Scope for Livelihood Intervention Based on Wildlife Tourism in Nameri National Park of Assam: An Analysis

Dr. Bedabrat Saikia

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

Scope for Livelihood Intervention Based on Wildlife Tourism in Nameri National Park of Assam: An Analysis

Dr. Bedabrat Saikia

Abstract :

 Tourism industry has emerged as a major industry globally and a major sector in many economies. Wildlife tourism has experienced a dramatic and rapid growth in recent years worldwide and is closely aligned to eco–tourism and sustainable–tourism. The study is mainly based on primary information and data collected from five fringe villages around the Nameri national park of Assam. The focus of the study is to identify various possibilities of livelihood scope available in wildlife tourism and barriers to local participation in tourism in around the Nameri national park of Assam.