Today, the tourism industry is developing strongly again after the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism is an

important economic sector in the country's economic development strategy but must be conserving
resources for the development of tourism activities in the future.

''Local residents involvement and active participation plays a vital role in implementing conservation
programs that contribute to preserving

heritage sites and protected areas''(Jaafar, Noor, and Rasoolimanesh (2015).Because when the local
community participates in tourism development, the benefits and responsibilities of each person in
the community will be attached to the overall development of tourism.Sustainable tourism
development will create more opportunities for visitors to meet with local people and learn about
traditional culture. Community involvement adds value to sustainable tourism program.
morover,this also helps tourism workers, local agencies, and local people get jobs then people
improve their lives and develop the country's economy. Acording to a reserch, "Shark ecotourism
has the potential to contribute significantly to local and national economies and

conservation,this generates important employment opportunities and millions of USD in revenue".

reference list

Stojanović, V. et al. (2021) “The role of ecotourism in community development:

The case of the zasavica special nature reserve, Serbia,” Acta geographica
Slovenica, 61(2), pp. 171–186. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.3986/ags.9411.
Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. et al. (2020) “Shark ecotourism in Mexico: Scientific
research, conservation, and contribution to a blue economy,” Advances in
Marine Biology [Preprint]. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2019.08.003.