Biological based ecotourism potential in the complex of protected areas Oti-Keran-Mandouri (Togo, West Africa)

IF 2.4 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Ecotourism Pub Date : 2021-05-05 DOI:10.1080/14724049.2021.1914065

Dabitora Koumantiga, K. Wala, B. Diwediga, Madjouma Kanda, Marra Dourma, K. Batawila, K. Akpagana

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In Togo, the Oti-Kéran-Mandouri (OKM) complex had important biological-oriented tourism activities in 1980s. However, degradation of ecosystems has negatively affected the biological resources of these protected areas. This study aims at analysing the current biological-based ecotourism potential of the OKM complex facing conservation challenges. To this end, a mixed approach combining fauna and flora inventories with ethnobotanical surveys was adopted.. Results showed that the floristic potential is characterized by 287 species distributed into 63 botanical families and 170 genera. A total of 26 and 19 woody species were identified as species with ‘high cultural value’ and ‘high attractive potential’, respectively. In terms of animal diversity, 11 species of the large wildlife, including emblematic species, have been recorded. Six of these animal and plant species are reported in the IUCN Red List. These findings provide insights on the great potential of OKM complex for ecotourism promotion in Togo.

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西非多哥Oti-Keran-Mandouri保护区综合体生物生态旅游潜力研究

20世纪80年代，多哥奥蒂-克萨兰-曼杜里(OKM)综合体开展了重要的生物旅游活动。然而，生态系统的退化对这些保护区的生物资源产生了负面影响。本研究旨在分析目前面临保护挑战的OKM综合体的生物生态旅游潜力。为此，采用了一种混合方法，将动物群和植物群调查与民族植物学调查相结合。结果表明，该植物区系潜力为287种，分布于63科170属。“高文化价值”树种和“高吸引潜力”树种分别为26种和19种。在动物多样性方面，已记录到11种大型野生动物，包括标志性物种。其中6种动植物已被列入世界自然保护联盟红色名录。这些发现为OKM综合体在多哥生态旅游推广中的巨大潜力提供了见解。

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Journal of Ecotourism Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Ecotourism seeks to advance the field by examining the social, economic, and ecological aspects of ecotourism at a number of scales, and including regions from around the world. Journal of Ecotourism welcomes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research, particularly where it contributes to the dissemination of new ideas and models of ecotourism planning, development, management, and good practice. While the focus of the journal rests on a type of tourism based principally on natural history - along with other associated features of the man-land nexus - it will consider papers which investigate ecotourism as part of a broader nature based tourism, as well as those works which compare or contrast ecotourism/ists with other forms of tourism/ists.