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Table 1. Five year optimal and critical funds required for implementing the Tourism Provision and
Management Programme of the BMNP GMP.
Activity Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5
Objective 1: Diverse and ecologically and culturally sensitive tourism provision developed in BMNP in partnership with local communities, the private sector and government
1.1: A strong image for Ethiopia and the Bale
Mountains National Park built on the global
tourism market through the development and
implementation of a BMNP marketing plan
1.2: A detailed strategic tourism provision
development plan for BMNP drawn up,
100,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 100,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
implemented and regularly updated
1.3: A tourism -friendly environment in and
around the Bale Mountains developed and
200,000 100,000 0 0 0 200,000 50,000 0 0 0
maintained 430,000 1,027,500 30,250 33,275 36,603 205,000 416,500 18,150 19,965 21,962
Sub total 730,000 1,137,500 40,250 43,275 46,603 505,000 473,500 25,150 26,965 28,962
Objective 2: Efficient, effective and responsive tourism management systems that provide and enhanced visitor experience
2.1: BMNP tourism department has the capacity
to deliver and manage an exceptional tourism
experience
2.2: Tourism provision monitored, evaluated and
appropriate actions to mitigate negative impacts
10,000 11,000 12,100 13,310 14,641 5,000 5,500 6,050 6,655 7,321
or enhance provision, developed 34,000 4,700 5,420 41,162 6,928 34,000 4,700 5,420 41,162 6,928
Sub total 44,000 15,700 17,520 54,472 21,569 39,000 10,200 11,470 47,817 14,249
Objective 3: Community participation and benefit sharing opportunties in BMNP tourism developed and established as core part of the BMNP tourism service provison and
management
3.1: Tourism, with its potential and pitfalls,
understood by local communities
3.2: Community Tourism Development
Committees established and managing tourism in
50,000 20,000
partnership with BMNP 500,000 500,000 350,000 150,000 50,000 400,000 400,000 200,000 80,000 20,000
Sub total 500,000 550,000 350,000 150,000 50,000 400,000 420,000 200,000 80,000 20,000
Total 1,274,000 1,703,200 407,770 247,747 118,172 944,000 903,700 236,620 154,782 63,210
Tourism Provision and Management 5-year Activity Plan
In 2007, a General Management Plan was developed for the BMNP (OARDB 2007; Nelson this
edition). In this, tourism provision and management was identified as one of five management
programmes and a 3-year activity plan was developed. In 2010, this activity plan was reviewed
and adapted and a new five year activity plan was identified. Below summarises the main activities
carried out to date in this programme and some of the main activities, costs and major investments
needed for this programme over the next five years.
The main objectives of this programme as identified in the BMNP GMP are:
• Diverse and ecologically and culturally sensitive tourism provision developed in BMNP in
partnership with local communities, the private sector and government
• Efficient, effective and responsive tourism management systems that provide and enhance visitor
experience
• Community participation and benefit sharing opportunities in BMNP tourism developed and
established as a core part of the BMNP tourism service provision and management
Although the park does not receive government budget for the development or implementation
of this programme it does however have one tourism expert and small ad hoc funding for the
maintenance of the lodge (the only accommodation available to tourists in the entire park). Apart from
the lodge and the reception area in the headquarters there is no other tourist infrastructure available
in the park. Implementation of this programme is underway, however, funded predominately by the
Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) who has also provided a national tourism technical advisor to
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