Potentialities of Community Participation in Community-basedEcotourism Development: Perspective of Sustainable Local Development aCase of Choke Mountain, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract

This study focused on assessment of community participation in Community-Based Eco Tourism (CBET) development to bring sustainable local development in Choke Mountain and its environs. The study employed mixed research approach and data were collected via extensive review literature, questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion, and field observation. The findings of the study revealed that local communities could be participated in the development of CBET through provision of accommodation services, performing cultural shows, supplying agricultural products, providing tour services, and selling of souvenirs and CBET is a tool for sustainable local development in the rural area of Choke Mountain