Ofosu-Amaah, Naabia Gyasiwa (2007) Conservation for Sustainable Development? Ecotourism in Tanzania. Undergraduate thesis, Harvard College Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Abstract
Throughout my studies in Environmental Science and Public Policy, I have become extremely interested in the policies that govern the ways in which humans interact with their natural environments. I have been able to combine this study of environmental science and policy with my interest in international development by looking at various options for sustainable development. The field of sustainable development, as the World Commission on Environment and Development describes it, deals with methods to “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”1 I have come across many methods for sustainable development in my studies, but I was particularly intrigued by a presentation at the Center for International Development Undergraduate Associate Program at the Kennedy School of Government given by Greg Carr. Mr. Carr spoke about the restoration of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique and the efforts that the Carr Foundation was making to include “ecotourism” in this area. He explained how the Foundation had begun to educate local communities about plans for the new park, and about how they could be employed there. He also mentioned that revenues from tourism activities in the park would go to local communities for development purposes. This concept, through which local communities benefit from the conservation of natural resources, seemed to combine my interests in environmental science, public policy, and sustainable international development.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2015 13:50 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2015 13:50 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/200 |
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