Ecotourism (also known as ecological tourism) is responsible travel to fragile‚ pristine‚ and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and (often) small scale. It purports to educate the traveller; provide funds for conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Ecotourism is held as important by those who participate in it so that future generations may experience
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INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA IN COLLABORATION WITH COVENTRY UNIVERSITY (UK) Module Name: IS/IT STRATEGY IS/IT Strategy Use at Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority-Tanzania By: MAGANGA‚ MOHAMED George (MBA-ITM/0179/T.2013) Email:mohamedmaganga@hotmail.com JAN 2014 Coursework cover sheet – be sure to keep a copy of all work submitted Submit via the coursework at Room No. 20 Administration Building Section A - To be completed
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ECOTOURISM Introduction: Ecotourism is responsible travel to fragile‚ pristine‚ and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and (often) small scale (as an alternative to mass tourism). Its purpose is to educate the traveller; provide funds for ecological conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavour
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Brief description of indigenous people There is no universal definition of indigenous people‚ but generally indigenous people are those that have historically belonged to a particular region or country‚ before its colonization or transformation into a nation state. They often have distinct cultural‚ linguistic‚ traditional‚ and other characteristics to those of the dominant culture of that region or state. There are approximately 370 million indigenous people among 70 countries‚ worldwide. It is
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Top Five Destinations for Ecotourism Are you an eco-adventurer? If your idea of a perfect trip is getting up close and personal with the natural world‚ you’ll want to check out one of these dream destinations for ecotourists. From lush jungles and colorful coral reefs to sprawling savannas and fabulous fjords‚ the five regions we’ve selected encompass some of the earth’s most distinctive ecosystems. To make our list‚ it wasn’t enough for a place to be blessed with extraordinary natural resources;
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Comparison of competitors’ product In this topic we compare popular eco tourism destination in the world and with Sri Lanka’s eco tourism products. According to independent tarveller.com rating these (below) are top few destinations for eco tourism in the world. Further we analyses same or equal quality products are available in Sri Lanka. Palau long before it was featured on the 10th season of "Survivor‚" the island nation of Palau was recognized as one of the world’s foremost diving destinations
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The Masai are cattle herders living in the East African rift valley they grow no crops and are proud of being a non-agricultural people. Cattle are the all important source of wealth and social status‚ and Masai love their cattle‚ composing long poetic songs in praise to their herds. However‚ it is the men who have exclusive control over rights to cattle‚ and women are dependent‚ throughout their lives‚ on a man father‚ husband or son for rights of access to property. A woman’s status as daughter
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Masai Tribes The Masai people are a Nilotic ethnic group residing in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are the most well known tribe of the African ethnic groups. Their elaborate dress sense and array of colours that are distributed amongst the tribes clothing‚ is memorable for their expression through what they wear. The language spoken by the Masai people is Maa and they are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Northern Tanzania‚ which are English and Swahili. Despite often being
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the narrator of the story (the duchess)‚ explains about how he ended up in Africa‚ and he also shares information about the tribe (the Masai) he has been living with; he may live in the village with the people‚ but he spends most of his fair shared time on the top of a hill watching the majestic seven lions that live below (the Pride of Seven). Moving on‚ the Masai have a tradition that in order to become a man‚ you must kill a lion‚ and one of the duchess’s friends‚ En-gerr‚ has not done so yet;
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The short story written by Robert W. Krepps “ Pride of Seven” illustrates a person following their own beliefs may have a greater outcome than one that follows society’s expectations. The story begins in South Africa with the Masai tribe‚ and the Dutch narrator . The Masai’s belief is to become a man you must kill a lion. The dutchman helped his friend En-gerr try to kill a lion that way he could become a man. They come across a huge lion called El Asfar and En-gerr wanted to have him be the first
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