List of tables | p. ix |
About the Author | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
1 The Context of Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Indigenous Peoples and Tourism | p. 3 |
Indigenous Tourism | p. 8 |
Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 11 |
Study of Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 15 |
Rationale and Need for this Book | p. 23 |
Methods and Case Study Approach | p. 23 |
Conclusion | p. 24 |
References | p. 25 |
2 The Pacific Islands: Village-based Ecotourism in Community Rainforests | p. 35 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in the Pacific Islands | p. 35 |
South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme: Community Ecotourism | p. 36 |
Conservation NGOs and Village-based Ecotourism | p. 38 |
Solomon Islands | p. 40 |
Fiji | p. 45 |
Ecotourism and Village-based Tourism in Fiji | p. 46 |
Vanuatu | p. 50 |
Papua New Guinea | p. 52 |
Samoa | p. 57 |
Cook Islands, Niue and Tonga | p. 59 |
Micronesia | p. 59 |
Conclusion | p. 60 |
References | p. 61 |
3 Latin America: Rainforest Ecotourism, Andes Mountains and Indian Territories | p. 67 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in Latin America | p. 67 |
Indigenous Ecotourism in South America | p. 68 |
Ecuador | p. 68 |
Community-based Ecotourism in Ecuador | p. 69 |
Peru | p. 76 |
Chile | p. 81 |
Bolivia | p. 81 |
Venezuela | p. 83 |
Colombia | p. 84 |
Guyana | p. 84 |
Suriname | p. 86 |
French Guiana | p. 87 |
Brazil | p. 88 |
Indigenous Ecotourism in Brazil's Amazon | p. 88 |
Indigenous Ecotourism in the Amazon Rainforest, South America | p. 89 |
Amazonian Ecotourism Exchange | p. 91 |
Indigenous Ecotourism in Central America | p. 91 |
Belize | p. 91 |
Mexico | p. 93 |
Guatemala | p. 97 |
Honduras | p. 99 |
Panama | p. 101 |
Nicaragua | p. 102 |
Costa Rica | p. 103 |
Dominican Republic, Caribbean | p. 104 |
Conclusion | p. 104 |
References | p. 106 |
4 East Africa: Wildlife and Forest Ecotourism, the Maasai and Community Lands | p. 117 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in East Africa | p. 117 |
Kenya: Wild life-based Ecotourism on Maasai Lands | p. 118 |
Maasai People and Tourism | p. 119 |
Maasai Group Ranches | p. 120 |
Wildlife Tourism on Amboseli Group Ranches | p. 128 |
Wildlife Tourism on Masai Mara Group Ranches | p. 129 |
CORE Community Ecotourism Ventures | p. 133 |
Tanzania: Village-based Ecotourism on Community Lands | p. 136 |
Village-based Ecotourism in Community Forests | p. 137 |
Marine Ecotourism in Zanzibar and Pemba | p. 139 |
Maasai Community Ecotourism in Tanzania | p. 141 |
Ecotourism in Tarangire and Serengeti | p. 141 |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area | p. 144 |
Community Ecotourism versus Safari Hunting | p. 145 |
Tanzania Cultural Tourism Coordination Office | p. 147 |
Uganda: Forest-based Ecotourism with Local Communities | p. 148 |
Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) | p. 149 |
Uganda Wildlife Authority | p. 150 |
Community Involvement in Mountain Gorilla Tourism | p. 151 |
Ethiopia | p. 154 |
Conservation and Community Benefits of Ecotourism, East Africa | p. 154 |
Conclusion | p. 156 |
References | p. 157 |
5 Southern Africa: Ecotourism on Wildlife Conservancies and Communal Lands | p. 169 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in Southern Africa | p. 159 |
Botswana | p. 170 |
Community-based Tourism in Botswana | p. 170 |
Community Tourism in Okavango Delta | p. 175 |
Zimbabwe | p. 178 |
CAMPFIRE: Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources | p. 178 |
Namibia | p. 182 |
Communal Area Conservancies | p. 183 |
Community-based Tourism | p. 184 |
Namibia Community Based Tourism Association (NACOBTA) | p. 185 |
Caprivi Strip | p. 190 |
South Africa | p. 192 |
Kruger National Park | p. 193 |
Community Ecotourism in KwaZulu-Natal Province | p. 195 |
Conservation Corporation Africa | p. 199 |
Wilderness Safaris | p. 200 |
Community Ecotourism in Eastern Cape Province | p. 202 |
Conclusion | p. 204 |
References | p. 205 |
6 West Africa: Community-based Ecotourism in Forest Areas | p. 216 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in West Africa | p. 216 |
Ghana | p. 216 |
Community-based Ecotourism Project | p. 217 |
Kakum Canopy Walkway | p. 220 |
Gambia | p. 221 |
Senegal | p. 223 |
Casamance Village Tourism | p. 223 |
Niger | p. 224 |
Ivory Coast | p. 225 |
Cameroon | p. 225 |
Lowland Gorilla Ecotourism, Southern Cameroon | p. 227 |
Other Lowland Gorilla Ecotourism Projects | p. 227 |
Republic of Congo | p. 228 |
Conclusion | p. 228 |
References | p. 229 |
7 South-east Asia: Forest and Mountain Ecotourism, Hilltribes and Island Nations | p. 232 |
Introduction: Ecotourism in South East Asia | p. 232 |
Thailand | p. 233 |
Hilltribe Trekking in Northern Thailand | p. 233 |
Lisu Lodge | p. 237 |
Vietnam | p. 238 |
Hilltribe Tourism in Sapa | p. 239 |
Cambodia | p. 240 |
Cambodia Community-based Ecotourism Network (CCBEN) | p. 240 |
Yeak Laom Ecotourism Project | p. 241 |
Laos | p. 241 |
Nam Ha Ecotourism Project | p. 241 |
China | p. 243 |
Ethnic Ecotourism in Yunnan Province | p. 243 |
Wanglang Nature Reserve, Sichuan | p. 247 |
Indonesia | p. 248 |
Indonesian Ecotourism Centre (Indecon) | p. 248 |
Mountain Ecotourism in Java and Lombok | p. 248 |
Marine Ecotourism in Sulawesi | p. 251 |
Mentawai Cultural Ecotourism, Siberut | p. 253 |
Kayan Mentarang National Park, Kalimantan | p. 254 |
Philippines | p. 255 |
Mountain Ecotourism in Luzon | p. 255 |
Malaysia | p. 257 |
Orang Asli Ecotourism in Peninsula Malaysia | p. 257 |
Dayak Ecotourism in Sabah | p. 258 |
Iban Longhouse Tourism, Sarawak | p. 262 |
Conclusion | p. 267 |
References | p. 268 |
8 Sustainable Development and Management of Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 278 |
Indigenous Ecotourism on Tribal Lands | p. 279 |
Empowerment and Community Development | p. 283 |
Sustainable Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 285 |
Development and Management of Indigenous Ecotourism | p. 286 |
Conclusion | p. 288 |
References | p. 290 |
Index | p. 295 |