The management of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda: Are the socio-economic benefits realised?
The management of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda: Are the socio-economic benefits realised?
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乌干达山地大猩猩旅游业的管理：社会经济效益是否实现？
DOI：
10.4102/td.v18i1.1136
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2022
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I. Amony
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Gift Muresherwa;Washington Makuzva;C. N. Dube;I. Amony
尽管濒临灭绝，山地大猩猩（gorilla beringei beringei）与旅游业有着密不可分的联系。全球只有1069只灵长类动物，需要扩大保护措施，以便从大猩猩旅游中获得持续和可持续的利益。这一独特的旅游利基已经积极地改变了乌干达、卢旺达和刚果民主共和国（DRC）的经济，这些国家都是这种疾病的流行地。管理和保护类人猿带来了巨大的机遇（例如减轻贫困、经济增长等）。该研究考察了山地大猩猩旅游的管理及其对布托戈塔选定利益相关者的社会经济贡献。布托戈塔是布温迪密林国家公园（BINP）附近的一个农村社区。为了实现这一目标，与六个利益相关者群体进行了结构化的面对面访谈。为了收集研究样本，我们采用了方便抽样和滚雪球抽样。数据收集使用访谈者管理的问卷，并与恒常比较法的帮助下进行分析。主要研究结果表明，山地大猩猩旅游活动在许多方面使人们受益，包括创造就业机会、创业机会和扩大当地基础设施。该研究强调了有效管理山地大猩猩旅游的关键必要性，包括发展基础设施、投资培训、赋予当地人权力、控制进入、加强保护和处理持续存在的腐败问题。
Despite being endangered, the mountain gorilla (gorilla beringei beringei) is inextricably linked to tourism. With only 1069 primates globally, expanded conservation initiatives need to be extended to allow for continuous and sustainable benefits from gorilla tourism. This unique tourism niche has positively changed the economies of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they are endemic. Vast opportunities emanate from the management and conservation of the great apes (e.g. poverty alleviation, economic growth, etc.). The study examined the management of mountain gorilla tourism and its socio-economic contribution to selected stakeholders in Butogota, a rural community next to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP). To achieve this, structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with six stakeholder groups. In order to gather samples for the study, convenience sampling and snowball sampling were used. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and analysed with the help of the constant comparative method. Key findings show that mountain gorilla tourism activities benefit people in a number of ways, including job creation, entrepreneurial opportunities and expanded local infrastructure. The study highlights key imperatives for the effective management of mountain gorilla tourism, including developing infrastructure, investment in training, empowerment of locals, controlled access, and more conservation and dealing with the persistent corruption problem.