Ecotourism as an Initiative to Increase Economic Growth, Food Security, and Environmental Sustainability

Indonesia is an agricultural country because the majority of the population is farming. The fertile agricultural land in Indonesia is due to the location of the country in a tropical climate, making the rock weathering process that occurs in Indonesia occur perfectly, which makes the soil fertile (Ayun et al., 2020). But on the other hand, Indonesia currently occupies the top 100 poor countries in the world, while according to the World Population Review (WPR) Indonesia ranks 73rd as the poorest country in the world (Triono and Sangaji, 2023). This triggers environmental damage. According to Laily (2022), environmental problems in Indonesia are caused by underdevelopment. In Indonesia itself, the environmental damage that occurs is very alarming, and can even cause damage to future generations.