PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIP (PPP): A
PROBABLE PANACEA FOR ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA (This is an abridged version)
CHIGOZIE JUDE
ODUM
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND
TOURISM, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL TOURISM STUDIES
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE HELD AT CSIR CENTRE PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA
6TH-10TH AUGUST, 2018
vAnambra
has many eco-tourist attractions.
v Cave,
lakes, forests etc.
vCommunity
members manage these attractions.
vMost
of them are not harnessed.
v
Uncoordinated & poor stakeholders
interest.
v
PPP seems a viable option.
vEight
gazzetted forest reserves.
vUngaezzeted
forest reserves.
v
diversified flora and fauna.
vManaged
by community
vharvest
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) from these forest.
vSome
of the caves are deified
vTherapeutic
functions
vThese
caves are polluted and defaced by visitors.
Streams, lakes and rivers in the state are not
developed.
q 96.2
% of staff in related ministries supported PPP.
q
PPP
was supported by all the communities with ecotourist attractions
qyears
of neglect by government.
qEconomic
gains (jobs)
qQuest
for other forms of development (infrastructure) was the reasons why PPP was clamored for
vPPP
seems ideal for ecotourism.
v
PPP
is acceptable
vcommunity
members
vstaff
of tourism related ministries.
v
The
PPP & community interest
v
sustainability reasons.
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