“…Ecotourism development that is community driven is necessary, as tourism that is not planned in this fashion can result in negative impacts such as environmental degradation, and loss of identity and authenticity. The necessity for community involvement in tourism is widely reported in literature (Telfer, 2002; TÉOROS, Special Issue, p. 65-70 © 2012 Sonya R. GRACI : Putting Community Based Tourism into Practice Hardy and Beeton, 2001;Bramwell and Sharman, 1999;Sheyvens, 1999;Joppe, 1996;Simmons, 1994;Jamal and Getz, 1995;Murphy, 1985).…”