Artikel tinjauan ini memuatkan ulasan yang merujuk kajian terdahulu berkenaan perkembangan aktiviti ekopelancongan kelip-kelip di Malaysia. Ekopelancongan kelip-kelip menjadikan elemen serangga sebagai produk untuk menarik minat para pelancong untuk melihat keindahan alam semulajadi serangga yang sudah mula diperkenalkan sejak tahun 1980-an lagi. Ekopelancongan kelip-kelip ini bukan sahaja unik namun memberi manfaat daripada aspek ekonomi dan sosial kepada komuniti setempat. Kajian terdahulu yang menunjukkan ekopelancongan kelip-kelip memberi manfaat positif kepada komuniti setempat melalui penyediakan peluang pekerjaan, pendapatan sampingan komuniti, menyumbang kepada kesejahteraan sosial, dan mewujudkan peluang perniagaan. Artikel ini akan menyorot kajian terdahulu berkaitan kesan aktiviti ekopelancongan kelip-kelip seluruh semenanjung Malaysia terhadap komuniti setempat. Artikel ini mengulas sokongan komuniti yang diberikan melalui penglibatan secara langsung dan tidak langsung dalam aktiviti ekopelancongan kelip-kelip melalui penyediaan perkhidmatan untuk pengunjung dan memberi kerjasama dalam usaha mengekalkan persekitaran semulajadi paya bakau yang merupakan habitat bagi spesis serangga ini bagi memastikan ekopelancongan ini dapat diteruskan untuk jangka masa panjang. Hasil ulasan dan tinjauan dalam artikel ini sesuai dijadikan rujukan dan panduan bagi pengkaji yang menjalankan kajian berkaitan perkembangan aktiviti ekopelancongan kelip-kelip di Semenanjung Malaysia secara menyeluruh.

Kata kunci: ekopelancongan; kelip-kelip; komuniti; ekonomi; sosial

Abstract: This article contains comments and critiques that refer to previous studies regarding the development of firefly ecotourism activities in Malaysia. Firefly ecotourism makes the element of insects as a product to attract tourists to see the natural beauty of insects that have been introduced since the 1980s. This firefly ecotourism is not only unique but also benefits the local community from the economic and social aspects. Previous studies have shown that firefly ecotourism provides positive benefits to local communities through the provision of employment opportunities, community side income, contributing to social well-being, and creating business opportunities. This article also highlights the related previous studies to the impact of firefly ecotourism activities throughout peninsular Malaysia on local communities. This article reviews the community support given through direct and indirect involvement in firefly ecotourism activities through the provision of services for visitors and cooperation in efforts to maintain the natural environment of the mangrove swamp which is a habitat for this insect species to ensure that this ecotourism can continue for a long time. The results of the comments and reviews in this article are suitable as a reference and guide for researchers who conduct studies related to the development of firefly ecotourism activities in Peninsular Malaysia as a whole.

Keywords: ecotourism, fireflies, community, economy, social

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