Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Editors: Bill Bramwell (Sheffield Hallam University) and Bernard Lane (Visiting Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University)
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Volume: 5 Number: 2 Page: 166–168
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Report `Cashing in on the Kruger': The Potential of Ecotourism to Stimulate Real Economic Growth in South Africa delegates every question
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Over 400 international delegates gathered in Johannesburg between 17 and 20 September 1996 for `Ecoworld', an international conference organised by the University of Pretoria's Centre for Wildlife Management
and the Centre for Ecotourism. More than 80 speakers from 27 different countries, including the UK, USA, Mexico, Botswana, the Philippines, Burkina Faso and, of course, South Africa, contributed to three
parallel symposia on ecotourism, environmental management and wildlife management, utilisation and trade. Issues such as community participation in the tourism planning process, the use of pricing as a
means of managing demand, and the importance of investing in environmental education were all subjected to detailed analysis and vigorous debate during the four days of the event.
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