Ecotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Forest Management in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorWickramasinghe, Kanchana
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T11:48:12Z
dc.date.available2015-01-07T11:48:12Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractDeforestation and forest degradation have become serious environmental issues faced by Sri Lanka. Forest management system of Sri Lanka has been based on ‘command and control’ approach, which shows a limited involvement of local communities as stakeholders in forest management. It is vital that the society sees the economic benefits of forest conservation, in order to conservation being more meaningful and long lasting. Forest-based ecotourism, a non-consumptive, market-based approach to forest utilization has received a foremost position, due to its prospective economic and environmental benefits. Through a comprehensive qualitative assessment, the study finds the key constraints and challenges in adopting ecotourism for sustainable forest management as, lack of awareness and understanding on the concept, inadequate coordination, non-compliance to principles and poor interpretation services. It highlights the need for establishing well-coordinated mechanism, assigning clear roles for relevant stakeholders, enhancing private sector participation and establishment of a certification program of ecotourism businessesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitute of Policy Studies (IPS)en_US
dc.identifier.citationWickramasinghe, K. (2012), Ecotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Forest Management in Sri Lanka, Journal of Environment Professionals Sri Lanka, Vol. 1 : No. 2 (2012) , pp. 16 – 25en_US
dc.identifier.shortcitationJournal of Environment Professionals Sri Lanka, Vol. 1(2), 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://econspace.ips.lk/handle/789/158
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Environment Professionals Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectForest Managementen_US
dc.subjectEcotourismen_US
dc.subjectSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleEcotourism as a Tool for Sustainable Forest Management in Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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