With regards to the analysis of the results and ecotourism requirement, the typical sites recommended
are summarized based on 4 classes [24]. (1) S1 ‘highly ecotourism potential’ category involves the most
sensitive area and development activities within this area which will lead to disaster and threaten the
natural characteristic of the area. It could serve as main ecotourism attractions but with the use of certain
limitations and guidelines. Example of guideline to be used to limit the number and duration of access to
the area is the code of conduct. Activities suggested for these areas include education and research related
activities, site seeing and trekking. (2) S2 ‘moderately ecotourism potential’ category allows for mild
development but with high consideration on construction work and detail assessment of environmental
impact. These areas can still be considered for ecotourism attractions due to passive tourist activities such
as camping, trekking, bird watching, site seeing and any activities with minimum development or
inference to the site. (3) S3 ‘suitable for tourism development’ category includes areas with low sensitivity
and available for exploitation. Still, development should be conducted in an appropriate manner with
respect to minimizing development impact. Physical structures such as green hotels, lodge, restaurants
and public convenience facilities are needed to support ecotourism in these areas. (4) N ‘currently not
suitable’ category includes areas with several impacts of development and degraded environment.
The development of ecotourism is further enhanced by geospatial approaches [14]. This study is an
integrated approach of ecotourism development by identifying ecotourism sites and constructing
methodology to assess the ecotourism sustainability by matching the characteristics of an area with those
attributes most appropriate for ecotourism. This method has been proven beneficial for supporting
decision-making for planning tourism facilities and ecotourism resource utilization for sustainable development