E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 250 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Resilience Ecotourism in Papua Amid Covid 19 Pandemic Liliana Dewi Tourism Department, Faculty of Economy and Business National University Corresponding Author: lilidewi.ana@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO Received 13 July 2020 Accepted 31 August 2020 Available online 30 September 2020 ABSTRACT Tourism destination is facing numerous crises caused by climate change, natural disaster, economic recession, instability political, internal turmoil and terrorism. These crises affect inbound tourism flows and consequently the tourism industry. New crisis as we know Covid 19 pandemic affecting many sectors, the most affected is the tourism industry. Purpose of this research was (1) to determine mitigation strategies of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy amid Covid 19 pandemic, (2) to learn the adaptation strategy of community ecotourism to survive amid Covid 19 pandemic and (3) to analyze the implication of Covid 19 epidemic on ecotourism destination resilience in Papua. The research was qualitative research with descriptive explanation, and data collections used interview, documentation, literature study. SWOT analysis method to analyze strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of resilience ecotourism in Papua. The procedure of data analysis techniques in this research used (1) data reduction, (2) presentation data, (3) conclusions. The result of this study showed there were three adaptation strategies (1) physically (2) economically, and (3) social. Covid 19 pandemic gives big implicated to the economic sector, social and culture sectors on ecotourism destination resilience. Cancellations of guest booking and travelling restriction impact on community ecotourism lifecycle. Meanwhile, other industries such as geography, demography, natural resources, politic and security were not implicated by Covid 19 pandemic. Keywords: ecotourism, resilience, Papua, Covid 19 INTRODUCTION Background Covid 19 pandemic makes the world facing an unprecendeted global health emergency with an unparalleled impact on societies and livelihood; one of them is a travel and tourism the most affected by this crisis. Based on UNWTO World Tourism Barometer report impact of Covid 19 pandemic has caused a 20% decreasing in international tourist arrivals E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 251 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 during the first quarter of 2020 and forecast could lead to an annual decline of between 60% and 80% compare to 2019. Figure 1. International Tourist Arrivals Source: UNWTO, 2020 Figure 1 showed data that following the lockdown in many countries, travel restrictions and the closure of airports and national borders impact on decreasing 57% number of arrivals in March 2020 compared to international tourist arrivals in the previous year, 2019. This data means lots of the amount of global tourist arrivals decline, loss in revenue and tourism jobs at- risk situation. Covid 19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on March 2, 2020. Since that day, the epidemic had spread to all 34 provinces in Indonesia. Prevention Covid 19 pandemic getting more wide-spread, large scale social restriction is an option to be implemented in Indonesia. Pandemic gave the tourism sector the hardest time to recover, thorugh The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indoensia reveal data number of international visitors to Indonesia were decline comparing to January until March 2019. Data showed in figure 2. Figure 2. Number of International Visitor to Indonesia. Source: The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, 2020 Data on figure 2 from Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy explain total internationalvisitor from 26 main gates in Indonesia such as Ngurah Rai – Bali airport, Soekarno Hatta – Banten airport, Juanda-East Java airport, Kualanamu-North Sumatra sirport, Husein Sastranegara-West Java airport, Adi Sucipto-Yogyakarta airport, Bil-NTB airport, Sam Ratulangi-North Sulawesi, Minagkabau-West Sumatra airport, S. Syarif Kasim II-Riau airport, S. Iskandar Muda-Aceh airport, Supadio-West Kalimantan airport, Sultan M. Badaruddin II-South Sumatra airport, Batam-Riau 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 Number of International Visitor To Indonesia 2020 vs 2019 year 2020 2019 E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 252 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Island port and airport, Tanjung Uban-Riau Island port, Tanjung Pinang-Riau Island port, Tanjung Balai Karimun-Riau Island port, Tanjung Benoa-Bali port, Jayapura- Papua terminal, Atambua-NTB terminal, Entikong-West Kalimantan terminal, Aruk- West Kalimantan port, Nanga Badau-West Kalimantan port were 1,272,083 million international visitor on January 2020; 863,960 international visitor on February 2020; and 470,898 international visitor on March 2020 have been calculated. Meanwhile, data on 2019 start from January were 1,201,735 and February 1,243,996; March 1,311,911 international visitors. This means that during pandemic Covid 19 and Social Distancing Restriction affected on number of interntional visitors slowly decrease every month start January untuk March 2020 comparing with data number of international visitors on 2019 show increasing numbers before pandemic Covid 19. Based on data from (Travel, 2020) some of tourist attractions on Java Island, Bali Island, Sumatra Island, Kalimantan Island, Sulawesi Island, East Nusa Tenggara and other destination were closed. The impact of the spread of the Covid 19 felt by the hotel, restaurant, airline, entrepreneur who had massive share and investment value. Therefore, The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy take mitigation action. First, the social protection program for workers in the tourism sector. Second, reallocated the existing budget. Third, preparation of economic stimulus for business in tourism and creative economy sectors. Fourth, online training such as financial planning, English course, upskill and reskilling the human resources competencies in spa business. Fith, #BanggabuatanIndonesia, and #BeliKreatifLokal campaign to encourage people contribution helping each other to local products. Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy predicts ecotourism product will attract tourists after the pandemic. The pandemic has changed the activities, behaviour of tourist. The tourism standard of health, safety, and clean protocols become new trends. Nature-based tourism activities and outdoor activities and outdoor activities will be a quick rebound because ecotourism is niche tourism. Therefore, ecotourism might become a new trend. The objective of this research is studying: 1) How mitigation strategies of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy amid Covid 19 pandemic. 2) How adaptation strategy of community ecotourism amid Covid 19 pandemic. 3) How the Covid 19 pandemic implication on ecotourism destination resilience in Papua. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 253 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 LITERATURE REVIEW Ecotourism is a type of tourism program that simple adopted by traditional communities. Based on (Wiranatha, 2015), ecotourism is an alternative form of tourism activity that recently adopted by the expertise and local communities to bring benefit for the local economy and to preserve the nature conservation Ecotourism encourages local residents to use their culture in the natural conservation of their surroundings, contemporary forms an attraction for tourist. (Sitorus, 2017) explained the objective of ecotourism activities is to learn, to appreciate, and to preserve nature and to enhance the income of local communities. Ecotourism consist of interacting agents including visitors, entrepreneurs and local communities, continually learn and adapt to external changes to find the best fit with the environment, and connect social, ecological, and economic subsystems through reliable feedback mechanism (Nabin, 2013). Local communities in ecotourism activities become an essential role in the process of implementation of ecotourism. Also, the government and entrepreneur acting as a catalyst or stimulus and a vital role in the development to increase the participation in ecotourism activities (Singgalen, 2019). (Razak, 2017) define there are several components why ecotourism activities can be a new trend: (1) education level motivate ecotourism demand. Higher- level education tends to have a connection to ecotourism activity request; (2) segmentation ecotourism from young, elderly healthy individuals. Ecotourism is niche tourism; (3) female roles determine ecotourism destinations; (4) holiday pattern changes; (5) quality service; (6) communication and information technology; (7) travel options; (8) individual security, safety, hygiene; (9) increased social and environmental concerns; (10) globalization of the economy. Ecotourism should be based on the indigenous community given fact that society has better knowledge of their natural potentials, culture, culinary and handicrafts (Farid, 2020). Ecotourism program is one forms of community resilience that in a way, could support the efforts to extensive protection of forests and sea ecosystems (Farid, 2020). Resilience is the ability to handle a natural disaster, social politic conflict, policy, knowledge to adapted with climate change, ability to manage ecosystem sustainability. Building community resilience is to reorganize the social life and environment that is resilient to various shocks. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 254 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Resilience concept needs to integrate with the framework of empowerment and sustainability of community livelihood (Mahmudi, 2020). Resilience defined as the capacity of a social-ecological system to absord disturbance and reorganize while changing to retain mostly still the same function, structure, identity and feedbacks (Nabin, 2013). Resilience in the social-ecological system connected with diversity, innovation, the capacity to handle the disturbance and self-organization to respond to the changing environment. Since WHO proclaim issue of Covid 19 pandemic, it has affected to ecotourism industry in Papua, travel and homestay booked was cancelled, zero tourism activities, the loss of jobs has posed financial problems for tourist guides. Local communities play a substantial role in ecotourism area, perspectives on sustainable development and environmental protection issue are vital for effective management (Jamaliah, 2017). METHOD During Covid 19 pandemic, and Social Distancing Restriction impacted on how this research was conduct. The researcher tried to do the research used a qualitative method with a descriptive explanation. Data collections include literature study, website and webinar. The procedure of data analysis techniques in this research was (1) data reduction, (2) presentation data, (3) conclusions. The informant involved in this research is Leader of Perkumpulan Penggerak Usaha dan Penghidupan masyarakat Asli Raja Ampat (Perjampat) Association, Manager of Trek-Papua Tours. The study of the intended document is the searching of information through the internet to sharpen the analysis. This study focuses on three adaptation strategies: (1) physically adaptation strategy, (2) economically adaptation strategy, and (3) social adaptation strategy. In the early stages, researcher searching information about issues of pandemic Covid 19 impacted tourism industry, joined webinar held by UNWTO talked about impact of Covid 19 and a glimpse of hope for tourism industry, webinar workshop solution synergy of sustainability tourism amid pandemic Covid 19, rural tourism during epidemic Covid 19, EcoNusa TV. Furthermore, searching article journal about ecotourism and resilience, data literature from UNWTO and Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy about numbers of international tourist arrivals and names of the foreign visitor to Indonesia, mitigation action of Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. The researcher E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 255 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 traced information through website, interview, and online news to ensure real condition. RESULT AND DISCUSSION Mitigation Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic to Tourism Industry in Indonesia Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has predicted that the decrease in international tourists visits Indonesia as the impact of epidemic Covid 19. Data show in table 1. Table 1. Number of International Visitor to Indonesia on January-March, 2019-2020 Main Gate 2019 2020 Percentage Ngurah Rai 1,329, 681 1,040,92 8 -21,72 Soekarno- Hatta 585,30 7 357,116 -38,99 Juanda 51,678 34,521 -33,20 Kualanamu 59,197 41,066 -30,63 Husein Sastranegara 43,993 30,270 -31,19 Adi Sucipto 28,209 18,633 -33,95 BIL 9,284 11,821 27,33 Sam Ratulangi 32,971 14,004 -57,53 Minangkabau 15,868 10,874 -31,47 S. Syarif Kasim II 8,510 6,787 -20,25 S. Iskandar Muda 5,549 10,329 86,14 Ahmad Yani 6,494 4,923 -24,19 Supadio 6,553 4,389 -33,02 Sultan Hasanuddin 4,155 3,572 -14,03 Sultan M. Badaruddin II 4,030 2,297 -43,00 Batam 466,12 4 295,572 -36,59 Tj, Uban 151,15 1 63,922 -57,71 Tj. Pinang 38,222 18,246 -52,26 Tj. Balai Karimun 30,842 21,523 -30,22 Tj. Benoa 12,914 8,768 -32,10 Tj. Mas 8,973 3,991 -55,52 Jayapura 12,178 5,670 -53,44 Atambua 20,549 23,379 13,77 Entikong 6,087 4,679 -23,13 Aruk 4,964 4,297 -13,44 Nanga Badau 3,500 1,923 -45,06 Total Visit 2,946, 983 2,043,50 0 -30,66 Sources: Indonesia Minstry of Tourism and Creative Economy, 2020 Cumulatively, data from January until March showed in 2019 were 2,946,983 visitors, meanwhile the number of international visitors in January until March 2020 was 2,043,500 visitors. A total visit means there -30,66 percentage number of foreign visitors decreased. There 23 main gates were a decline in the sum of international visitors. At the same time there three main gates such as BIL or International Airport Lombok, S. Iskandar Muda airport, and Atambua airport showed the increasing number of international visitors. Simultaneously with travelling restriction, there is a list of closed tourism attraction in regards to Covid 19 pandemic. Data shown in table 2. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. 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List of closed tourism attraction in regards to Covid 19 No. Destination Tourist Attraction 1 2 Central Java Jakarta Ancient Human Museum in Sangiran Karimunjawa Marine National Park Merbabu National Park Mountain Selok National Park Grojogan Sewu Nature Park Guci Nature Park Telogo Warno/Pengilo n Nature Park Mountain Merapi National Park National Monument and surrounding area Ancol Kota Tua Ragunan Zoo Ismail Marzuki Setu Babakan Pitung House Onrust Archaelogy Park The Jakarta History Museum The Prasasti Museum The MH Thamrin Museum The Art & Ceramic Museum The Textile Museum The Puppet Museum The Maritime Museum The Joang 45 Museum MACAN Museum Mandiri Museum The Youth Pledge Museum Museum if National Awakening The National Museum The National Library Seribu Archipelago National Park Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve Rambut Island Wildlife Reserve Pavilion of DKI at TMII Jakarta Planetarium Dance Laboratory and Karawitan, Condet Cipir Island Kelor Island Benyamin Suaeb Park Puppet Show Bharata Miss Tjitjih Jakarta Training Art Building Basoeki Abdullah Museum Formulation of The Proclamation Manuscript E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. 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(2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 257 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 3 4 Bali Bandung Museum Indonesia National Gallery Bight Club/Pub/Disc otheque Family Karaoke/Execu tive Karaoke Bar Griya Massage Spa Movie Theater Billiard Steam Bath Ice Skating Manual Dexterity and Mechanical Game Arena for Adult Shopping Malls Hotels All beaches and all entertainment area in North Kuta Hotels Alun-alun Bandung City Park Bandung Planning Gallery The Bandung City Museum Bandung Creative hub Dago Car Free Day Bosscha Observatorium Gedung Sate Museum Djuanda Forest Park Bandung Geology Museum Korea Village Bandung Hotels 5 6 7 8 9 Bogor Surabaya Solo East Nusa Tenggara Central Kalimantan Hotels Hotels Radya Pustaka Museum Keris Museum Keraton Museum Balekambang Park Danar Hadi Batik Museum Taru Jurug Zoo Pura Mangkunegara an Ketoprak Art & Performance Sriwedari Man Puppet Performance Tumurun Private Museum 17 Pulau Riung Nature Park Batang Island Nature Park Baumata Nature Park Bipolo Nature Park Camplong Nature Park Gugus Pulau Teluk Maumere Nature Park Lapang Island Nature Park Menipo Nature Park Rusa Island Nature Park Ruteng Nature Park Teluk Kupang Nature Park Tuti Adagae Nature Park Bukit Tangkiling Nature Park Sebangau National Park Tanjung E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. 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(2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 258 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 10 11 12 13 14 15 West Kalimantan Central Sulawesi South Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara North Sulawesi Others Keluang Nature Park Tanjung Putting National Park Mount Palung National Park Tanjung Belimbing Nature Park Kelam Hill Nature Park Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Betung Kerihun Danau Sentarum National Park Lore Lindu National Park Bancea Nature Park Wera Nature Park Pinjan Tanjung Matop Wildlife Reserve Kepulauan Togean National Park Bantimurung Bulusarung National Park Lejja Nature Park Malino Nature Park Taka Bonerate National Park Wakatobi National Park Bunaken National Park Gili Meno Gili Trawangan Gili Air Mpunt Merbabu Borobudur Temple Prambanan Temple Ratu Boko Temple Kalasan Temple All tourism destination in Pangandaran The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Rinjani Mountain The Komodo National Park Kutai National Park Alas Purwo National Park Ijen Crater Nature Park Kerinci Seblat National Park Aketajawe Lolobata National Park Mount Leuser National Park Bukit igupuluh National Park Bukit Duabelas National Park Mount Gede Pangrango National Park All Jatim Park Arena Maount Tambira National Park Amaris Ambon Hotel Le Grandeur Swiss Bellhotel Balikpapan Nasa Banjarmasin Hotel Swiss Bellhotel Harbour Bay Zest Hotel El Hotel Kartika Wijaya Royal Orchid E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 259 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Batu Amaris Pettarani Makasar M. Bahalap Palangkaraya Hotel Louis Kienne Pandanaran Semarang Hotel Louis Kienne Simpang Lima Maxone Sukabumi Hotel Santika Ice BD Hotel Benteng V’redeburg Yogyakarta Museum Balai Kriti Museum Temple (Pawom Mendut, Sambisari, Sari, Barong, Banyunibo, Ijo, Gebang, Keulan, Dieng, Muarajambi, Bumiayu, Benteng Marlborough, Bung Karno’s Exile) Batang Gadis National Park South Bukit Barisan National Park Ujung Kulon National Park Sources: Indonesia Minstry of Tourism and Creative Data from table 2 explained there more than 14 destinations in Indonesia with tourism attraction such as museums, shopping malls, national parks, hotels, temples, nature park, art & performances, spa, and movie theatres were closed. Indonesia Government, through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, takes mitigation action amid pandemic Covid 19 with First, social protection program for workers in the tourism sectors, distribute cloth masks. Second, reallocated the existing budget. Third, preparation of economic stimulus for business in tourism and creative economy sectors. The charitable donation will give to 44,925 art and creative sector’s employees. Fourth, online training on improvement room attendant competencies, financial planning, English course, upskill and reskilling the human resources competencies in the spa business, increasing the capacity of MICE industry professional competencies. Fifth, #BanggaBuatanIndonesia and #BeliKreatifLokal campaign to encourage people contribution helping each other to local products. Sixth, evaluation and rearrangement of ecotourism travel pattern have adjusted with the New Normal condition. Focusing on ecotourism and wellness tourism would be supported. In this case need a guarantee of cleanliness, health and safety preservation environmental quality of the area and involvement of local communities- seventh, managing visitor management, E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 260 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 managing quota and dividing large groups into small groups during tourism activities. Adaptation strategy for New Normal Cleanliness, Health, and Safety (CHS) program associated in Indonesia tourism destination. The readiness of new standard tourism destination and community disciplines of Hygiene, Healthy and Clean protocol. Bali, Yogyakarta and Riau Island would become three priorities tourism destination were CHS program applied, followed by Labuan Bajo, Lombok, Banyuwangi, 5 priorities destinations and next to all tourism destination in Indonesia. There are main essential factors such as cleanliness in the room, public space with disinfectant, availability handwashing facilities and soap, clean trash net have associated. Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy maintains the existence of Indonesia Tourism in East Asia market, such as Japan, South Korea, Chinese, Taipei by organized through webinar series with more than 100 tourism industry practitioners from each organization. Visual artists did exhibition from a home campaign organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, was a substitute for showrooms which have been the mainstay for displaying their works. AADC program for Accept, Adapt, Digital, and Creative Collaboration program was an adaptation strategy for Micro, Small, Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) sectors. Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has applied several mitigation actions to the tourism industry, workers, entrepreneur during and after the pandemic. Adaptation strategy of the CHS program also was used for New Normal Indonesia tourism destination. Ecotourism in Papua Nature is still genuine, unique and unique culture, a particular interest of maritime, world heritage site Lorentz National Park, Teluk Cendrawasih National Park, Wasur National Park, Transfly Landscape & Ecoregion, Abun in West Papua turtle conservation, Asmat. All these potentials are still pure to be a tourist attraction. One of the iconic tourist attractions in Papua is Raja Ampat, has preservation coral reef at Misool Eco- resort; Kayak conservation. This conservation 100% income from tourism activities went to local communities and conservation purpose; Marine Wildlife Reserved preserved the sustainability of biodiversity in the islands; Raja Ampat Research & Conservation Center; Green Turtle Research. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 261 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Adaptation Strategy Scotourism in Papua Amid Pandemic Covid 19 The similar stories also happen in Papua; all tourists scheduled cancelled. Homestay, all of a sudden, has no occupation, no activitiy, no income. They have impacted to livelihood local communities. Based on information from the coordinator of Raja Ampat Association of Business Players and Natice People’s Livelihood (Perjampat), the pandemic situation had encouraged local communities to move on the other way to survive. Methods of local communities in adaptation strategy amid pandemic in Papua used different ways, such as sustaining the environment, protecting sea surrounding tourism attraction areas from illegally catching fisher that could be damaged environment. The pandemic force local communities back to the previous livelihood activities, such as hunting wild boar, planting, selling yellow rice and wild boar to market, selling coffee, coffee beans, sage, do online business. Meanwhile, the Perjampat activities were made new trekking paths, identified wildlife along the original trekking path as new ecotourism offers, updating websites, fixing 2021 trips planning, build new facilities such as bungalow, homestay and renovation homestay. Obstacles Implementation Adaptation Strategy Lack of coordination and cooperation between government and communities makes different understanding, fear to be suspected Covid 19 so communities did not tell the truth to medical personnel when going to the hospital. Fast infected various gender, ages; vaccination still on progress research. Data were collected for ecotourism practitioners by the government, but support has not received yet by communities. The Implication of Pandemic Covid 19 on Ecotourism Resilience in Papua The implication of Covid 19 pandemic on ecotourism resilience in Papua in this research there were eight aspects of resistance will be explained. First, Geography aspect. Geography for ecotourism was a vital tourism attraction; also a habitat for flora and fauna, and the environment becomes cleaner and fresh. Second, Natural Resources aspect. Less of human activities on natural resources bring benefit to refresh, breath and regrow. Third, Demography aspect was affected by the pandemic, and several populations decline 2% infected by Covid 19, 70% hospitalized. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 262 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 Fourth, Ideology aspect on ecotourism resilience had not been affected. Communities have a strong ideology of Pancasila. Fifth, Politic aspect also not changed. Sixth, Economy aspect have big implicated of pandemic Covid 19 on ecotourism resilience. Loss of income, jobs makes ecotourism practitioners and communities must survive. Seventh, Social Culture aspect on ecotourism resilience affected on the new habit on communities, practitioners started to be more concern about cleanliness, hygience, health, and safety; also need to be more sensitive on small group tourist, sanitation and hygiene of homestay and surrounding facilities, kitchen, food, more space on the room. Periodic clean and disinfectant ecotourism activities tools properties and mode of transportation. Eighth, Safety aspect on ecotourism resilience need more protection fro illegal fishing, illegal action on ecotourism destination. Discussion This research focuses on three adaptation strategies forms, physical, economy, and society. Virus Covid 19 was a new disaster where hardest impacted to economic sectors, and common areas to all Indonesia region, even many countries. It is different from a natural disaster. It did not affect may destination, but Covid 19 changed lots of tourism destination in the economy and social sectors. Tourist destination needs adaptation strategy on the physical area amid pandemic Covid 19 was local communities need to protect the environment from illegal industries or action. Therefore, local communities, tourism activities, tourism practitioners can be adapted from mitigation action to survive on the economy and social sectors. Based on information from coordinator Perjampat, adaptation strategy of local communities during pandemic Covid 19 from the economy sector were encouraged communities to adapt again to the previous livelihood before tourism activities such as selling some product planting coffe and sage, fish, yellow rice, and wild boar to the traditional market and online business. Meanwhile, from the social sector during pandemic there no ecotourism activities, local communities adapted with planting hydroponic, build homestay, coordinate with local government search new trekking at Kampung Dokay and Sosi, fishing and clean wash fish. At the same time, adaptation strategy on the physical sector of ecotourism was protecting sustainability environment, especially sea from illegal fishing, clearing area for preparation planting. E-Journal of Tourism Vol.7. No.2. (2020): 250-264 http://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/eot 263 e-ISSN: 2407-392X. p-ISSN: 2541-0857 SWOT Analysis A swot analysis evaluates the interna strengths and weaknesses, and the external opportunities, and threats in an organization’s environtment (Bonnici, 2015). Analysis of Internal Strenghts and Weaknesses Internal strength of Papua communities to resilient ecotourism during the pandemic is using natural resources from forest, sea, land by hunting wild boar, fishing skill, and planting skill made them able to endure. Weaknesses of resilient ecotourism communities were less of coordination between government and communities, illegally fishing, lack of knowledge of Covid 19, tendency depends on tourism sectors as the main livelihood. Analysis of External Opportunities and Threats Opportunities to resilient ecosystem amid pandemic Covid 19 19 refreshed, regrow, restructure environment. Ecotourism in Papua able to alive again with a new environment, as a result, ecotourism in Papua will have a new track, original path, new attraction to promote also to support conservation. Communities also have new standard skills to live with cleanliness, hygiene, health, and safety. Have the opportunity and have time to strengthen institutional, fixing the website, differentiation new product to offer. Planning and mitigation risk management have time to create value-added. The threat to resilient ecotourism in Papua was new changing protocal standard on running ecotourism business industry. There was the demand on cleanliness, hygiene, health, and safety of homestay and surrounding, kitchen products, facilities, restaurant, ecotourism attraction tools. Tendency stimulate tourism package needed to recover, demad on small group tourist, changing on tourist travelling behaviour and market share, demand more space on room, example tourist will not be willing to be in lots of people at the same room. There was high-cost forecasting. CONCLUSION There were seven mitigation programs strategies of Ministry Tourism and Creative Economy amid Covid 19 pandemic. 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