Using tourism as a mechanism to reduce poaching and hunting: a case study of the Tidong community, Sabah
"In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4497/1/AJ%202016%20%2848%29.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4497/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1745-354220160000012010 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | "In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting
considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this
phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate
hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the
Chinese medicine markets. This paper examines how Community-Based
Ecotourism has some potential to be used as a tool to reducing poaching
using the Tidong community in Sabah as a case study. The key finding is
that successful conservation outcomes for Community-Based Ecotourism
projects are only sustainable over the long run if projects are structured
to ensure that the local community is able to continue effective management
once sponsoring organizations hand over control and that revenue
from tourism does not decline. If tourist revenue declines communities may be forced to revert to previous practices reversing any initial conservation
gains." |
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