Exploring the acceptability of wildlife tourism joint ventures in wildlife management areas, Northern Tanzania
Nsajigwa Mbije
PurposeThis study investigates the acceptability of wildlife tourism joint ventures (JVs) among rural communities in northern Tanzania’s Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). These partnerships between communities and external investors aim to conserve biodiversity and deliver sustainable socioeconomic benefits. Guided by the Cognitive Hierarch Model (CHM), the research examines how values, beliefs and contextual experiences shape community judgements of JVs.MethodsWe employed a mixed-methods approa