Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia
Community-based ecotourism is one of the most dynamic sectors of Malaysian tourism industry. The destination involved remote traditional communities where national parks, game reserves and other protected areas served as the background setting for such activities. Its principle is focused upon the b...
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| description | Community-based ecotourism is one of the most dynamic sectors of Malaysian tourism industry. The destination involved remote traditional communities where national parks, game reserves and other protected areas served as the background setting for such activities. Its principle is focused upon the benefits of tourism attained by local population and the environment while minimizing negative impacts. By empowering the locals with own governance and management partnerships within the area, community based ecotourism may reduce economic leakages, minimize negative impacts and concentrate the benefits locally. This study will discussed the key management issues of community-based tourism: government supports, sustainable use of local resources, participation of stakeholders, fair benefits sharing, strengthening of local institutions, linkages with regional and national levels and training. African and Asian experiences in these areas are highlighted. |
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| spelling | upm-190052017-11-14T04:00:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19005/ Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia Yaman, Amat Ramsa Mohd, Abdullah Community-based ecotourism is one of the most dynamic sectors of Malaysian tourism industry. The destination involved remote traditional communities where national parks, game reserves and other protected areas served as the background setting for such activities. Its principle is focused upon the benefits of tourism attained by local population and the environment while minimizing negative impacts. By empowering the locals with own governance and management partnerships within the area, community based ecotourism may reduce economic leakages, minimize negative impacts and concentrate the benefits locally. This study will discussed the key management issues of community-based tourism: government supports, sustainable use of local resources, participation of stakeholders, fair benefits sharing, strengthening of local institutions, linkages with regional and national levels and training. African and Asian experiences in these areas are highlighted. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19005/1/Community-based%20ecotourism%20a%20new%20proposition%20for%20sustainable%20development%20and%20environmental%20conservation%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Yaman, Amat Ramsa and Mohd, Abdullah (2004) Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences, 4 (4). pp. 583-589. ISSN 1812-5654; ESSN: 1812-5662 http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2004.583.589 10.3923/jas.2004.583.589 |
| spellingShingle | Yaman, Amat Ramsa Mohd, Abdullah Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title | Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title_full | Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title_short | Community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in Malaysia |
| title_sort | community-based ecotourism: a new proposition for sustainable development and environmental conservation in malaysia |
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