Gateway Sites

1. http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/africa/zimbabwe/hwange.htm A brief description of Hwange National Park is furnished. The Park is 14,000 square kilometers, is the largest elephant sanctuary left in Africa. Accommodation is available in three camps where visitors can stay in chalets, tents or caravans. Day and night trips are offered by Safari operators. This web site introduces seven other web sites dealing with similar issues. A brief description is made of the results of a focus group that explored Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management as presented in the Santiago Declaration. Broad questions are posed to provoke further thoughts on designing guideline indicators.
   
   
2. City.Net Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Travel Tools http://city.net/countries/zimbabwe/
   
   
3. Discussion for Criterion 6 Indicators http://www.fs.fed.us.sd.get.discuss6.html

Other Links

1. Communal Areas Management Programme for Indegenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) http://cy.co.za/atg/zimcam.html
   
   
2. An informative/academic site! Aptly describes the controversial nature of tourism and its impacts on the local community. http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/anthr...gy/wildlife_management/kenzim.html A research paper! The issue is wildlife management with a view to preserving biodiversity. The examples are taken from Kenya and Zimbabwe. Hecox argues for sustainable wildlife management techniques which are consistent with local cultural customs and assure for the survival of wildlife species while allowing for their utilization.
   
   
3. This web site: Http://www.aa.net/%7Eultimate/tour.htm is in the form of a diary. Everyday activities are described. The focus is not only on the tourist attractions visited but as well on the interaction between tourists and locals. The price of goods is well documented.