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Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia

Biography

Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC) · Environmental Planning Master of Science, Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Wildlife Conservation, Ecosystem Ecology, Species Diversity, Biodiversity Monitoring, Wildlife Ecology, Conservation Ecology, Animal Ecology

Publications

• Review   
  Ecotourism as a Tool to Substantially Funding Conservation Endeavors in Ethiopia
  Author(s): Simeneh Admasu*
  
  This review paper intends to highlight the role of ecotourism in satisfying the funding requirement for effective management of protected areas in Ethiopia. Although, Ethiopia has blessed with charismatic wildlife endowment, ecotourism is yet underdeveloped. Ethiopia has recognized tourism as invaluable tool not only to bring significant financial funds for the maintenance of PAs but also to improve wellbeing of local inhabitants. Tourism in EWCA PAs has been generating significant direct income to central treasury, for example about in $300,000 was earned in 2015/16. However, the rough calculation of nature tourist’s expenditure has enormously outstripped the direct income, estimated about $58.5 million in 2015/16. However, in the same year government has allocated about $3.78 for conservation and development undertakings by EWCA. This has provided a return on investmen.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0269.20.9.432

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