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Towards a Management Intervention Framework for Mahenye Ecotourism Biophysical Resources to Cope and Recover from COVID-19 Pandemic Shocks

In: COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery

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  • Boycen Kumira Mudzengi

    (Great Zimbabwe University
    School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Chinhoyi University of Technology)

  • Edson Gandiwa

    (Scientific Services, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority)

  • Never Muboko

    (School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Chinhoyi University of Technology)

  • Chiedza Ngonidzashe Mutanga

    (School of Hospitality and Tourism, Chinhoyi University of Technology)

Abstract

The sustainability of ecotourism in Zimbabwe is under strain due to shocks, including the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The contagion can potentially hinder the efforts the ecotourism sub-sector has been making towards the realisation of Sustainable Development Goal 15 on promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halting land degradation and biodiversity loss. The study’s main aim was to develop a management intervention framework for biophysical resources to cope and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic at the Mahenye ecotourism project. Qualitative research methods were adopted, incorporating data mining, key informant interviews, and researchers’ prior knowledge about Mahenye. The COVID-19 contagion has led to perceived biodiversity losses and a heightened risk of wild animals contracting the virus from humans at Mahenye. Therefore, a resilience-based management intervention framework is needed to enable biophysical resources to recover from these negative impacts to ensure that the project remains attractive to ecotourists. The proposed management intervention framework highlighted the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic shocks on ecotourism biophysical resources. The framework also underscored possible management coping and recovery strategies for the impacts of COVID-19 contagion shocks and livelihood outcomes.

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  • Boycen Kumira Mudzengi & Edson Gandiwa & Never Muboko & Chiedza Ngonidzashe Mutanga, 2023. "Towards a Management Intervention Framework for Mahenye Ecotourism Biophysical Resources to Cope and Recover from COVID-19 Pandemic Shocks," Springer Books, in: Kaitano Dube & Olga L. Kupika & David Chikodzi (ed.), COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery, chapter 0, pages 133-151, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-28340-6_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28340-6_8
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