Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa

Glaesel, Heidi

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“…While comprehensive multinational data have shown that on average certain types of PAs have positive effects on the well‐being of nearby residents (Naidoo, 2019), localized case studies can demonstrate mixed or negative effects on communities (Lepp & Holland, 2006; Kibicho, 2008; Appiah‐Opoku, 2011). These negative effects often stem from physical and governance exclusion from parks (Neumann, 1998, 2001; Brockington, 2002; Nelson, 2003). For example, when Uganda's Kibale national park was created in 1993, people were evicted (sometimes forcefully; Government of Uganda, 1992, cited in Lepp & Holland, 2006) and the park became ‘out of bounds’ for residents (Lepp, 2004).…”

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Not just the Big Five: African ecotourists prefer parks brimming with bird diversity

Eyster

Naidoo

Chan

2022

Animal Conservation

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Ecotourism helps sustain protected areas (PAs) that in turn conserve Africa's declining fauna. Identifying ecotourist preferences and which species and landscapes benefit from ecotourism could therefore support African biodiversity conservation efforts. Due to historic associations with trophy hunting and subsequent ecotourism marketing efforts, ecotourist preferences have been thought to traditionally center around the ‘Big Five’: elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros. But these preferences may be evolving. Here, we ask two questions, one about the drivers and one about the consequences of ecotourism: (1) Which species and landscapes do ecotourists most prefer based on realized visitation data? And (2), differently, which species and landscapes benefit most from ecotourism? We gathered data on average annual tourist visits, the occurrence of nine mammals, bird species richness, forest cover, national wealth, local human population and accessibility for 164 Sub‐Saharan African PAs. To address our first question, we used a Bayesian multivariable model to identify whether bird and megafaunal diversity explain visits to PAs while controlling for other factors. To address our second question, we used Bayesian univariate models to analyze the relationships between park visitation and each species/landscape. We found that tourist preferences extend beyond the Big Five to include bird diversity. We also observed that ecotourism may be well suited to conserve bird diversity, lion, cheetah, black and white rhinoceros, African wild dog and giraffe species. Collectively, our results may help inform how to leverage ecotourism to conserve African fauna.

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Not just the Big Five: African ecotourists prefer parks brimming with bird diversity

Eyster

Naidoo

Chan

2022

Animal Conservation

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“…According to the existing literature, tourism has the potential to foster peace and tolerance, social justice, and mutual understanding, thereby alleviating organizations' concerns about injustice in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemic (Higgins-Desbiolles, 2020;Sigala, 2020). Political ecology prioritizes environmental activists and opponents (Bergius et al, 2018;Brockington, 2002;Büscher and Ramutsindela, 2016;Igoe and Croucher, 2007;Neumann, 1998). While environmental programmes can marginalize indigenous peoples and degrade their environments, businesses, governments, and non-governmental groups frequently counteract these effects through adaptation, resistance, or pragmatic involvement (Cavanagh and Benjaminsen, 2015;Gingembre, 2015;Hall et al, 2015;Holmes, 2007;Mariki et al, 2015;Rocheleau, 2015;Wanvik and Caine, 2017).…”

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“…While environmental programmes can marginalize indigenous peoples and degrade their environments, businesses, governments, and non-governmental groups frequently counteract these effects through adaptation, resistance, or pragmatic involvement (Cavanagh and Benjaminsen, 2015;Gingembre, 2015;Hall et al, 2015;Holmes, 2007;Mariki et al, 2015;Rocheleau, 2015;Wanvik and Caine, 2017). Political ecologists value two types of actors: those who carry out environmental interventions and those who reject them (Bergius et al, 2018;Büscher and Ramutsindela, 2016;Igoe and Croucher, 2007;Neumann, 1998).…”

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Conceptual Framework – Sustainability Actions, Global Crises and Justice in the Future of Tourism and Hospitality

Amoako,

Sedalo,

Asiedu

et al. 2024

Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance &

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The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic posed a big obstacle for nations as it affected the anticipated cash flows from the tourism and hospitality industry. Many tourist destinations have suffered as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. Tourism and hospitality have been major source of revenue, and nations depend on them to augment their budgetary issues and support the provision of basic public services. Ethical tourism, responsible tourism, social justice, and sustainable tourism promise to be effective tools to execute this reputation agenda, which scholars have ignored. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that shows the effect of sustainability actions and justice on stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality industries, presently and for future generations. An in-depth literature review was employed using papers on sustainability actions. Using Scopus-indexed journals, 88 articles from several databases were sourced using key words. The conceptual framework provides insights into how global crises such as coronavirus disease in 2019 can be used as a gate to launch social justice in the tourism and hospitality space for employees, local tourism communities, tourists, and stakeholders globally. It provides academics and practitioners in the tourism and hospitality sectors with a fairer perspective on the development of strategies to attract tourists and better investment initiatives.

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Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa

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Not just the Big Five: African ecotourists prefer parks brimming with bird diversity

Not just the Big Five: African ecotourists prefer parks brimming with bird diversity

Conceptual Framework – Sustainability Actions, Global Crises and Justice in the Future of Tourism and Hospitality

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