Module Seven: Local Community Involvement and Opportunities

        Learning Objectives:

Ability to identify the differences between ecotourism and ecodevelopment.
Understanding of the process and importance of integrating local involvement in ecotourism planning.
Ability to develop planning goals which will generate revenue for protected area management and local communities.
Understanding of the basic issues of working with local communities when planning ecodevelopments.

To complete this Topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:

Textbook Reading:

Chapter 6, Basic Steps Toward Encouraging Local Participation in Nature Tourism Projects (pp. 134-151)

Chapter 7, Ecotourism and Community Development: A View from Belize (pp. 152-168)

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Additional Reading: Starved by war, hungry Congolese turn to park animals for survival

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Individual Quiz

Once you have completed the activities in this topic, you should:

return to Class

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