ABSTRACT

Community-based Ecotourism (CBE) has been promoted and widely adopted as an approach for funding conservation initiatives, while at the same time contributing to the wellbeing of the host communities. However, it often fails to live up to its promise and thereby lets the local people return to their old ways of doing things. The study is to explore the potentials of CBE on the indigenous human wellbeing by conducting a case study in the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park (VSSPNP). For this research work, tourists, indigenous households, key informants, and local leaders were interviewed. We found that the participants received only 6% of the total revenue per year, despite 63% annual growth in number of tourists. The gibbons increased the recreational value of forest and significantly contributed to enhance tourist satisfaction. The program had significantly reduced their freedom for livelihood activities, and feeding condition of their families. On the contrary, it had significantly increased their groups and networks, and collective action and cooperation for conservation. But the wellbeing regarding basic materials and health conditions were not significantly changed by the ecotourism program. Therefore, without addressing the wellbeing of the participants, ecotourism programs would struggle in achieving sustainable outcomes.

摘要

以社区为基础的生态旅游（CBE）已得到推广并被广泛用作资助保护计划的一种方法，同时又为收容社区的福祉做出了贡献。但是，它常常不能兑现其诺言，从而使当地人民回到他们过去的做事方式。该研究旨在通过在Veun Sai-Siem Pang国家公园（VSSPNP）中进行案例研究，探索CBE对土著人类福祉的潜力。在这项研究中，对游客，土著家庭，主要信息提供者和当地领导人进行了采访。我们发现，尽管游客人数每年增长63％，但参与者每年仅获得总收入的6％。长臂猿增加了森林的娱乐价值，并极大地提高了游客的满意度。该方案大大减少了他们从事生计活动和家庭供养条件的自由。相反，它大大增加了他们的团体和网络，并为保护采取了集体行动与合作。但是，有关基本材料和健康状况的福利并未因生态旅游计划而显着改变。因此，如果不解决参与者的福祉，生态旅游计划将难以实现可持续的成果。但是，有关基本材料和健康状况的福利并未因生态旅游计划而显着改变。因此，如果不解决参与者的福祉，生态旅游计划将难以实现可持续的成果。但是，有关基本材料和健康状况的福利并未因生态旅游计划而显着改变。因此，如果不解决参与者的福祉，生态旅游计划将难以实现可持续的成果。