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Chapter 1 - Introduction Objective 2: To provide baseline information for an integrated and strategic tourism plan for the proposed tourism development in the Shewula community, and the planned regional tourism initiatives. Objective 3: To evaluate the capacity of the Shewula community to effectively participate in the Lubombo Conservancy and sustainably manage the Shewula Reserve, the tourism development in the Shewula area and associated tourism activities. Objective 4: To survey community perceptions, manage expectations where appropriate and clarify information regarding conservation, tourism and community development needs and priorities. 1.3.4. Specific aims relating to each Objective A set of specific aims was formulated for each objective. • To determine environmental legislation requirements for the environmental assessment of tourism developments within conservation areas. • To prepare a generic template for an initial environmental assessment of the proposed Shewula tourism development. • To identify and consider alternative sites for the tourism development in the Shewula area. • To assess the original concept plan of the proposed tourism development in the Shewula area and make recommendations for changes where necessary. • to investigate the complementarity of the proposed Shewula tourism development with other existing and planned tourism developments in the area. • To assess the potential of tourism in Shewula Reserve, and in the other component areas of the Conservancy. • To gather relevant baseline data that will assist in determining a market strategy for the proposed tourism development in Shewula. • To provide input towards formulating a marketing strategy that will promote tourism for Shewula and the Lubombo Conservancy region. • To consider appropriate ecotourism management models and recommend an appropriate model for the Shewula Reserve and tourism development in Shewula. • To conduct a preliminary feasibility study of the proposed Shewula tourism development, contributing towards a business plan for the development.
• To determine at a broad level, the existing level of capacity, the required capacity and the capacity-building that is needed for effective community participation in the Lubombo Conservancy, and the management of the Shewula Reserve, the tourism development in Shewula and associated tourism activities. This includes determining the level of understanding in the community about conservation and tourism. • To identify and consult with relevant institutions in the region, which could support capacity-building in the Shewula community. • To identify and assess the perceptions in the Shewula community regarding the concepts of tourism and conservation. • To determine community perceptions regarding tourism management in Shewula, and the role of the community in the management structure. • To create awareness in the community of the need for a legal institution, such as a Trust, in the Shewula community. • To identify the need for a community-based organisation in the Shewula community. • To determine and prioritise, through consultation, the development needs of the community. 1.3.5. INTRODUCING THE NEED FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SHEWULA The north-eastern corner of Swaziland is dominated by agriculture , in the form of large scale sugar production. These enterprises, largely owned by foreign companies, form an important part of the national economy. Although these sugar estates provide a substantial number of job opportunities for local people, it is evident that the current opportunities cannot meet the local demand for employment. Many local people have to travel long distances or have relocated to industrial centres in pursuit of employment. It is therefore necessary to explore alternative options for development in the area. The region has scenic and landscape diversity, and offers many recreational opportunities within adjacent nature reserves. The cultural traditions and traditional lifestyles of the Shewula community offer value to tourism. Shewula is also ideally situated to benefit from the existing tourism traffic travelling between Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as that passing through Swaziland between Mozambique and the RSA.
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