Ecotourism Potential and Challenges at Lake Natron Ramsar Site, Tanzania

Shoo, Rehema Abeli

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43302-4_6

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“…Residents were mainly not aware of the economic benefit of Ramsar sites for the community and they have identified the following main factors of degradation: waste disposal, poor attitudes of residents toward environmental protection, wildfires, shoreline recession, small-scale industries, fishing, farming and lack of the public education about impacts of environmental degradation on Ramsar sites. Perceptions of ecotourism potential from residents have been studied in the Lake Natron Ramsar site; the results show that Lake Natron has the potential for ecotourism development but lacks a general management plan, mechanism for the fair distribution of ecotourism benefits, developed tourist infrastructure facilities and adequate funding [26]. Analyses of wetland as sustainable tourism destinations have been conducted in the Kilombero Valley Ramsar site in Tanzania; the results show that landless people have more negative attitudes toward wetland tourism than landowners [27].…”

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Sustainable Tourism Development and Ramsar Sites in Serbia: Exploring Residents’ Attitudes and Water Quality Assessment in the Vlasina Protected Area

Milanović Pešić,

Jojić Glavonjić,

Denda

et al. 2023

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This study aims to present the potential for sustainable tourism development on Vlasina Lake, which is, along with its surroundings, declared as a Ramsar site, Natural Asset of Exceptional Importance, IBA, IPA, PBA and Emerald area. A survey conducted among the residents indicated that they expressed positive attitudes towards sustainable tourism development, even though a small percentage of them are employed in tourism. Considering the lake as the most valuable part of this area, this study emphasized water quality assessment as the necessary condition for sustainable tourism development. Water quality indices (SWQI, CWQI and WPI) were used for water quality assessment for the period 2013–2022. Based on SWQI, Vlasina Lake has a good to excellent water quality and, according to WPI, has clean water suitable for tourism and recreation. The CWQI for overall water quality ranged from marginal to good. It is the highest for recreation, but it is based on only one parameter (pH), which is the limitation of this methodology. Based on field research, survey, water quality assessment and previous studies, it is concluded that this area has favorable conditions for developing various types of tourism, which could contribute to the future development of this undeveloped and unpopulated area.

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