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Tourism as a tool of community development: an ecotourism project in Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 01:Erradicar a Pobreza | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 04:Educação de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 16:Paz, Justiça e Instituições Eficazes | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, F. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-25T14:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-25T14:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | Silva, F. - Scopus ID: 57225665367 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In recent decades the scientific community and various international organizations have provided a range of guidelines towards the development of more sustainable tourism. The responsible use of natural and cultural resources and the participation of local communities - with the involvement of the different actors in the development process - are inseparable aspects of sustainability's concept. However, when we try to put it into practice it appears that this is a very slow process, with many aspects that must be considered, especially in the case of underdeveloped regions. This paper focuses precisely on one of these regions - Cantanhez National Park, Guinea Bissau. This region has natural and cultural resources that are real treasures, which enhance the environmental and green forms of tourism; however, the structural problems of the country can be a real challenge to any type of initiative. The purpose of this communication is to present the ecotourism project in Cantanhez National Park, identifying the objectives, the first stages of the project implementation, the difficulties arising from the social, economic and political situation of the country and finally, its relevance in promoting community development. The realities that will be shared in this paper resulted from an initial visit to identify the needs of tourism planning, management and training in the communities directly involved. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | OLIVEIRA, F. e SILVA, F. 2010. “Tourism as a tool of community development – Ecotourism project in Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau”. In: Brebbia, C. & Pineda, F.eds.2010. Sustainable Tourism IV. UK: WIT Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2495/st100471. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.2495/st100471 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1743-3541 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-84564-458-1 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1746-448X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14722 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | WIT Press | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-ecology-and-the-environment/139/21251 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Sustainable Tourism IV | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | ecotourism | |
| dc.subject | community involvement | |
| dc.subject | local community | |
| dc.subject | sustainable development | |
| dc.subject | training sessions | |
| dc.title | Tourism as a tool of community development: an ecotourism project in Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 561 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 551 | |
| oaire.citation.title | WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 139 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Oliveira | |
| person.givenName | Fernanda Maria | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-6936-6770 | |
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