Potential of Aik Bone Protected Forest as an Eco-Tourism Area Based on Structure, Composition and Vegetation Diversity

This research was intended to determine whether Aik Bone Protected Forest has potential be developed as an ecotourism area based on the structure, composition and diversity of vegetation. Because protected forest had previously been into a tourist destination by surrounding community. But, it not success cannot last long,, because planning cinditions is bad lack maintenance existing facilities. The located in Bukak Village, North Batukliang District, Central Lombok Regency. type descriptive quantitative research. purpose were analyze about density, frequency, dominance index vegetation species. species found protection classified 15 families with total 156 dividuals/Hectare. Plants that highest important value at seedling sapling category Caffea canephora. While for pole Tabernaemontana sphaerocarpa Blums thee Swietenia macophyla King. Species seedling, tree categories moderate, while low.