An alternative approach to community-based ecotourism: a bottom-up locally initiated non-monetised project in Papua New Guinea

• Published in: Journal of sustainable tourism Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 880 - 899
• Main Authors: Sakata, Hana, Prideaux, Bruce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2013; Taylor & Francis; Multilingual Matters Ltd
• Subjects: Alternative Approaches; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Citizen participation; Communities; Community; community agency; Community Involvement; Community support; community-based ecotourism; Conservation; Ecotourism; Environment and sustainable development; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Governance; Indigenous Populations; indigenous tourism; Native peoples; non-monetised economy; Papua New Guinea; social enterprise; Studies; Sustainable Development; Tourism; 土著旅游; 巴布亚新几内亚; 社会企业; 社区为基准的生态旅游; 社区机构; 非货币经济; Papua New Guinea; Melanesia; Oceania; non-monetised economy; social enterprise; Papua New Guinea; Tropical zone; Community participation; Wild life; Sustainable development; community agency; Bottom up control; Sustainable tourism; Economy; community-based ecotourism; Alternative method; Autochthonous; Ecotourism; indigenous tourism; Community

Community-based ecotourism (CBET) is presented as a tool for conservation and sustainable development by conservation practitioners and development agencies, but is reported to have achieved little. Several scholars argue that many problems stem from inadequate power relationships between external a...