Assessment of Ecotourism in Palamau Tiger Reserve: State of Jharkhand, India Diksha Kumari Prasad Conservator of Forests, Department of Forests & Environment, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi -834002, India Phone – 00919431775121, 0091-651-2482759 E-mail – [email protected]
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Assessment of Ecotourism in Palamau Tiger Reserve: State of Jharkhand, India
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Assessment of Ecotourism in Palamau Tiger Reserve:State of Jharkhand, India
Diksha Kumari PrasadConservator of Forests,
Department of Forests & Environment,Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi -834002, India
According to Heather Robinson (2006): Ecotourism is sustainable tourism that "contributes actively to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage; includes local and indigenous communities in its planning, development and operation, contributing to their well-being; interprets the natural and cultural heritage of the destination to visitors; and lends itself better to independent travelers.”
JHARKHAND
DENSE FOREST
OPEN FOREST
SCRUB
WATER BODIES
NON - FOREST
FOREST COVER MAP, 2001
Pakaur
Dumka
Giridih
Dhanbad
Bokaro
Haraibagh
Palamu
Lohardaga
Gumla
Ranchi
Paschim SinghbhumPurvi Singhbhum
• One of the first 9 Tiger Reserves notified in 1974.
• First census of tigers through pug mark identification technique was carried out here in 1934.
Challenges• Bad law and order situation• Lack of Ecotourism Policy• Lack of overall planning• No recycling of Tourism Revenue• Lack of Qualified Staff for Ecotourism • Lack of involvement of Local
Communities in Ecotourism• Lack of Dissemination of Information • Weak Scientific Research & Monitoring