Wildlife tourism gets sustainable
Published on : Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Tourism related to sustainable wildlife can never be nurtured on its own. It needs few conditions along with skills that would profit communities and governments. Effectual planning, management skills, use of technology and stakeholder partnership are the key ingredients required to deliver economic and development benefits as reducing the possible adverse environmental and social effects. While tourism offers income-generating opportunities for the communities, it must be developed in the right way and marketed to targeted consumers.
Modern technologies like travel booking websites, social media marketing, and mobile apps provide local communities and new age entrepreneurs’ a chance to connect directly with the consumers. The communities still require greater access to understanding of and ability with these tools to control their power completely. Adaptive management strategies along with constant monitoring are needed to help communities connect, maneuver growth, optimize benefit sharing, and better understand limitations. One main factor in impacting the sustainability of wildlife tourism is making sure that local communities profit from tourism activities.
This publication created partly with financial assistance provided by FIAS Development Partners under the FY17–21 FIAS strategy. All through the FIAS program, the World Bank Group and donor partners assist investment climate reforms in various developing countries with an intention to foster open, productive, and competitive markets and to let loose sustainable private investments in sectors that have growth and poverty lessening possibility. The FIAS program is managed by the World Bank Group global practice.
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