Evaluation of the community-based ecotourism development status in the Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve, Kazakhstan
Akbar I. Myrzaliyeva Z.K. Tazhekova A.Z. Saulembayev A.T. Kenzhebay R.N.
2021Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
2021#35Issue 2381 - 389 pp.
Many stakeholders believe that developing community-based ecotourism (CBET) in vulnerable nature reserves is an effective method of ensuring greater conservation of natural and cultural resources, empowering host communities, and improving their socio-economic well-being. This paper assesses the current status of the CBET development in the Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve (NR), located in the south part of Kazakhstan. In order to understand ecotourism development status, 222 representative households from two neighboring communities of Aksu-Jabagly NR were surveyed with 5-point Likert scale questions. At the same time, two tourism relevant experts were interviewed. The results of examining the three indicators (community tourism relevance, community participation rank, and community empowerment), showed that the neighboring community relevance with the tourism in Aksu-Jabagly NR was low, the community residents participation rank in tourism was also at the lower level, and the communitys empowerment status is not ideal. As a result, we initially asserted that the status of CBET development in Aksu-Jabagly NR is not well, in particular, the positive economic and social impact of tourism development is not so obvious.
Aksu-Jabagly , CBET , Empoverment , Kazakhstan , Nature reserve , Participation , Relevance
Text of the article Перейти на текст статьи
China and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
China and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
SILK WAY International University, Department of Modern History of Kazakhstan and Geography, Kazakhstan
South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University, Department of Geography, Shymkent, 160000, Kazakhstan
South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kazakhstan
South Kazakhstan University Named After M.Auezov, Department of Biology and Geography, Kazakhstan
China and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
China and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
SILK WAY International University
South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University
South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University
South Kazakhstan University Named After M.Auezov
10 лет помогаем публиковать статьи Международный издатель
Книга Публикация научной статьи Волощук 2026 Book Publication of a scientific article 2026