COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM ASSOCIATED WITH  NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION IN NAHAU COMMUNE,  VAN YEN DISTRICT, YEN BAI PROVINCE

Phạm Thái Thủy; Nguyễn Trung Dũng; Nguyễn Thị Phương Mai

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.5431

COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION IN NAHAU COMMUNE, VAN YEN DISTRICT, YEN BAI PROVINCE

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Received: 05/01/22 Revised: 16/02/22 Published: 23/02/22

Authors

1. Pham Thai Thuy , Hung Vuong University
2. Nguyen Trung Dung, Thuy Loi University
3. Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai, TNU - University of Science

Abstract

Na Hau is a commune located in the center of Na Hau Nature Reserve, Northern Vietnam. The commune has 3 villages with 2,280 people who are nearly 100% of Mong ethnic. This study employed data from 60 households and used the five-point Likert to measure their opinion about community-based tourism and natural resource development in the commune. This study has two main objectives: (i) to explore the situation of community-based tourism development in Na Hau commune and (ii) to find out the opinions of local people who participate in community-based tourism activities and environmental protection. The results show that local people develop their understanding of community-based tourism and invest more in building homestays and their capacity to provide food for tourists. However, the level of awareness about natural resource protection of local people is not good. Especially, the linkage between community-based tourism and natural resource protection is rated very highly, which implies the importance of protecting the environment in the process of developing community-based tourism. The findings are of particular interest to poor households and in developing and transition countries as well as policy-makers in Vietnam and beyond to optimally support ethnic minorities.

Keywords

Community-based Tourism; Ethnic minorities; Natural Protection; Sustainable Development

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34238/tnu-jst.5431

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