Open AccessInfluence of Tourism Development and Community Participation Factors on Opportunity of Gashaka Gumti National Park
Author(s) -
Kanati Madaki,
Tonga Ak Noweg,
Alexender Kiew Anak Sayok,
Wong Swee Kiong,
Isaac John Umaru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and research technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2165
DOI - 10.38124/ijisrt20jul518
Subject(s) - tourism , national park , wildlife , biodiversity , environmental planning , community development , environmental resource management , community participation , local community , biodiversity conservation , geography , business , environmental protection , economic growth , political science , ecology , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , archaeology , biology , law
National parks are storehouse for wildlife and habitat and endowed with potentials. Although local community participation and tourism development can enhance the potentials of national park, identifying the significant factors influencing outcomes of maximizing opportunity of the Gashaka Gumti National Parks is important. Based on the backwards selection method of community support for tourism development, help to local community, tourism development bring job opportunity and community conservation initiative significantly contributes to the likelihood of maximizing opportunity of Gashaka Gumti National in conserving biodiversity. Thus it can be concluded that local community involvement and tourism development are more likely to impact biodiversity conservation in Gashaka Gumti national Parks than strict conservation.