The Area of Protected Forest Management Unit IX East Mamasa has a very strategic function which is expected to play a role in improving the welfare of the community and also optimally in protecting the water system to ensure the sustainability of the Bakaru Dam in South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi. Ineffective management of forest and forestry resources, and unclear separation between forest management. The method of analysis used a phenomenological qualitative descriptive method with the help

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... hod with the help of SWOT analysis. The results showed that, it is necessary to optimize the support of the Central and Regional Governments in maintaining and maintaining the potential of forest resources through the development of ecotourism oriented towards sustainability, financial support, geographic, social, cultural and technological accessibility.