Diversity of the geographical environment of national parks in Rwanda as centers of nature based tourism
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Publication date: 30.09.2021
Geographical Studies, 2021, Issue 165, pp. 53-67
https://doi.org/10.4467/20833113PG.21.009.14586Authors
Diversity of the geographical environment of national parks in Rwanda as centers of nature based tourism
The purpose of the article is to present the geographical diversity of four national parks in Rwanda (Volcanoes National Park, Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, Gishwati-Mukura National Park), as well as a diversified approach to the ways of sharing them as centers of nature-based tourism. The first part attempts to define nature-based tourism and to outline the characteristics of the geographical environment and the state of tourism development in Rwanda. The natural tourist values of national parks and ways of making them available for tourism were discussed on this background. The study used secondary materials (literature, reports, statistical data) as well as primary materials – results of the field inventory and interviews conducted with employees of the national parks during the geographical field seminar in Rwanda entitled Tourism and the functioning of protected natural areas in overpopulated conditions (January-February 2020). The knowledge and experience of the author who is a native resident of Rwanda was also important in collecting and interpreting data. The conclusions present a synthetic diversity of the geographical environment of Rwanda with regard to three main zones. In addition, the importance of the economic effects of nature-based tourism for many beneficiaries was emphasized: residents, entrepreneurs, the geographical environment of national parks, as well as the state economy. Recommended further research concerns the need to take up issues also in the field of community-based tourism, environmental awareness and attitude of society, and development opportunities for sustainable and responsible tourism in Rwanda.
Information: Geographical Studies, 2021, Issue 165, pp. 53-67
Article type: Original article
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Diversity of the geographical environment of national parks in Rwanda as centers of nature based tourism
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych, Instytut Geologii
Published at: 30.09.2021
Article status: Open
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