Impact of Deforestation to the Development of Eco-Tourism in Rural Communities. (a Study of Rural Communities in Boki Local Government Area)

Student: Precious Tamunoipirinye John (Project, 2025)
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Cross Rivers University of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers State

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The main thrust of this study is about the effects o f deforestation to the development o f
eco-tourism of rural communities in Boki Local Government Area o f Cross River Stare.
The literature review was aimed a t discussing the r u r a l tourism and sustainable
development, contribution o f ecotourism t o development a n d i t constraints i f
deforestation is not abated. The study focused on the rural community members. The
theoretical work information for the study was basically from the questionnaire survey
participation research method, secondary source of data were explored to enhance the
accumulation of relevant data for this work. The generate data were analyzed using
*descriptive statisties such as mean simple percentage and table illustrations the result of
the finding show that eco-tourism play a significant role in sustainable development i n
the state that eco-tourism is one of the cardinal employers of labour in cross river state
could help i n t h e attainment o f millennium development goals. Based o n the
aforementioned finding i t i s recommended that government should provide adequate
security measure, improve upon the infrastructural facilities and invest adequately in

Keywords
rural communities impact deforestation development eco-tourism local government
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