Eksistensi Ekowisata Bissoloro Terhadap Pendapatan Ekonomi Masyarakat Desa Bissoloro Kecamatan Bungaya Kabupaten Gowa

The potential of biological natural resources and ecosystems owned by the Bissoloro natural tourist attraction shows that this area has natural tourist objects and attractions. If studied and developed, the potential will be able to attract tourists to visit so as to increase the economic income of the surrounding community. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of Bissoloro ecotourism to the income of the surrounding community. This research was carried out from October to November 2021 at the Bissoloro Village natural tourism object. The research method used is the census method. The data collected consists of primary and secondary data. The techniques used in data collection are observation, interviews and questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using a quantitative method with the formula P = ∅�∅� × 100%. The results of this study indicate that Bissoloro's ecotourism potential is pine forests, waterfalls and pine forest vegetation. Ecotourism's contribution to the income of the Bissoloro community lies in the mixed shop business, which is 68.38%, the outdoor equipment business is 17.58%, and the culinary business is 14.06%. The total contribution of the ecotourism sector to people's economic income is 22.71% and the sector outside of ecotourism lies in the corn farming business as much as 81.77%, then the second largest business is the mixed kiosk business as much as 14.10%, and the last is the workshop as much as 4.13%. The total size of the sector outside of ecotourism is 77.29%. Meanwhile, community businesses that make the largest contribution to the income of the Bissoloro Village community are corn farmers with a percentage of 70.51%, mixed stall businesses with 17.33% and culinary businesses with 12.16%. From these data it can be concluded that the business that gives the largest contribution to the economic income of the community lies in the corn farming business of 70.51%. Keywords: Ecotourism, Income, Potential, Contribution