This study offers a conceptual framework reflecting relationships among nature-based antecedents of community participation in an ecotourism destination en route to achieving quality of life of the local community. The study also examines the moderating role of political instability and government policy in ensuring community participation and attaining quality of life, respectivelyData were collected through a structured survey from 449 local community members of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, which were analysed using SmartPLS-based structural equation modeling. Results revealed that community participation depends on natural attraction and motivation of the people to be involved with ecotourism activities. Such participation is found to influence quality of life of the community people. The results show support for significant moderating effects of political instability and government policy on the relationship between (a) ecotourism motivation and community participation and (b) community participation and quality of life, respectively. The findings offer significant theoretical and practical implications.

这项研究提供了一个概念框架，反映了生态旅游目的地中社区参与的自然基础前提之间的关系，以实现当地社区的生活质量。该研究还考察了政治不稳定和政府政策在确保社区参与和实现生活质量方面的适度作用，分别通过对来自孟加拉国Sundarbans的449位当地社区成员的结构化调查收集了数据，并使用基于SmartPLS的结构方程模型进行了分析。 。结果表明，社区参与取决于人们参与生态旅游活动的自然吸引力和动机。发现这种参与会影响社区人民的生活质量。结果表明，政治不稳定和政府政策分别对（a）生态旅游动机和社区参与以及（b）社区参与和生活质量之间关系的显着调节作用提供了支持。这些发现提供了重要的理论和实践意义。