Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism

This study estimates the contribution of nature-based tourism in Zambia to economic growth and poverty reduction as well as to the sustainability of the management of the wildlife estate. The Zambian Government has identified tourism along with agr...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Environmental Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9898920/zambia-economic-poverty-impact-nature-based-tourism
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7553
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language English
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topic ACCOMMODATION UNITS
ACTION PLAN
ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
ADVENTURE TOURISM
AIRSTRIPS
ANIMALS
ANNUAL MIGRATION
ANTELOPES
APPROACH TO TOURISM
BATS
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIRD
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS LICENSING
CAMPS
CITIES
COASTAL RESOURCES
COMMERCIALIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AREA
CONSERVATION AREAS
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
CONTINGENT VALUATION
CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CULTURAL TOURISM
DESTINATION MARKETING
DESTINATIONS
DETERMINANT
DIRECTOR OF TOURISM
DOMESTIC TOURISM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ELEPHANT
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
FISH
FISHING
FLIES
FOREIGN TRAVEL
FRUIT BATS
GAME MANAGEMENT AREA
GAME RESERVES
GLOBAL TOURISM
GRASSLANDS
HABITAT
HABITAT DESTRUCTION
HOLIDAYS
HOTEL
HUNTERS
HUNTING
IMPACT OF TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
ISSUES
LAKE
LAKES
LAND ACQUISITION
LARGE MAMMALS
LEISURE
LION
LIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL TOURISM
MAMMALS
MIDDLE EAST
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
MONTANE AREAS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL TOURISM
NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD
NATURAL ASSETS
NATURAL ATTRACTION
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL HERITAGE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURALISTS
NATURE
NATURE TOURISM
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEW HOTELS
PACKAGE TOUR
PASSENGERS
PLAINS
POLICE
PREDATORS
PROMOTION OF TOURISM
PROTECTED AREAS
RANCHES
REGIONAL TOURISM
REMOTE AREAS
RIVER SYSTEMS
ROADS
SAFARI
SAFARI OPERATORS
SAFARIS
SECURITY ISSUES
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SIGHTINGS
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOUTH AMERICA
STAKEHOLDERS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABILITY
SWAMPS
TIGER
TOUR OPERATOR
TOUR OPERATORS
TOURISM
TOURISM ACTIVITIES
TOURISM ASSET
TOURISM ASSETS
TOURISM BUSINESS
TOURISM COUNCIL
TOURISM DATA
TOURISM DEMAND
TOURISM DESTINATIONS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM ENTERPRISES
TOURISM FACILITIES
TOURISM GROWTH
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE
TOURISM INVESTMENT
TOURISM INVESTMENTS
TOURISM INVESTORS
TOURISM MARKET
TOURISM MARKETING
TOURISM MASTER PLAN
TOURISM OPERATIONS
TOURISM OPERATORS
TOURISM PLANNING
TOURISM POLICIES
TOURISM PRODUCT
TOURISM PRODUCTS
TOURISM RECEIPTS
TOURISM REVENUE
TOURISM SECTOR
TOURISM SERVICE
TOURISM SERVICES
TOURISM STRATEGY
TOURIST
TOURIST ACCOMMODATION
TOURIST AREAS
TOURIST ARRIVALS
TOURIST BOARD
TOURIST LODGES
TOURISTS
TOURISTS GROUPS
TOURS
TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES
TRAVEL AGENTS
TRAVELERS
TREE
TRIP
USE OF WILDLIFE
VARIETY
VISITOR
VISITOR ARRIVALS
VISITORS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED PROTECTION
WHITE RHINO
WILDERNESS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE AUTHORITY
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE HABITAT
WILDLIFE PRODUCT
WILDLIFE SERVICE
WILDLIFE TOURISM
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
WORLD TOURISM
WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACCOMMODATION UNITS
ACTION PLAN
ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
ADVENTURE TOURISM
AIRSTRIPS
ANIMALS
ANNUAL MIGRATION
ANTELOPES
APPROACH TO TOURISM
BATS
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIRD
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS LICENSING
CAMPS
CITIES
COASTAL RESOURCES
COMMERCIALIZATION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AREA
CONSERVATION AREAS
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
CONTINGENT VALUATION
CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CULTURAL TOURISM
DESTINATION MARKETING
DESTINATIONS
DETERMINANT
DIRECTOR OF TOURISM
DOMESTIC TOURISM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ELEPHANT
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
FISH
FISHING
FLIES
FOREIGN TRAVEL
FRUIT BATS
GAME MANAGEMENT AREA
GAME RESERVES
GLOBAL TOURISM
GRASSLANDS
HABITAT
HABITAT DESTRUCTION
HOLIDAYS
HOTEL
HUNTERS
HUNTING
IMPACT OF TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
ISSUES
LAKE
LAKES
LAND ACQUISITION
LARGE MAMMALS
LEISURE
LION
LIONS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL TOURISM
MAMMALS
MIDDLE EAST
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
MONTANE AREAS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL TOURISM
NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD
NATURAL ASSETS
NATURAL ATTRACTION
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL HERITAGE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURALISTS
NATURE
NATURE TOURISM
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEW HOTELS
PACKAGE TOUR
PASSENGERS
PLAINS
POLICE
PREDATORS
PROMOTION OF TOURISM
PROTECTED AREAS
RANCHES
REGIONAL TOURISM
REMOTE AREAS
RIVER SYSTEMS
ROADS
SAFARI
SAFARI OPERATORS
SAFARIS
SECURITY ISSUES
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SIGHTINGS
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOUTH AMERICA
STAKEHOLDERS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABILITY
SWAMPS
TIGER
TOUR OPERATOR
TOUR OPERATORS
TOURISM
TOURISM ACTIVITIES
TOURISM ASSET
TOURISM ASSETS
TOURISM BUSINESS
TOURISM COUNCIL
TOURISM DATA
TOURISM DEMAND
TOURISM DESTINATIONS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
TOURISM ENTERPRISES
TOURISM FACILITIES
TOURISM GROWTH
TOURISM INDUSTRY
TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE
TOURISM INVESTMENT
TOURISM INVESTMENTS
TOURISM INVESTORS
TOURISM MARKET
TOURISM MARKETING
TOURISM MASTER PLAN
TOURISM OPERATIONS
TOURISM OPERATORS
TOURISM PLANNING
TOURISM POLICIES
TOURISM PRODUCT
TOURISM PRODUCTS
TOURISM RECEIPTS
TOURISM REVENUE
TOURISM SECTOR
TOURISM SERVICE
TOURISM SERVICES
TOURISM STRATEGY
TOURIST
TOURIST ACCOMMODATION
TOURIST AREAS
TOURIST ARRIVALS
TOURIST BOARD
TOURIST LODGES
TOURISTS
TOURISTS GROUPS
TOURS
TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES
TRAVEL AGENTS
TRAVELERS
TREE
TRIP
USE OF WILDLIFE
VARIETY
VISITOR
VISITOR ARRIVALS
VISITORS
WATERSHED
WATERSHED PROTECTION
WHITE RHINO
WILDERNESS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE AUTHORITY
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE HABITAT
WILDLIFE PRODUCT
WILDLIFE SERVICE
WILDLIFE TOURISM
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
WORLD TOURISM
WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
World Bank
Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
geographic_facet Africa
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia
description This study estimates the contribution of nature-based tourism in Zambia to economic growth and poverty reduction as well as to the sustainability of the management of the wildlife estate. The Zambian Government has identified tourism along with agriculture, mining and manufacturing as the most important sectors for economic development in its various planning documents, including the 2007 Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP). This report is organized into three sections: chapters two and three characterize the tourism industry and the economic impact of nature tourists. Using a variety of sources of information, the two chapters profile the tourism industry in Zambia and analyze the barriers to growth. The chapter four investigates the welfare of communities living in game management area (GMAs) around national parks. These communities are the most likely to suffer from wildlife conflicts and/or benefit from economic activities in and around the parks. A household survey compares the welfare of communities living in GMAs with ordinary rural communities. The chapter five analyzes the performance of Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) during its first five year of existence, and explores the current state of the management of the wildlife estate and its potential to contribute to economic growth through tourism.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
title_short Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
title_full Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
title_fullStr Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
title_full_unstemmed Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism
title_sort zambia : economic and poverty impact of nature-based tourism
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9898920/zambia-economic-poverty-impact-nature-based-tourism
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7553
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spelling okr-10986-75532021-04-23T14:02:38Z Zambia : Economic and Poverty Impact of Nature-based Tourism World Bank ACCOMMODATION UNITS ACTION PLAN ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES ADVENTURE TOURISM AIRSTRIPS ANIMALS ANNUAL MIGRATION ANTELOPES APPROACH TO TOURISM BATS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIRD BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LICENSING CAMPS CITIES COASTAL RESOURCES COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSERVATION CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL CONTINGENT VALUATION CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CULTURAL TOURISM DESTINATION MARKETING DESTINATIONS DETERMINANT DIRECTOR OF TOURISM DOMESTIC TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ECONOMIC VALUE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ELEPHANT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS FISH FISHING FLIES FOREIGN TRAVEL FRUIT BATS GAME MANAGEMENT AREA GAME RESERVES GLOBAL TOURISM GRASSLANDS HABITAT HABITAT DESTRUCTION HOLIDAYS HOTEL HUNTERS HUNTING IMPACT OF TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TOURIST INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS INTERNATIONAL VISITORS ISSUES LAKE LAKES LAND ACQUISITION LARGE MAMMALS LEISURE LION LIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL TOURISM MAMMALS MIDDLE EAST MINISTRY OF TOURISM MONTANE AREAS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL TOURISM NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD NATURAL ASSETS NATURAL ATTRACTION NATURAL ATTRACTIONS NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL HERITAGE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURALISTS NATURE NATURE TOURISM NEGATIVE IMPACTS NEW HOTELS PACKAGE TOUR PASSENGERS PLAINS POLICE PREDATORS PROMOTION OF TOURISM PROTECTED AREAS RANCHES REGIONAL TOURISM REMOTE AREAS RIVER SYSTEMS ROADS SAFARI SAFARI OPERATORS SAFARIS SECURITY ISSUES SERVICE INDUSTRIES SIGHTINGS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOUTH AMERICA STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY SWAMPS TIGER TOUR OPERATOR TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM ACTIVITIES TOURISM ASSET TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM BUSINESS TOURISM COUNCIL TOURISM DATA TOURISM DEMAND TOURISM DESTINATIONS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM ENTERPRISES TOURISM FACILITIES TOURISM GROWTH TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE TOURISM INVESTMENT TOURISM INVESTMENTS TOURISM INVESTORS TOURISM MARKET TOURISM MARKETING TOURISM MASTER PLAN TOURISM OPERATIONS TOURISM OPERATORS TOURISM PLANNING TOURISM POLICIES TOURISM PRODUCT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM RECEIPTS TOURISM REVENUE TOURISM SECTOR TOURISM SERVICE TOURISM SERVICES TOURISM STRATEGY TOURIST TOURIST ACCOMMODATION TOURIST AREAS TOURIST ARRIVALS TOURIST BOARD TOURIST LODGES TOURISTS TOURISTS GROUPS TOURS TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES TRAVEL AGENTS TRAVELERS TREE TRIP USE OF WILDLIFE VARIETY VISITOR VISITOR ARRIVALS VISITORS WATERSHED WATERSHED PROTECTION WHITE RHINO WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WILDLIFE AUTHORITY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE HABITAT WILDLIFE PRODUCT WILDLIFE SERVICE WILDLIFE TOURISM WILLINGNESS TO PAY WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION This study estimates the contribution of nature-based tourism in Zambia to economic growth and poverty reduction as well as to the sustainability of the management of the wildlife estate. The Zambian Government has identified tourism along with agriculture, mining and manufacturing as the most important sectors for economic development in its various planning documents, including the 2007 Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP). This report is organized into three sections: chapters two and three characterize the tourism industry and the economic impact of nature tourists. Using a variety of sources of information, the two chapters profile the tourism industry in Zambia and analyze the barriers to growth. The chapter four investigates the welfare of communities living in game management area (GMAs) around national parks. These communities are the most likely to suffer from wildlife conflicts and/or benefit from economic activities in and around the parks. A household survey compares the welfare of communities living in GMAs with ordinary rural communities. The chapter five analyzes the performance of Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) during its first five year of existence, and explores the current state of the management of the wildlife estate and its potential to contribute to economic growth through tourism. 2012-06-08T18:13:54Z 2012-06-08T18:13:54Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9898920/zambia-economic-poverty-impact-nature-based-tourism http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7553 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia