Is community-based tourism the right vehicle to link conservation and development?

Friday, September 18, 2020

From the soil: Batswana are eager for greater participation in tourism PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Given the increased consciousness of the significance of host communities and environmental responsibility in tourism, Community-based Tourism (CBT) has gained recognition in the tourism literature as a strategy for environmental conservation and community development.

Contemporary CBT programmes are conducted in different countries across Africa, Latin America and Asia. Community-based tourism has been supported to enable linkages between biodiversity conservation and to improve community livelihoods.

Extant literature on biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods are reflective of the merits, demerits and the importance of including communities in the conservation and development agenda.

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