What are the natural resources of ethiopia answers. Strategic paths to competitiveness and job creation. The historic route in ethiopian tourism development. In order to make tourism sustainable in ethiopia case there was an attempt to introduce ecotourism to rural areas as component of natural resources management through creating diversified livelihoods forocall people van ter. Published by natural resources management directorate through the support of giz, sustainable land management programme, ministry of agriculture, ethiopia this publication is supported by deutsche gesellschaft fur internationale zusammenarbeit giz gmbh on behalf of the german government. Common examples of natural resources include air, sunlight, water, soil, stone, plants, animals, and fossil fuels. The natural potential tourism resources of elkere woreda has unlimited values for tourism development and also for the protection of the natural environment of the area. Sustainable land management slm an essential component of such policies will help to ensure the productivity of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and hydrology. What are the major natural resources of ethiopia answers. The prospectus, challenges and causes of gender disparity. What are natural resources, types and threats to natural.
The unique rift valley is a remarkable region of volcanic lakes, with their famous collections of birdlife, great escarpments and stunning vistas. Geotourism in afar and the ethiopian rift valley frances williams. Sustainable natural resources management 4 associated complex and heterogeneous data, to perform both the analysis of the current resource management policy and to predict the impact of some management policy on the environment, economy and society. Community management of natural resources in africa. Tourism is dependent for its success on numerous actors, both domestic and international, with very different interests in the sector, including.
Nature tourism responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people it is tourism based on the natural attractions of an area. Education is meant to be inclusive of both staff and guests. These are the resources that are found in the environment and are developed without the intervention of humans. Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities. By its very nature, tourism can be a significant contributor to foreign exchange earnings. Ethiopia produces about 300,000 tons of marine and mined salt annually. Pdf assessing protected areas for ecotourism development. Ethiopia is blessed with abundant natural tourist attractions, including nine world heritage sites, but the ministry of culture and tourism still struggles to attract tourists in decent numbers owing to poor investment, security, and does not have any cohesive tourism development or promotion strategy.
Official pdf, 124 pages world bank documents world bank group. This report evaluates the state of the natural resources, the environment and the development in ethiopia, and examines the interconnected causes and effects of the existing situation. It is tourism based on the natural attractions of an area. However, tourisms catalytic effect on an economy and its multisectorial nature is also a reason for its complexity. Ethiopia is strategically located in the northeastern part of africa popularly known as the horn of africa. The gold, platinum, iron ore, coal, and limestone are some of the many natural resources of ethiopia.
Assessment of potential tourism resources in elkere district. Natural resources refer to the things that exist freely in nature for human use and dont necessarily need the action of mankind for their generation or production. Tourism development plan, tourism resource, history, heritage. Ethiopia has a wealth of natural and cultural resources, with some unique cultural. Natural resources can be defined as the resources that exist on the planet independent of human actions. The addis ababa upper rift valley corridor could easily develop into a vibrant and sustainable tourist destination for both domestic and foreign visitors. Tourism strategies and opportunities in kenya and ethiopia. Ethiopias tourism resources and development request pdf.
Over the last twenty years, this subsistence strategy has evolved into a development strategy that has become increasingly. Most people have an intuitive idea of what natural resources are, but agriculturecommon sense definitions cannot be relied upon since they eventually run into problems when dealing with ambiguous cases. Examples include birdwatching, photography, stargazing, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, and visiting parks. Advisor to the state minister of culture and tourism, ethiopia. The primary data was collected from 501 foreign tourists in the study area. Slm will also support a range of ecosystem services on which agriculture depends. Geotourism is a form of natural area tourism that specifically focuses on landscape and geology. Impacts, experiences and future directions in many parts of africa, local communities have depended on, and managed, wildlife as a key resource since the stone age. Ethiopia with limited mineral resources has opted for a strategy. Because of the environmental conditions, the southwest highlands have a. The safari tourism is the most common excursion of national parks. Assessment of potential tourism resources in elkere. Challenges and prospectus of ethiopian tourism industry tekabesintayehusheferahu lecturer in banking and finance department, jimma university, ethiopia. Assessment of the potentials tourism resources of choke mountain and its environs, ethiopia sintayehu aynalem aseres department of tourism and development, madawalabu university, ethiopia abstract this study focused on assessment and identification of potential tourism resources of choke mountain and its environs.
The key aspect of natural resources is that they dictate the survival of humans and other life forms on earth. The wide range of natural resources and most developed infrastructures and services. Natural resources in ethiopia fortune of africa ethiopia. Ethiopia is endowed with unique landscape, paleontological, archeological, historical and living cultural tourism attractions. Ethiopia is one of the few countries highly endowed. Nature tourism responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people. The current status of ecotourism potentials and challenges in sheko district, southwestern ethiopia zenebe ageru yilma1, melese merewa reta2 and belete tilahun tefera3 1 2 3 natural resource management department, mizan atvet college, mizan teferi, ethiopia department of wildlife and ecotourism management, hawassa university, ethiopia. Tourism in ethiopia has always involved features of ecotourism.
In addition, the dummy for africa is significant and positive. The principal factor affecting the development of an economy is the natural resources or land. Request pdf ethiopias tourism resources and development ethiopia is endowed with unique landscape, paleontological, archeological, historical and living cultural tourism attractions. Wto reiterated that for third world countries, the problems involved in the choice of a policy to optimise the return from their tourism resources, natural and cultural, are apt to raise complex.
Pdf assessment of potential tourism resources in elkere district. Land as used in economics includes natural resources such as the fertility of land, its situation and composition, forest wealth, minerals, climate, water resources and sea resources etc. Gold, platinum, iron ore, coal, and limestone are some of the many natural resources of ethiopia. Natural resources management in kenyaethiopia border areas. Opportunities and challenges of tourism development. Request pdf ethiopia s tourism resources and development ethiopia is endowed with unique landscape, paleontological, archeological, historical and living cultural tourism attractions. Put another way, the national trust for historic preservation defines cultural heritage tourism as travel to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present, including cultural historic and natural resources. Safari tourism, ecotourism and recreational tourism. Such a complex task is best performed by a computer. Of the total land area, about 20 percent is under cultivation, although the amount of potentially arable land is larger.
Towards a strategy for propoor tourism development prepared for the government of ethiopia by the world bank june 30, 2006 private sector development country department for ethiopia africa region document of the world bank. Strong traditions have long contributed to ethiopias. Wildlife tourism can be recognized in many african countries, including ethiopia. Examples include birdwatching, photography, stargazing, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, and. Ministry of culture and tourism ethiopia wikipedia. Brand strategy and the ethiopia tourism brand manual, which set out the. Tourism development in the central rift valley, ethiopia.
Ecotourism is now defined as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the wellbeing of the local people, and involves interpretation and education ties, 2015. The natural beauty of ethiopia amazes the firsttime visitor. Ethiopia is endowed with diverse natural resources with a great potential to attract visitors, ranging from both domestic and foreign visitors, and also from day trippers to overnight visitors sintayehu, 2015. Request pdf ethiopias tourism resources and development ethiopia is endowed with unique landscape, paleontological, archeological, historical and. Fundamental potentials, challenges and opportunities for. This means running a tourism business in such a way that it doesnt destroy natural, cultural, or economic resources, but rather encourages an appreciation of the very resources that tourism is. Generally speaking, tourism is becoming one of the important sectors in ethiopia. Nov 05, 2008 tourism in ethiopia has always involved features of ecotourism. A tourism enterprise that meets these three principles will do well by doing good. Potash deposit are estimated at l million tons per year. Though its development is still unsatisfactory when considering the diverse tourism resources of. Especially after world war ii, tourism, banking, insurance, and transport began to. However, the wildlife tourism and conservation practices are still at low attention. What is ecotourism the international ecotourism society.
The first part provides a brief description on the location, shape and size of ethiopia as well as basic skills of reading maps. The historical tourism resource of the woreda such as british colonial residence is also important not only for tourism but it can be used as a living testimony to reconstruct. Especially after world war ii, tourism, banking, insurance, and transport began to contribute more to the. Locals rely heavily on natural resources, causing overexploitation. People who visit the historic route are, of course, primarily interested in the countrys history and the unusual accomplishments of ethiopians over the millennia. Iron ore deposits are estimated at 20 million tons in the country per annum. This makes it a suitable country for the development of community based. Ethiopia natural resources e thiopia has abundant natural resources, such as land, minerals, and gas. Assessment of the potentials tourism resources of choke. It shares boundary with the north and south sudan on the west, somalia and djibouti on the east, eritrea on the north and northwest and kenya on the south. Tourism in ethiopia african journal of hospitality, tourism and. Introducing sustainable management of natural resources. Challenges and prospectus of ethiopian tourism industry. The sustainable land management sourcebookprovides a knowledge repository of tested practices and.
However, the most abundant natural resource is arguably. Ecotourism itself is meant to be a sustainable form of natural resourcebased tourism. This makes it a suitable country for the development of community based ecotourism endeavors, to enhance. Ongoing sharing arrangements around natural resources currently take place in a legal and policy vacuum, and so depend more on the attitudes of individual local government officials. Abstract this study focuses on identifying the challenges and prospects of ethiopian tourism industry. Furthermore, it also identifies the challenges and future directions to put into practice for future wildlife tourism industry. Ongoing sharing arrangements around natural resources currently take place in a legal and policy vacuum, and so depend more on. Finally, the destination competitiveness analysis shows that ethiopia is better rated in inherited endowments than in created and supporting resources like tourism infrastructure. About ethiopia fascinating range of experiences makes ethiopia, truly a land of discovery.
Area trials sustainable management of natural resources in practice the purpose of the trials was to. Natural tourism resources biological tourism resources animals endemics plants endemics physical tourism resources. In addition to all these resources, there is also an extensive potential for the generation of hydropower. Ethiopia hosts technical workshop for potential natural world heritage sites tuesday, 1 october 2019 world heritage site managers from kenya and ethiopia strengthen skills for disaster risk reduction friday, 14 june 2019 director of unesco addis ababa office discussed conservation of the rockhewn churches of labella with the administration friday. Although ethiopia has beautiful and interesting wildlife, it cannot compete with the game parks of other east african countries. Ethiopia is a country which is endowed with an enormous assemblage of ecotourism resources. The economy of ethiopia has prospered for many years on agricultural products but currently, the country expands to industrialization and service providing for additional incomes. Ethiopia has small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, and natural gas. Natural resource conflicts in southwest ethiopia resources give the southwest highlands a very considerable agricultural potential for a wide range of crops, including coffee, while the reliability of crop yields is high unlike in some other parts of the country. The country has a few known reserves of precious metals and other natural resources such as gold, potash, natural gas, copper, and platinum. The production and export of cash crops such as coffee were advanced, and importsubstituting manufactures such as textiles and footwear were established. Ethiopia is a land of rugged mountains some 25 are over 4000 meters high broad savannah, lakes and rivers. Ethiopias natural resources rainbow for the future. Even though ecotourism lacks a concrete definition, there are many wellrecognized definitions.
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