BIODIVERSITAS ISSN: 1412-033X Volume 24, Number 1, January 2023 E-ISSN: 2085-4722 Pages: 282-289 DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d240134 NDVI, suitability, and carrying capacity of Dieng Plateau Forests to sustain Dieng Kulon Village tourism, Central Java, Indonesia FATMA LESTARI 1,2 , INDRA NI TUA 6 , ADONIS MUZANNI 3 , DANESTA FEBIANTO NUGROHO 6 , ANDRIO A. WIBOWO 2,4 , TRI WARTONO 6 , BAIDURI WIDANARKO 1 , ASEP SAEPULLAH 6 , ROBIANA MODJO 1 , MIFTACHUL FARIDA 6 , DADAN ERWANDI 1 , DESSY DWI ARYANI 6 , ABDUL KADIR 1 , ANINDHITA IRSALINA WIDIATMOKO 6 , HENDRA 1 , ZICO JUNI HERWANTO 6 , MILA TEJAMAYA 1 , RIZAL ALFIANSYAH HAMID 6 , FATMAH 3 , EZSA LARASHATI GUNAWAN 6 , DINA LUSIANA SETYOWATI 5 , M. FAIZIR HAFIDS 6 1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. C Building, 1 st Floor Kampus UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia 2 Disaster Risk Reduction Center, Universitas Indonesia. Integrated Laboratory and Research Centre Building, 2 nd Floor Kampus UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia 3 School of Environmental Science, Universitas Indonesia. Kampus UI Salemba, Jakarta Pusat 10430, Jakarta, Indonesia 4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia. Kampus UI Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia.  email: awbio2021b@gmail.com 5 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman. Jl. Kuaro, Gn. Kelua, Samarinda Ulu, Samarinda 75119, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 6 Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia. Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 17, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia Manuscript received: 27 November 2022. Revision accepted: 7 January 2023. Abstract. Lestari F, Tua IN, Muzanni A, Nugroho DF, Wibowo AA, Wartono T, Widanarko B, Saepullah A, Modjo R, Farida M, Erwandi D, Aryani DD, Kadir A, Widiatmoko AI, Hendra, Herwanto ZJ, Tejamaya M, Hamid RA, Fatmah, Gunawan EL, Setyowati DL, Hafids MF. 2023. NDVI, suitability, and carrying capacity of Dieng Plateau Forests to sustain Dieng Kulon Village tourism. Biodiversitas 24: 282-289. Village tourism is a form of tourism that can support the conservation of an ecosystem. On the Dieng Plateau, Dieng Kulon is one of the tourism villages located in Banjarnegara district, Central Java, Indonesia. Despite the rapid growth of tourism in Dieng and its potential environmental consequences, information on tourism carrying capacity in Dieng is still limited. Here, this study aims to measure the suitability and carrying capacity of Dieng Kulon Village. The suitability for tourism is measured based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Equation was used to calculate the carrying capacity. According to the findings, forest areas with a size of 23.9% and high NDVI values ranging from 0.87 to 0.91 were deemed very suitable for birdwatching and hiking activities. Agricultural land made up nearly half of the village (57.1%) with high NDVI values (ranging from 0.36-0.86) was deemed ideal for sightseeing activities. In comparison to other types of land, agricultural land had the highest carrying capacity, followed by forest land. Agricultural land can support 84.8-155.2 people per day for sightseeing activities. Forest areas are suitable for hiking and birdwatching activities. At least 51.6 to 334.9 people per day are allowed for hiking activities. Birdwatching in the forest is limited to 3.1-19.9 people per day. To conclude, carrying capacity information is very important for managing village tourism in a sustainable manner. Keywords: Dieng, land use, NDVI, suitability, tourism village INTRODUCTION Indonesia is unquestionably one of the countries in the world with enormous tourism potential. Tourism is one of the industries that generate the most foreign exchange in Indonesia. According to BPS statistics from 2018, the amount of foreign exchange in the tourism sector surpassed US$ 16,426 billion, with international visitor expenditure having a substantial multiplier effect on employment creation and the local economy. Tourism has also aided community growth. Tourism villages arose as a result of the presence of legislation promoting growth based on local authority. Village tourism is one of the potential forms of tourism in Indonesia. These tourism activities offer an overall atmosphere that accentuates the authenticity of village natural scenery, culinary delights, souvenirs, and homestays (Kementerian Koperasi dan UKM Republik Indonesia 2017). A tourism village in the context of village tourism is an asset based on rural potential with all its uniqueness and attractiveness that can be empowered and developed as a product of tourism to attract tourist visits to the location of the village (Sudibya 2018). Currently, according to database provided by Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy as available in https://jadesta.kemenparekraf.go.id/peta in Indonesia there are approximately 3,619 tourist villages across Indonesia. Central Java, one of Indonesia's large provinces, was also known to have tourism potential. In 2017, this Central Java accounted first for the popular tourist destinations on Java Island, with 40,899,577 visitors and offering 665 tourist attractions. The tourists’ interest in Central Java Province is more dominated by natural tourism in village settings. The tourism potentials in West Java have contributed to the significant economic dynamics and