Ecotourism as a vehicle for local economic development: A case of Tsholotsho District, Zimbabwe

Ecotourism as a vehicle for local economic development: A case of Tsholotsho District, Zimbabwe

Zingi G, et al (2022) Cogent Social Sciences. (Open access)

 

The authors examine the role of tourism as a vehicle for improving and strengthening local economic development (LED) initiatives in Tsholotsho District. The challenges faced in initiating LED are lack of funds, politicisation of natural resource governance, and a lack of community and traditional leadership engagement in key decision making.

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