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Potential and current status of ecotourism development in U Minh Thuong National Park - Kien Giang province - 1


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Potential and current status of ecotourism development in U Minh Thuong National Park - Kien Giang province - 1

Nguyen Nguyet Minh


MASTER'S THESIS IN GEOGRAPHY


Ho Chi Minh City – 2012


MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION



Nguyen Nguyet Minh


Major: Geography (except Physical Geography)

Code: 60 31 95


MASTER'S THESIS IN GEOGRAPHY


SCIENCE GUIDE

Dr. NGUYEN DUC TUAN


Ho Chi Minh City - 2012


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The thesis was completed by my own efforts, the dedicated help of my supervisor and family members.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to Dr. Nguyen Duc Tuan and the teachers of the Geography Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, for their dedicated guidance throughout the process of developing the outline and completing the thesis.

I would like to thank the Graduate School, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, for creating favorable conditions for the thesis to be completed on schedule.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to my family, friends and relatives who have always cared for, encouraged and helped me throughout my studies and thesis completion.


Nguyen Nguyet Minh


INDEX

Cover page Acknowledgements Table of contents

List of tables List of charts List of figures List of abbreviations

INTRODUCTION 1

Chapter 1. THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL BASIS OF ECOTOURISM 8

1.1. Theoretical basis of Ecotourism 8

1.1.1. Concept of ecotourism 8

1.1.2. Characteristics of ecotourism 16

1.1.3. Principles of ecotourism 18

1.1.4. Requirements of ecotourism 18

1.1.5. Ecotourism in national parks 24

1.2. Practical basis of Ecotourism 31

1.2.1. Some experiences in developing ecotourism in national parks around the world 31

1.2.2. Ecotourism in Vietnam's national parks 37

CHAPTER 1 CONCLUSION 40

Chapter 2. POTENTIAL AND CURRENT STATUS OF ECO-TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK, KIEN GIANG PROVINCE 41

2.1. Introduction to U Minh Thuong National Park 41

2.1.1. History of formation and development of U Minh Thuong National Park 41

2.1.2. Objectives of establishing U Minh Thuong National Park 42

2.1.3. Organizational structure and management apparatus of U Minh Thuong National Park 42

2.1.4. Functional areas 43

2.2. Potential for developing eco-tourism 44

2.2.1. Geographical location and territorial scope 44

2.2.2. Natural tourism resources 44

2.2.3. Human tourism resources 57

2.2.4. Infrastructure 63

2.3. Current status of DLST development 64

2.3.1. Tourists 64

2.3.2. Tourism revenue 69

2.3.3. Current status of technical facilities serving tourism 72

2.3.4. Staff in Tourism Board 73

2.3.5. Current status of exploited tourist routes 73

2.3.6. Current status of environmental protection education activities 74

2.3.7. Current status of tourism activities with conservation work 76

2.3.8. Current status of tourism benefits for the community 78

2.4. Strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and challenges for ecotourism development in U Minh Thuong National Park 79

2.4.1. Strengths and weaknesses 79

2.4.2. Opportunities and challenges 83

CHAPTER 2 CONCLUSION 86

Chapter 3: ORIENTATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING ECO-TOURISM IN U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK 87

3.1. Orientation of DLST development 87

3.1.1. General Objective 87

3.1.2. Specific directions 88

3.2. Recommendations and solutions for developing DLST 94

3.2.1. Improve infrastructure and technical facilities suitable for ecotourism 94

3.2.2. Strengthening environmental education in ecotourism 94

3.2.3. Management solutions 94

3.2.4. Solutions to encourage local community participation in tourism activities 95

3.2.5. Policy mechanism solutions 95

3.2.6. Training solutions 97

3.2.7. Marketing solutions 98

3.2.8. Investment cooperation solutions 98

CONCLUSION 101

REFERENCES 103

APPENDIX


Table 1.1: Entrance fees for visitors to the Galápagos National Park 32‌

Table 2.1: Functional zones in U Minh Thuong National Park 43

Table 2.2: Area of ​​vegetation cover types in U Minh Thuong National Park 45

Table 2.3: List of carnivorous animals in U Minh Thuong National Park 49

Table 2.4: Wild animal resources in some national parks in the country 50

Table 2.5: Important bird species for conservation in UMT National Park 51

Table 2.6: Comparison of reptiles between U Minh Thuong National Park and other national parks and nature reserves. 52

Table 2.7: Species composition of zooplankton in U Minh Thuong National Park 53

Table 2.8: Insect Orders in UMT National Park with corresponding number of species and families..54 Table 2.9: Population of buffer zone and core zone communes of U Minh Thuong National Park 58

Table 2.10: Number of visitors to U Minh Thuong National Park in the period 2008-2011 65

Table 2.11: Tourism revenue of U Minh Thuong National Park in the period 2008 - 2011 69

Table 2.12: Revenue of national parks and domestic nature reserves in 2011 71

Table 2.13: Tourism activities that local people want to participate in

in UMT 78 National Park

Table 2.14: Local people's wishes when participating in tourism activities 79


Chart 2.1: Number of visitors to UMT National Park (2008-2011) 65

Chart 2.2: Showing the structure of visitors to UMT National Park (2008-2011) 67

Chart 2.3: Tourism revenue of UMT National Park in the period 2008 - 2011 70


Figure 1.1: DLST 15‌ structure

Figure 1.2: Model of zoning tourism activities in National Park 20

Figure 1.3: Types of relationships between tourism development and nature conservation 25

Figure 2.1: Personnel diagram of U Minh Thuong National Park Ecotourism Center 43

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