Contents

List of tables

About the Author

Preface

1 The Context of Indigenous Ecotourism

Introduction

Indigenous Peoples and Tourism

Indigenous Tourism

Indigenous Ecotourism

Study of Indigenous Ecotourism

Rationale and Need for this Book

Methods and Case Study Approach

Conclusion

References

2 The Pacific Islands: Village-based Ecotourism in Community Rainforests

Introduction: Ecotourism in the Pacific Islands

South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme: Community Ecotourism

Conservation NGOs and Village-based Ecotourism

Solomon Islands

Fiji

Ecotourism and Village-based Tourism in Fiji

Vanuatu

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Cook Islands, Niue and Tonga

Micronesia

Conclusion

References

3 Latin America: Rainforest Ecotourism, Andes Mountains and Indian Territories

Introduction: Ecotourism in Latin America

Indigenous Ecotourism in South America

Ecuador

Community-based Ecotourism in Ecuador

Peru

Chile

Bolivia

Venezuela

Colombia

Guyana

Suriname

French Guiana

Brazil

Indigenous Ecotourism in Brazil’s Amazon

Indigenous Ecotourism in the Amazon Rainforest, South America

Amazonian Ecotourism Exchange

Indigenous Ecotourism in Central America

Belize

Mexico

Guatemala

Honduras

Panama

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Conclusion

References

4 East Africa: Wildlife and Forest Ecotourism, the Maasai and Community Lands

Introduction: Ecotourism in East Africa

Kenya: Wildlife-based Ecotourism on Maasai Lands

Maasai People and Tourism

Maasai Group Ranches

Wildlife Tourism on Amboseli Group Ranches

Wildlife Tourism on Masai Mara Group Ranches

CORE Community Ecotourism Ventures

Tanzania: Village-based Ecotourism on Community Lands

Village-based Ecotourism in Community Forests

Marine Ecotourism in Zanzibar and Pemba

Maasai Community Ecotourism in Tanzania

Ecotourism in Tarangire and Serengeti

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Community Ecotourism versus Safari Hunting

Tanzania Cultural Tourism Coordination Office

Uganda: Forest-based Ecotourism with Local Communities

Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA)

Uganda Wildlife Authority

Community Involvement in Mountain Gorilla Tourism

Ethiopia

Conservation and Community Benefits of Ecotourism, East Africa

Conclusion

References

5 Southern Africa: Ecotourism on Wildlife Conservancies and Communal Lands

Introduction: Ecotourism in Southern Africa

Botswana

Community-based Tourism in Botswana

Community Tourism in Okavango Delta

Zimbabwe

CAMPFIRE: Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources

Namibia

Communal Area Conservancies

Community-based Tourism

Namibia Community Based Tourism Association (NACOBTA)

Caprivi Strip

South Africa

Kruger National Park

Community Ecotourism in KwaZulu-Natal Province

Conservation Corporation Africa

Wilderness Safaris

Community Ecotourism in Eastern Cape Province

Conclusion

References

6 West Africa: Community-based Ecotourism in Forest Areas

Introduction: Ecotourism in West Africa

Ghana

Community-based Ecotourism Project

Kakum Canopy Walkway

Gambia

Senegal

Casamance Village Tourism

Niger

Ivory Coast

Cameroon

Lowland Gorilla Ecotourism, Southern Cameroon

Other Lowland Gorilla Ecotourism Projects

Republic of Congo

Conclusion

References

7 South-east Asia: Forest and Mountain Ecotourism, Hilltribes and Island Nations

Introduction: Ecotourism in South East Asia

Thailand

Hilltribe Trekking in Northern Thailand

Lisu Lodge

Vietnam

Hilltribe Tourism in Sapa

Cambodia

Cambodia Community-based Ecotourism Network (CCBEN)

Yeak Laom Ecotourism Project

Laos

Nam Ha Ecotourism Project

China

Ethnic Ecotourism in Yunnan Province

Wanglang Nature Reserve, Sichuan

Indonesia

Indonesian Ecotourism Centre (Indecon)

Mountain Ecotourism in Java and Lombok

Marine Ecotourism in Sulawesi

Mentawai Cultural Ecotourism, Siberut

Kayan Mentarang National Park, Kalimantan

Philippines

Mountain Ecotourism in Luzon

Malaysia

Orang Asli Ecotourism in Peninsula Malaysia

Dayak Ecotourism in Sabah

Iban Longhouse Tourism, Sarawak

Conclusion

References

8 Sustainable Development and Management of Indigenous Ecotourism

Indigenous Ecotourism on Tribal Lands

Empowerment and Community Development

Sustainable Indigenous Ecotourism

Development and Management of Indigenous Ecotourism

Conclusion

References

Index

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