This chapter analyses the effectiveness of tourism development in achieving better means of
subsistence and conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The text is largely based …

This study analyzed changes in livelihoods before and after tourism development at Khwai,
Mababe and Sankoyo villages in the Okavango Delta. Specifically, it analyzed how people …

The Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) program in Botswana
aims to achieve biodiversity conservation and rural development in rich biodiversity areas …

The tourism industry has been one of the global economic success stories in the last 40
years (Coccossis & Parpaires, 1995). In Botswana, tourism was almost non-existent at …

Developing countries are faced with a decline in natural resources and high poverty rates.
Ironically, these countries are also the key nature-based international tourism destinations …

Botswana is a semi-arid country with a total land area of 582,000 km2 and a population
density of 2.7 per km2. It is characterized by periodic droughts that partly explain the …

This chapter reports research that assesses the contribution of community-based tourism to
the improvement of rural livelihoods among Basanva communities in the Okavango Delta …

Community-based rural tourism is has received massive support as one of the ways through
which the benefits of tourism can reach the local communities. It is generally believed that by …

Apart from its diamonds, Botswana’ s major competitive advantage is its diverse and
abundant wildlife and natural resources, including the renowned Okavango Delta and …

The objective of this paper is to assess the problems and prospects of sustainable tourism
development in developing countries with special reference to the Okavango Delta …