Eco-tourism in Cameroon’s protected areas

Stakeholder Perceptions on Political Conflict and Trust in Authorities to Develop Ecotourism in Cameroon

“…This is a critical aspect for the success of the sector. The traditional community structure can serve to include or exclude locals, resulting in low levels of trust in the case of the latter (Harilal and Tichaawa, 2020). The buy-in, leading to involvement of locals is entrenched in trust, highlighting the importance of fostering this among all stakeholders (Situmorang, 2018).…”

Pemetaan Kekuatan Dan Kepentingan Stakeholder Dalam Pengembangan Ekowisata Mangrove Di Pulau Baai Bengkulu

“…Saat ini, ekowisata menjadi salah satu alternative untuk mendukung pelestarian ekologi mangrove tanpa memarginalkan akses bagai para nelayan SOSIOLOGI: Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Ilmu Sosial dan Budaya http://jurnalsosiologi.fisip.unila.ac.id/index.php/jurnal e-ISSN 2549-7235 p-ISSN 1411-0040 untuk peningkatan mata pencarian di sekitar kawasan lindung (Dologlou & Katsoni, 2016). Sebagai strategi mata pencaharian yang bergantung pada sumber daya, strategi ini dapat membantu mengentaskan kemiskinan di dalam dan sekitar kawasan lindung dengan menyediakan pilihan mata pencaharian baru melalui keterampilan baru, membuka peluang kerja alternatif bagi penduduk lokal seperti pembersih, juru masak, resepsionis, tukang kebun, pemandu, penari dan penjaga (Harilal, 2018;Sama & Molua, 2019). Pada saat yang sama, ekowisata dapat berkontribusi pada konservasi kawasan konservasi melalui pendidikan lingkungan, peluang mata pencaharian alternatif bagi para pengangguran, pembagian manfaat pendapatan konservasi berbasis ekowisata kepada masyarakat lokal dan pendapatan yang dihasilkan untuk memfasilitasi upaya konservasi (Imanishimwe, Nsengimana, & Nsengumuremyi, 2018).…”

Tackling Conflicts, Supporting Livelihoods: Convivial Conservation in the Campo Ma'an National Park

“…Cameroon's government introduced ecotourism as an alternative livelihood activity to rectify the conflicting goals between conservation and livelihoods in protected areas (Pyhälä et al 2016;Sama and Molua 2019) while ensuring natural resource protection. However, most communities living in, and around protected areas are not involved in the design and planning of ecotourism activities (Harilal and Tichaawa 2018). Moreover, income generated from ecotourism activities has been inadequate as an alternative source of livelihood (Harilal and Tichaawa 2018).…”

“…However, most communities living in, and around protected areas are not involved in the design and planning of ecotourism activities (Harilal and Tichaawa 2018). Moreover, income generated from ecotourism activities has been inadequate as an alternative source of livelihood (Harilal and Tichaawa 2018). A growing body of literature (see Section 4.2) proposes convivial conservation practices as an alternative that is expected to reduce livelihood challenges, increase the participation and engagement of IPLCs, and reduce human-wildlife conflicts.…”