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Community Ecotourism Project Brief Cohesive Community Planning or Rural Sprawl? Re-Evaluation of the Belize River Valley Communities and the Community Baboon Sanctuary Community Baboon Sanctuary, Belize In 2000, Dr. Lash returned
to the seven villages of the CBS and conducted 100 landowner interviews to
re-evaluate landowner attitudes towards conservation and ecotourism opportunities,and
to see what changes had taken place over the last eight years. Development
of the natural resources had increased, family lands were being sold to outsiders,
and the CBS was losing local support, while simultaneously gaining national
and international support. Taking into account whatthe villagers say
they want, recommendations for a Regional Economic DevelopmentMaster Plan
will be made and presented to the communities in Spring 2001. Actions plans/Next
steps will be identified in collaboration with villagers, CBS managers, national
NGOs, and government agencies, to assess how to make this Master Plan a reality.
This project was part of Dr. Lash's Doctoral dissertation in Forest Resources
at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Back to |
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