SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF ECOTOURISM IN SELECTED HOST COMMUNITIES OF SEPETERI AND IGBETI IN OLD OYO NATIONAL PARK
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2019-12
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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY MAKURDI
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Eco-tourism are ecological ways of conservation of flora and fauna species found in protected area. The focus of the study on the contribution to ecotourism in selected host communities of Old Oyo National park .the specific objectives of the study were to;(i.)examine community participation in service rendering in the two host communities selected in the study;(ii.)examine the level of poverty through ecotourism in the two host communities; and (iii.)determine the relationship between employment and monthly income in Igbeti and Sepeteri selected for this study. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select respondents from each ward. Two hundred and seventy copies of questionnaire were randomly to the respondents in Igbeti and Sepetri. Descriptive( charts) and inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used to analyse the data collected . findings revealed that the communities were involved in transportation services in the study area. Also, it further revealed that the commmunites in the entertainment of the eco-tourst and some of the indigenes were involved in tour guidance and lastly, the conclusively the indigenes that are close to the National park should be given opportunity to work in the park and other infrastructures should be provided for the host communities. Therefore, the study recommends that government should provide basic infrastructures to the host communities and souvenirs should be produced to show case the wealth of the host communities .
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eco-tourist, communities,environment, tour guide and park