- Title
- Community-based ecotourism for conservation and development in Lesotho: a case of Ha-Kome
- Creator
- Maanela, Thabelo Maanela
- Subject
- Community development -- Lesotho
- Subject
- Natural resources conservation areas -- Lesotho
- Subject
- Ecotourism -- Lesotho
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPhil (Environmental Studies)
- Identifier
- vital:11874
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/138
- Identifier
- Community development -- Lesotho
- Identifier
- Natural resources conservation areas -- Lesotho
- Identifier
- Ecotourism -- Lesotho
- Description
- This study evaluates the potential for community-based ecotourism as conservation and development strategy in Kome village, which is an unprotected area. The study adopts the ecotourism concept to illustrate how communitybased ecotourism can be a tool for conservation and development in poor rural communities. Adopting the intensive case study design, the study investigates the major challenges for community-based ecotourism in Kome village. Findings reveal that Kome community derives low socio-economic benefits including limited earnings, low employment, poor benefits sharing and lack of entrepreneurships. Kome has a potential to offer better community-based ecotourism products due to diverse tourist attractions ranging from historical, cultural activities to natural scenery. The study suggests and recommends formation of a partnership between the Kome community, private, public sector and the NGOs as a strategy for development. The study concludes that ecotourism can be an appropriate option for conservation and development for Kome village.
- Format
- 145 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science & Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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