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标题：An appraisal of ecotourisms impact on biodiversity conservation The case of Campo Maan National Park, Cameroon
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作者：Gadinga W. Forje ; Tchamba N. Martin ; Eno-Nku Manasseh 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation
电子版ISSN：2141-243X
出版年度：2020
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：142-152
DOI：10.5897/IJBC2020.1420
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：Ecotourism is often perceived as a strategy for sustainable biodiversity conservation for protected areas. In Cameroon, there is dearth of information on the impacts of ecotourism on biodiversity conservation of protected areas. The main thrust of this study is to examine local population's perceptions of the impact of ecotourism on biodiversity conservation in and around the Campo Ma'an National Park (CMNP). Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were gotten from household survey (N=124), focus group discussions (N=8) and key informant interviews (N=16). From the findings, 44.4% of the local population perceived ecotourism activities contributing to biodiversity conservation of CMNP against 55.6% with contrary views. Spearman rank correlation coefficients and Chi-square test statistics indicated that, variables plausibly influencing local population's perception of ecotourism impact on biodiversity conservation in and around CMNP were age (p<0.10), gender (p<0.50), main occupation (p<0.10), secondary occupation (p<0.10), time spent in the community (p<0.50), and number of children (p<0.50). From the logistic regression model, the main variables affecting the local population's perception were age, gender and time spent in the community. This study recommends the development of ecotourism friendly policies that can accelerate Public Private Partnership for a participatory and sustainable ecotourism approach for biodiversity conservation and livelihood enhancement in and around the CMNP. It also recommends the development of a gender sensitive ecotourism that will fair opportunities for rural women to benefit from ecotourism activities.
关键词：Ecotourism;biodiversity conservation;perception;adjacent population;national parks;Campo Ma'an National Park;South Cameroon