of managers and government to support sustainable tourism. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and focus group discussions. interviews were held with the Head of Tourism Village Management in Bali, focusing on three districts: Bangli Regency (Pengelipuran), Tabanan Regency (Pinge), and Gianyar Regency (Taro). Informants were purposefully chosen, comprising the village head or government head in charge of the tourism village under study. To develop a suitable model, a focus group discussion with the informants was conducted, and the collected data were analyzed through qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that by implementing all indicators or sections of GSTC and by designing a model modified from the GSTC, tourist village can increase the implementation of Village SDGs as directed from the central government, especially in Bali and also across Indonesia.