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The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah

Tourism has been an important alternative strategy for rural development through improving the economies and societies of the rural people. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of study on the impact of tourism development on community’s involvement and their livelihood. This paper explores from the loca...

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Main Authors: Noor Fzlinda Fabeil, Marry Tracy Pawan, Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul, Kamarul Mizal Marzuki, Mori Kogid, Yuzainy Janin
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Language:English
English
Published: Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy 2021
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G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling my.ums.eprints.321722022-03-31T06:33:45Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/ The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Marry Tracy Pawan Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul Kamarul Mizal Marzuki Mori Kogid Yuzainy Janin G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities Tourism has been an important alternative strategy for rural development through improving the economies and societies of the rural people. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of study on the impact of tourism development on community’s involvement and their livelihood. This paper explores from the local community’s point of view how tourism contributes as a new livelihood, in terms of changes in household income. Face-to-face structured interviews with 12 local communities from 6 ecotourism sites in Kadamaian, Sabah revealed that the economic status of the local communities interviewed are mainly ‘below than average’ that their income level is below the National Poverty Line Income (PLI). Two-thirds of them agreed there is an increase in their household income after joining the ecotourism-related business, mainly as small business owners, and some are part-time workers or helpers at the ecotourism sites. The findings also found that although respondent perceived ecotourism as important for livelihood, they are still ambivalent that tourism can alleviate poverty, which mainly caused by a lack of entrepreneurial skill. This study lends insights to ecotourism operator and policymakers to provide the local community with relevant capacity building and to ensure total support from other actors in the ecotourism supply chain, like NGOs, universities, volunteers, government, in line with the trickle-down concept of tourism i.e. tourism-led growth strategy (TLG). Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy 2021-10 Proceedings PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/1/The%20impact%20of%20ecotourism%20on%20community%E2%80%99s%20livelihood%2C%20A%20study%20on%20local%20community%20in%20Kadamaian%2C%20Sabah.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/2/THE%20IMPACT%20OF%20ECOTOURISM%20ON%20COMMUNITY%E2%80%99S%20LIVELIHOOD%2C%20A%20STUDY%20ON%20LOCAL%20COMMUNITY%20IN%20KADAMAIAN%2C%20SABAH.pdf Noor Fzlinda Fabeil and Marry Tracy Pawan and Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul and Kamarul Mizal Marzuki and Mori Kogid and Yuzainy Janin (2021) The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah. https://www.ums.edu.my/fpep/New%20Folder%201/PROCEEDINGS_OF_3RD_INTERNATIONAL_CONFERENCE_ON_ECONOMICS_ICE2021_.pdf
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English
topic G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities
Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
Marry Tracy Pawan
Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Mori Kogid
Yuzainy Janin
The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
description Tourism has been an important alternative strategy for rural development through improving the economies and societies of the rural people. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of study on the impact of tourism development on community’s involvement and their livelihood. This paper explores from the local community’s point of view how tourism contributes as a new livelihood, in terms of changes in household income. Face-to-face structured interviews with 12 local communities from 6 ecotourism sites in Kadamaian, Sabah revealed that the economic status of the local communities interviewed are mainly ‘below than average’ that their income level is below the National Poverty Line Income (PLI). Two-thirds of them agreed there is an increase in their household income after joining the ecotourism-related business, mainly as small business owners, and some are part-time workers or helpers at the ecotourism sites. The findings also found that although respondent perceived ecotourism as important for livelihood, they are still ambivalent that tourism can alleviate poverty, which mainly caused by a lack of entrepreneurial skill. This study lends insights to ecotourism operator and policymakers to provide the local community with relevant capacity building and to ensure total support from other actors in the ecotourism supply chain, like NGOs, universities, volunteers, government, in line with the trickle-down concept of tourism i.e. tourism-led growth strategy (TLG).
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author Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
Marry Tracy Pawan
Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Mori Kogid
Yuzainy Janin
author_facet Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
Marry Tracy Pawan
Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Mori Kogid
Yuzainy Janin
author_sort Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
title The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
title_short The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
title_full The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
title_fullStr The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed The impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: A study on local community in Kadamaian, Sabah
title_sort impact of ecotourism on community’s livelihood: a study on local community in kadamaian, sabah
publisher Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/1/The%20impact%20of%20ecotourism%20on%20community%E2%80%99s%20livelihood%2C%20A%20study%20on%20local%20community%20in%20Kadamaian%2C%20Sabah.ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/2/THE%20IMPACT%20OF%20ECOTOURISM%20ON%20COMMUNITY%E2%80%99S%20LIVELIHOOD%2C%20A%20STUDY%20ON%20LOCAL%20COMMUNITY%20IN%20KADAMAIAN%2C%20SABAH.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32172/
https://www.ums.edu.my/fpep/New%20Folder%201/PROCEEDINGS_OF_3RD_INTERNATIONAL_CONFERENCE_ON_ECONOMICS_ICE2021_.pdf
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