Optimising investments from elephant tourist revenues in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique

Boer, W.F. de; Stigter, J.D.; Ntumi, C.P.

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2006.11.002

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“…For example, Swaziland and Lesotho are comparatively close to Mozambique; the first two nations have five papers between them compared with 12 from Mozambique. Several topics overlap, but there is no reason why lessons from the study in Mozambique's elephant reserve (Boer et al, 2007) could not be applied to tourism and conservation in Lesotho and Swaziland.…”

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A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa

Smith

2010

International Transactions in Operational Research

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There continues to be considerable interest in the potential for applying Operational Research (OR) in less‐developed countries. A recent paper provided a bibliography of published research from West Africa. This paper extends that bibliography to the other sub‐Saharan nations, with the omission of South Africa. In some parts of this region, there have been numerous applications described in the literature, while in others there is very little on record. As in the earlier paper, the material has been collected from a wide range of journals, extending from the regular OR literature to many application journals. In addition to the references, the paper describes the manner of collection of this information, and discusses the resulting picture of OR in sub‐Saharan Africa.

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“…Conservation . (Agarwal et al, 2005; Barnes, 2001; Boer et al, 2007; Galvin et al, 2006; Gibson and Marks, 1995; Johnson et al, 2010; Kassie et al, 2008; Kooten et al, 1997; Mmopelwa, 2006; Paterson et al, 2008; Verdoodt and Ranst, 2006; Williams, 1998)…”

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A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa

Smith

2010

International Transactions in Operational Research

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“…Currently, there are approximately 16 700 elephants in the KNP (SANParks 2012), which can move freely into the LNP where over 1000 elephants have been recorded (Milgroom & Spierenburg 2008). In Mozambique, where people and elephants compete for resources, there have been reports of crop raiding by elephants (De Boer & Baquete 1998;De Boer, Stigter & Ntumi 2007;Harris et al 2008) as well as recent reports of intensive illegal killings in Mozambique's largest conservation areas (Booth & Dunham 2014). Both illegal killings and human occupancy of their home ranges could affect the elephants' perception of safety.…”

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Elephant movement patterns in relation to human inhabitants in and around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

Cook

Henley

Parrini

2015

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The presence of humans and African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park can create situations of potential human–elephant conflict. Such conflict will likely be exacerbated as elephant and human populations increase, unless mitigation measures are put in place. In this study we analysed the movement patterns of 13 collared adult African elephants from the northern Kruger National Park over a period of eight years (2006–2014). We compared the occurrence and displacement rates of elephant bulls and cows around villages in the Limpopo National Park and northern border of the Kruger National Park across seasons and at different times of the day. Elephants occurred close to villages more often in the dry season than in the wet season, with bulls occurring more frequently around villages than cows. Both the bulls and the cows preferred to use areas close to villages from early evening to midnight, with the bulls moving closer to villages than the cows. These results suggest that elephants, especially the bulls, are moving through the studied villages in Mozambique and Zimbabwe at night and that these movements are most common during the drier months when resources are known to be scarce.Conservation implications: Elephants from the Kruger National Park are moving in close proximity to villages within the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Resettlement of villages within and around the park should therefore be planned away from elephant seasonal routes to minimise conflict between humans and elephants.

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“…The positive effects reveal that the concession processes provide movement in the tourist market, generating economic bene ts for the management of the area and also for the communities. In addition, they enable an increase in revenue from the area and those destined for the government, increase in agricultural productivity and generate better conditions for employment, housing, food security, quality of life and social cohesion in the community (Geoghegan 1994;Martin and Chehébar 2001;Saporiti 2006;Boer et al 2007;Wilson et al 2009;Gardner 2012;Ojeda 2012;Saayman et al 2012;Stone and Nyaupane 2015;Rylance 2016;Trihatmoko 2018;Rodrigues and Abrucio 2019). This highlight of the tourist and economic scope from the positive effects found in the research reveals that when they are destined to occur in conservation spaces, they are delivered to the private sector with the aim of strengthening the economy (Araújo Junior 2005), constituting a result of the neoliberal bias consistent in the public policies related to concessions.…”

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Effects of Tourism Concessions in Protected Areas around the world

Gomes

Silveira

Souza

et al. 2022

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This study aimed to investigate tourist concessions around the world and their main effects. To do so, we explored the descriptive information according to specific variables and the existing balance between positive and negative effects. We found that the concessions fulfill their economic role through the development of tourist activity, but they have deficiencies in social, environmental and procedural parameters. The most significant positive effect especially concerns the economy and tourism. On the other hand, the negative social effect showed a higher percentage and is related to the lack of partnership with the community. Most concession types are strictly linked to tourism by large companies. The local population is not fully included in the processes or considered partners, and they only participate in the provision of services. We also found an imbalance between positive and negative effects, with evidence of inconsistency in the processes. The processes considered inconsistent compromise local sustainability, the management objectives of the areas, and generate unequal opportunities. This scenario reveals that tourism concessions are still fragile and can compromise sustainable tourism development and nature conservation in PA. Furthermore, processes based on economic policies when implemented in conservation efforts only guarantee the maximization of economic benefits, disfavoring social and environmental objectives. We defend the control and continuous monitoring of concessions in order to maintain more consistent and effective processes.

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Optimising investments from elephant tourist revenues in the Maputo Elephant Reserve, Mozambique

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa

A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa

Elephant movement patterns in relation to human inhabitants in and around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

Effects of Tourism Concessions in Protected Areas around the world

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