The United States Embassy in Cameroon, in collaboration with a local=
NGO has trained 37 participants on the need to promote ecotourism. The main speaker during the one day training seminar was Jon Kohl, who=
se central message was exploiting the main challenges of ecotourism in C=
ameroon. He said these potential areas of ecotourism are often ignored b=
y tourism promoters. Jon Kohl advised that the more they take the challe=
nges into consideration, the greater their chances of success. The exper=
t also said ecotourism can be used to promote development. =
Mathias Tientcheu, Cultural Affairs Assistant at the US Embassy in Camer=
oon said the Embassy decided to work with community-based organisations =
who are working in the field of ecotourism. They decided to work with a =
local partner, Belo Rural Development Project, BERUDEP, that helped them=
to identify some key players in the sector.
Simon Ngwaimbi,=
coordinator of BERUDEP said after the training, participants would be a=
ble to network and come out with products that will attract tourists in =
Cameroon. He said they will be able to provide local beehives and trees =
to farmers to plant.Bernard Tossam, Mayor of Belo Council who was one of=
the participants said the seminar was very useful to him because as a m=
ayor, he will be able to use very little resources to put up tourists ce=
nters that can attract some income to the community. Jon Kohl, it should=
be noted, has won many ecotourism and public management recognitions. <=
br /> His focus has been on public use and management around protec=
ted area, which includes all kinds of visitors, especially tourists. His=
main preoccupation as an expert has been on how visitors can be involve=
d in the promotion environmental protection and community development ar=
ound protected areas? His main emphases have been to identify barriers t=
o public use plan, plan implementation and design methodologies to avoid=
them as well as promote environmental interpretation as a principal vis=
itor management tool. Views: 26 | Tell a Friend=
Be the first to comment th=
is article
=
Write Your Comment
Please keep your comments relevant to the subject of this story.
<=
img src=3D"templates/jt_simplicity_green/images/footer_logoX.gif" alt=3D=
"Environment and development news, Eden Media Group" width=3D"79" height=
=3D"40" />
![3D"RSS](3D"http://www.edennewspaper.com/images/M_images/rss091.gif"=)
![3D"RSS](3D"http://www.edennewspaper.com/images/M_images/rss10.gif")
![3D"RSS](3D"http://www.edennewspaper.com/images/M_images/rss20.gif")
![3D"ATOM](3D"http://www.edennewspaper.com/images/M_images/atom03.gif"=)
![3D"Tell](3D"http://www.edennewspaper.com/images/M_images/emailButto=)