Framework considerations for a sustainable eco-culture tourism (ECT) development for Orang Asli of Royal Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex, Perak

Abstract

This is the subsequent paper of “Sustainable Eco-Culture Tourism in Royal Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex, Perak: Emerging Prospects and Challenges for Orang Asli” which primary focus is to present and discuss the framework considerations for a sustainable eco-culture tourism (ECT) development for Orang Asli communities of Royal Belum-Temenggor Forest Complex (RBTFC) in Perak. Review of literature on key success factors of sustainable ECT and inputs from the survey of local stakeholders in RBTFC were used to formulate the sustainable ECT framework. The proposed framework consists of four major action areas namely (1) identification of the ‘local champion’, (2) establishment of local organisation suitable for ECT, (3) integration of ECT into local economy, and (4) delivering quality of ECT through promotion and marketing. The proposed framework could be considered as an initial roadmap for future works to realise sustainable ECT development in RBTFC.