What is it about?
Nature-based ecotourism has been a growing trend, especially in rural areas where balance with the environment is desirable and it turns into a driver for economic and social development. An ecotourism cooperative operating in the “El Verde Camacho” Sanctuary, is an example of collaborative work between the government experts and the community.
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Why is it important?
This study aims to describe the involvement process and community management as well as the benefits derived from ecotourism according to the reviewed literature; a case study with a qualitative approach was defined in the Sanctuary in this regard. Semi-structured interviews were used to discover community members’ perception of management involvement and benefits of ecotourism.
Perspectives
It is important to point out the clear limitations of this study that is not intended to create a new and revolutionary theory but, in some manner, to test the already existing hypothesis. This case study can be a clear example of known recipes for a successful ecotourist ventures and also as the beginning of new research focus on some different areas like women empowerment in rural tourist context, organizational culture in ecotourist ventures and the role of government in the success of this kind of activities
Dr Juan Pedro Ibarra-Michel
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This page is a summary of: Community-Based Ecotourism Management: The Case of a Cooperative in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Czech Journal of Tourism, December 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/cjot-2017-0008.
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