A comparison of rural community perceptions and involvement in conservation between the Fiji Islands and Southwestern Portugal

Thaman, Baravi; Icely, John; Fragoso, Bruno; Veitayaki, Joeli

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.09.007

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“…In developing tourism communities where group cohesion is required to acquire decision-making advantages and integrating tourism, group solidarity is essential (Mitchell and Eagles, 2001;Mitchell and Reid, 2001). Therefore, management decisions should be done in close alignment with community members, because they are the ones that have a better understanding of the situation and the ones who receive the benefits that results from the management decisions (Thaman et al, 2016). It is argued that, because management in the tourism industry field sometimes requires immediate decisions (Murphy, 1985), it is difficult to ensure that all voices are represented in the decision-making process (Nault and Stapleton, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resident’s Perspective on Developing Community-Based Tourism – A Qualitative Study of Muen Ngoen Kong Community, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Janta

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Community-Based Tourism (CBT) has been presented as an alternative to sustaining tourism development in developing countries. This tourism model offers local residents an opportunity to manage natural and cultural resources in order to promote the local economy and generate greater benefits. The objective of the study is to investigate the benefits and challenges of CBT as well as solutions to address identified shortcomings by studying Muen Ngoen Kong community in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In order to achieve these objectives, qualitative methods, field observations, and interviews were employed, and qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results of the field observation and interview data from local residents were reported, analyzed, and discussed. To practice CBT, the findings indicated that several challenges had been experienced in the implementation of CBT, including conflict over resource ownership and benefit leaking, financial issues, and problems of community participation. However, an abundance of tourism resources and security related concerns were identified as benefits of CBT in the area. In close collaboration with government agencies, product development was recommended to create a unique condition for CBT and address the shortcomings. It is crucial to involve local residents, empower the local community, conserve and cultivate cultural resources, and, finally, to maintain the overall sustainability of tourism resources.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resident’s Perspective on Developing Community-Based Tourism – A Qualitative Study of Muen Ngoen Kong Community, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Janta

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…A single project can meet some SD targets and not others, and holistic approaches must account for the natural endowments of particular islands, as well as contemporaneous, and future, changes in all sectors. Negotiation of protected areas of any kind can create conflicts and dissent as places are quarantined from use, often reflecting scale problems where regional conservation conflicts with local expectations and various alternative uses (Walpole & Goodwin 2000, Thaman et al 2016) or where local costs conflict with regional and national benefits (Fisher et al 2008, Neudert et al 2017). Ecology and economics are opposed, often with moral and aesthetic overtones.…”

Section: Tourism: Incrementalism Governance and Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Islands: balancing development and sustainability?

Connell

2018

Envir. Conserv.

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SUMMARYThis overview explores sustainable development in island contexts. More subtle and complex concepts of sustainable development have become manifest in the Sustainable Development Goals, with tensions between social, economic and environmental objectives at different scales as livelihoods acquire greater flexibility and islands face multiple challenges to development. Islands are part of rapidly changing and wider worlds, while sustainability is complicated by global change, as debates over strategies and time periods are accentuated in constrained island contexts. Development and sustainability have repeatedly acquired new meanings, hence requiring new analytical techniques, planning objectives and effective governance and management. Progress towards sustainable development in islands and island states is hampered by multi-scalar challenges, including limited biodiversity, migration, external interventions and directives, scarce human resources, weak management, inadequate data (and problems of interpretation), social divisions and tensions and simultaneous quests for modernity and conservation. The tourism sector emphasizes how sustainable development is particularly difficult to achieve in small islands where access to adequate livelihoods is important and limited change is possible.

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“…According to Thaman et al (2016), a more holistic approach to conservation would inspire local communities and safeguard the successful implementation of MPA networks. Herewith, MPAs involving local communities provide significant benefits, including increased success, cost-effectiveness, a sense of ownership of marine resources and, conservation initiatives (Gurney et al, 2016).…”

Section: Inshore Marine Protected Area Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%