Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah
"In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the...
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| author | Mohamed, Maryati Hamzah, Zulhazman Prideaux, Bruce Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah |
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| description | "In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting
considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this
phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate
hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the
Chinese medicine markets. This paper examines how Community-Based
Ecotourism has some potential to be used as a tool to reducing poaching
using the Tidong community in Sabah as a case study. The key finding is
that successful conservation outcomes for Community-Based Ecotourism
projects are only sustainable over the long run if projects are structured
to ensure that the local community is able to continue effective management
once sponsoring organizations hand over control and that revenue
from tourism does not decline. If tourist revenue declines communities may be forced to revert to previous practices reversing any initial conservation
gains." |
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| spelling | uthm-44972021-12-07T04:20:42Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4497/ Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah Mohamed, Maryati Hamzah, Zulhazman Prideaux, Bruce Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah G154.9 - 155.8 Travel and state. Tourism "In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the Chinese medicine markets. This paper examines how Community-Based Ecotourism has some potential to be used as a tool to reducing poaching using the Tidong community in Sabah as a case study. The key finding is that successful conservation outcomes for Community-Based Ecotourism projects are only sustainable over the long run if projects are structured to ensure that the local community is able to continue effective management once sponsoring organizations hand over control and that revenue from tourism does not decline. If tourist revenue declines communities may be forced to revert to previous practices reversing any initial conservation gains." Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4497/1/AJ%202016%20%2848%29.pdf Mohamed, Maryati and Hamzah, Zulhazman and Prideaux, Bruce and Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah (2016) Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 12 (119). pp. 119-144. ISSN 1745-3542 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1745-354220160000012010 |
| spellingShingle | G154.9 - 155.8 Travel and state. Tourism Mohamed, Maryati Hamzah, Zulhazman Prideaux, Bruce Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title | Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title_full | Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title_fullStr | Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title_short | Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah |
| title_sort | using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the tidong community, sabah |
| topic | G154.9 - 155.8 Travel and state. Tourism |
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