On the rim of inspiration: performance of AWF tourism enterprises in Botswana and Rwanda

摘要: ABSTRACTCommunity-based natural resource management approaches including joint venture partnerships provide opportunities to achieve biodiversity conservation and associated tourism development. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) enterprise model aims improve the quality of life communities promote positive local attitudes towards conservation, has been used establish lodges. To date, there no assessment performance lodges in relation this aim. This study two case AWF-initiated Rwanda Botswana assess these enterprises. adopted one-on-one structured questionnaire interviews with lodge staff community residents. Analysis economic social indicates that rural within vicinity are generally benefitting from existence to...