Development of Ecotherapy Healing Forest in the Mountain Kelam Sintang Natural Tourism Park Area, West Kalimantan

¹ Doctoral Program in Environmental Science, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, northern engineering street, Sleman 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
² Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, northern engineering street, Sleman 55281, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ Department of Cartography and Remote Sensing, Faculty Geograpphy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Agro street No 1, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: vincenciaseptavianiisserasulistyaputri@mail.ugm.ac.id

Abstract

The increasingly busy routines of urban communities, especially students with high levels ofactivity, can cause a person to experience stress, anxiety and depression. Ecotherapy Healing Forest is a form of tourism that is responsible for preserving natural areas with the aim of healing and relieving stress, by presenting natural attractions as the main component supporting therapy. In this research, 44 student participants from the class of 2018 - class of 2021 at Kapuas Sintang University were used. Participants will have their physical and psychological conditions measured by medical personnel and psychologists, where for psychics they will use DASS 42 to measure participants' stress levels. Measurements were carried out 5 times in repetition of the Ecotherapy healing forest treatment at different times. The aim of this research is to examine the potential for developing an ecotherapy healing forest in the Gunung Kelam Nature Tourism Park conservation area. The descriptive method of qualitative analysis is carried out by describing the entire series of research activities starting from the data search stage, data analysis, and drawing conclusions. The results obtained are a source of recommendations for policy makers, especially the government, fo r the future development of Healing Forests Ecotherapy. Medical teams or counselors can utilize ecotherapy healing forests as a form of healing activity and overcoming stressful conditions.