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ATLAS Africa conference 2011

Sustainable tourism and environmental education: A

natural link

Kampala, Uganda

June 6-8, 2011

PROGRAM AND DELEGATE LIST

ATLAS Africa conference 2011

Sustainable tourism and environmental education: A natural link

Kampala, Uganda

June 6-8, 2011

PROGRAMME

Sunday June 5th 2011

17.00 Registration: At the conference venue - Makerere University Main Campus,

Faculty of Technology new building

After delegates can gather at the Makerere University Guesthouse

Monday, June 6th 2011

7.00 Registration: At the conference venue - Makerere University Main Campus, Faculty of Technology new building

8.00 Welcome remarks and introduction of guests by Prof. Venancious Baryamureba, Vice Chancellor, Makerere University

8.30 Opening speech by Dr Andrew Seguya, the Executive Director of Uganda Wildlife Authority

9.30 Coffee & tea break

10.00 Keynote presentation 1: Dr. Arthur Mugisha

Tourism representative Fauna and Flora International and former Executive Director - Uganda Wildlife Authority

Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development

10.30 Questions and Comments to keynote speaker

11.00 Keynote presentation 2: Dr. Rob Fletcher

Assistant Professor, Department of Environment, Peace and Security at U.N.-Mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica

Environmental Education and the Ecotourist Gaze

11.30 Questions and Comments to keynote speaker

12.00 Statement of goals and objectives of ATLAS Africa

Dr. René Van der Duim, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

12.15 Lunch

14.00 Workshop session 1 Session 1A Session 1B Session 1C Session 1D Session 1E Session 1F

Community based

tourism

Tourism and ecology Education and

knowledge

Ecotourism Entrepreneurs Coast and river

Chair: Jahn Akama Chris Boonzaaier George G. Njoroge Simon Kasaine Seno Rene van der Duim Charles Muweesi

14.00 Joy Sammy Godwin A. Lema, Huruma

Sigalla, Richard Sambaiga,

Emmanuel Shemagembe

Haretsebe Manwa Isabelle Cloquet Rita Wairimu Nthiga, Ben

Mwongela, Katharina Zellmer

Isabella Cheloti-Mapelu, Pius

Odunga Timothy Sulo

Enclave Tourism and its

Socio-Economic Impact:

A Value Chain Analysis

and Development in

Zanzibar

Political ecology of tourism

and livelihood in Zanzibar

The role of Nyanga National

park and Gaborone Game

Reserve in Environmental

Education

Business Strategies of

Ecotourism Stakeholders in

Gabon

A Discursive–Institutional

analysis of the conservation

enterprise strategy within

AWF

Determinants of expenditure

by international tourists in the

north coast of Kenya

14.30 Judy Kamau Kibe,

Kenneth Omondi

Peter Masila, Bob

Wishitemi, Joshua

Akong’a

Roselyne Okech Katrin Sif Einarsdottir,

Nelson Graburn, Gisli

Palsson

Jacqueline Cheptepkeny

Korir, Kamwea James

Muchira, John Kimeli, Schultz

Rita

L.C. Maru, Noah Sitati and

Damianah Kieti

Limitations to community

participation in tourism

development in

Kakamega forest national

reserve

Cultural Tourism

Development in the Golini-

Mwaluganje Ecosystem,

Kenya: Potential and

Challenges.

The role of training,

education & interpretation in

ecotourism

Discrepancies between

defined & actualized

ecotourism: bridging the

gap between theory &

reality

Entrepreneurial Marketing

Strategies on Sustainability

of Event Management

Ventures in Eldoret, Kenya

The Practice of

Intrapreneurship for

Sustainability by Tour

Operator Firms in the Coast

Tourism Region of Kenya

15.00 David Wojnowski, Patrick

Malonza

Donna J. Sheppard Jacob K. Yego Zhang Yunyao, Hu Zhiyi

Snake Conservation:

Education Through Tourism

Community Ecotourism in

Ghana: lessons from

community engagement at

Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary

Ecotourism and Shareholder

Value –Conflict between

business growth and

conservation in Kenya

"A Study on Tourism at Three

Gorges of Yangtze River in

China: History, trends and

Key issues"


16.00 Workshop session 2 Session 2A Session 2B Session 2C Session 2D Session 2E

Socio-economic and -

cultural impacts of

tourism

Community based

tourism

Education and

knowledge

Sustainability Destination image

Chair: Rose Burugu Haretsebe Manwa JB Nyakaana Roselyne Okech Karel Werdler

16.00 Frimar Kiama, Isabella .

M. Cheloti-Mapelu and

Thomas Billy Bor

Hellen Ipara Rick Rollins, Rosaline

Canessa, Sarah Poirier

Adrine Natukunda, Richard

Drama, Wilber M. Ahebwa

Wendy Rop

Gastronomy as a tool of

social integration in

hospitality establishments

in Nairobi, Kenya

Local community

perspectives on

community based

sustainable tourism

development

The Tour Guide as Link

Between Tourism,

Conservation and

Environmental Education

The role of interpretation in

sustainable tourism

management

The Efficasy of Photography

as Marketing Tool

16.30 Enemuo Ogechi Blessing,

Obinwanne, Michael

Okpara

Rita Schulz, Rita Wairimu

Nthiga, Thomas Billy Bor

and Jacqeline Korir

Wayne W. Munson Sara Naluwu Katebalirwe

and Sarah Nakisanze

Andrew Lepp, Heather

Gibson Charles Lane

Socio-cultural Impart of

Tourism on Host

communities of Osun-

Oshogbo Grove

Tourism planning and its

effects on sustainable local

community development: a

case of the Kenyan Mara

region

The humanization of

environmental education for

the 21st century: A

roundtable discussion

Nature conservation,

sustainable tourism,

community development: A

case for Uganda’s barkcloth

Uganda’s tourism website:

effects on destination image,

travel motivations and

constraints

17.00 Prof. Joseph Obua, Prof.

Michael Campbell, Dr. Bob

Nakileza and Mr. Richard

Drama

John Akama, Liza Buyeke,

Joseph Muiruri Njoroge

Bonface Odiara Kihima

The role of women groups

and non-governmental

organizations in

conservation, tourism and

nature education in Kibale

conservation area

Development of sustainable

natural resources

management: case study of

soapstone in Tabaka

Towards unlocking tourism

potential in less visited

destinations in Kenya

17.45 Departure to Nderi

Center

Tuesday, June 7th 2011


9.00 Workshop session 3Session 3A Session 3B Session 3C Session 3D Session 3E Session 4F

Wildlife Educational aspects Tourism and poverty

reduction

National parks Community issues Tourism and ethincs

Chair Rene van der Duim Richard Rollins Isabella Ch. Mapelu Jacob Yego Jim Ayorekire Andrew Lepp

9.00 Michiel Byaruhanga,

Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa

and Jim Ayorekire

Tabitha Njeri Mugo, Rita

Wairimu Nthiga

Dominic Rotich, Michael K.

Kangogo, Jerubet Billah, D.

Kiptanui

George Maxwell Malinga Simon Kasaine Seno,

Salaton R. Tome

Karel Werdler

Assessing the myth and

the reality of Community

Conservation Approach to

Wildlife Conservation at

Bwindi Impenetrable

National Park, Uganda


and sustainable

development: Lessons

from the Laikipia Wildlife

Forum, Kenya

Tourism as a means of

poverty reduction; A Case

Study Of Lake Baringo

Area,Kenya

Population density and

habitat association of Dusky

Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza

jacksoni) along altitudinal

gradient in Bwindi

Impenetrable National Park,

South-western Uganda

Local communities’

perceptions and expectations

of conservation initiatives in

the Amboseli Ecosystem

An introduction to dark

tourism, contested heritage

or opportunity for a new

proposition ?

9.30 Christina Ampumuza,

Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa

and René van der Duim

John Teria Ng’asike and

David Wojnowski

Damiannah Kieti, Jockey

Nyakaana, Tabitha Mugo

Owiny Arthur Arnold Rose Burugu Wairimu, Jim

Ayokekire, Isabela Mapelu,

Jacqueline Korir

Linda Lilian

Gorilla tourism at Bwindi

National park; an actor-

network perspective

Integrating Pastoralist

People’s Indigenous

Knowledge in


in Early Childhood

Embracing pro-poor

development strategies in

community tourism

enterprises: the case of Il-

Ngwesi Community Group

Ranch, Kenya

Regeneration Status Of

Indigenous Forest Tree

Species Of Mt. Otzi Forest

Reserve, Moyo District

Stakeholder participation; a

strategy for sustainable

tourism management in

Kenya

The Ethical Component for

Tourism Advancement

10.00 John Bosco Amuno,

Christine Dranzoa, Joseph

Obua, Consolata Kabonesa,

Mike J. Campbell, and John

Bosco Nizeyi

Peter Masila, Noah Sitati,

Bob Wishitemi

Damiannah Kieti and

Kennedy Magio

Tourism within rural poverty

reduction strategies:

opportunities for action in

Uganda

A city gem under siege: The

SWOT analysis of Nairobi

National Park, Kenya

Attitudes and perceptions of

the local residents towards

slum tourism



Educational aspacts SMEs and tourism Environmental aspects Accomodation Ecotourism Sport tourism

Chair: Fritz Becker David Wojnowski Dorothea Meyer Helen Ipara Charles Muweesi Jacob Yego

11.00 Julian Aidan Asekenye,

Kathy Lehnhardt, Nadine

Kocanjer, Tammie

Bettinger, Chris Kuhar

George Gitau Njoroge, J.

Kiplangat, D. Odero

Francis Kimbowa, Jim

Ayorekire and Jockey

Nyakaana

Lisa Cometa, Swathi

Ravichandran

Roselyne Okech John Akama, Joseph Muiruri

Njoroge and Liza Buyeke

The power of field trips:

Integrating learning and

Leisure

ICTs adoption among

Micro and Small

entrepreneurs in the

tourism industry in Kenya

Environmental impacts of

tourism development on

River Nile in Uganda

Consumer Perceptions of

Green Extended-Stay

Hotels

Ecotourism impacts & their

management:case study of

Gros Morne national park,

Canada

Challenges to sustainable

sports tourism development

in Kenya: - Case study Iten,

Eldoret

11.30 Åsa Grahn Dominic Rotich, Daiminah

Kieti, Christine Kiecha,

Stephen Ongaro and

Micheal Kangogo

Damiannah Kieti and

Kennedy Magio

Rita Wairimu Nthiga,

Joseph Muiruri Njoroge

Paulinus C. Ngoka and E.C.

Nzegbule

Amos Ochieng, Wilber

Manyisa Ahebwa

Cultural educational tours

– a link to sustainability

A quest for sustainable

small and meduim tourism

enterprise in the mid rift

regions of Kenya

Tourism as a tool for

enhancing environmental

rehabilitation

From Davos to Mombasa,

Kenya: A Position paper on

the adoption of the ‘Davos

Declaration’ by Hotels

Tourism potentials of nigerian

national parks by ecological

setting – the challenges of

environmental education and

sustainability

Linking Tourism,

Conservation and Livelihoods

outside Protected Areas; An

analysis of Sport Hunting

Intervention around Lake

Mburo National Park, Uganda

12.00 I-Ling Kuo Geoffrey Koome Riungu,

Judy Kamau Kibe and

Nehemiah Kiprutto

Jacqueline Cheptepkeny

Korir, Maru Loice

Chemwetich, Joh Kemeli,

Rose Wairimu

Aggie Weighill, Kwame

Ampadu Sasu, Jones Lewis

Arthur, Ken Hammer and

Rick Rollins

Interpretation and

environmental education:

the key to achieving

sustainable tourism and

resource conservation

Relationship between

gender representation in

the hospitality industry and

tourism entrepreneurial

activities

Commercial home

accommodation potential

for rural tourism enterprises

in Uasin Gishu County

The Role of University

Extension in Conservation

and Ecotourism Development

12.30 Lunch


SMEs and tourism Educational aspects Community-based

tourism

Cultural and heritage

tourism

Sustainability Special workshop on

educational apects

Chair: Rene van der Duim Karel Werdler Roselyne Okech Simon Seno George G. Njoroge

14.00 Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa

René van der Duim

Joe Kibuye Wadawi Chris Boonzaaier and Deon

Wilson

Øystein Jensen Lucy Mary Mboma Joanne Kilgour Dowdy

Bridging Conservation

and Development through

Community Involvement

in Tourism enterprises; an

assessment of the

Buhoma- Mukono Model

at Bwindi Impenetrable

National Park (BINP),

Uganda

Assessment of cooperative

learning effectiveness in

tourism and hospitality

teaching – a case study of

selected student groups at

Strathmore University

Community participation

management models in

Masebe and Madikwe

Nature Reserves, South

Africa: Similarities,

disparities and guiding

perspectives.

The re-establishment of a

indigenous cultural centre in

Liberia

Trend, Performance and

Challenges into Developing

Sustainable Tourism

Marketing in Tanzania: A

marketing perspective

14.30 Winnie Nguni Josiah Z. Nyangau Ashley Silver Noel Biseko Lwoga Dorothy Rotich, Bernard

Kogolla, Rita Wairimu Nthiga,

Thomas Billy Bor

Micro and small

enterprises’ access to

tourist hotels in Tanzania:

a value chain analysis

Education, Training and

Tourism in Kenya

An Integrated Approach to

Community Tourism

Development for

Conservation

Environmental

Consciousness in Cultural

Heritage Interpretation

Practices

Tourism Product

diversification and

sustainable development:

Exploring the strengths of

Kisumu Area, Kenya

15.00 John S. Akama, Polycarp

Oluoch

Andrew Lepp Richard Drama, John Bosco

Amuno, Christine Dranzoa,

Michael Campbell, John

Bosco Nizeyi

Susan M. Matiku,

Damiannah Kieti

Monkgogi Lenao

The Efficacy of Small and

Medium Scale Tourism

Enterprises (SMTEs) as

Tools for Poverty

Alleviation: The Case of

the North-Rift Region in

Kenya.

Tourism Education in

Uganda: observations from

the past, ideas for the

future

Local Community

empowerment through

tourism: Realities and

dilemmas in Bwindi

impenetrable national park

neighborhood

Participation of women in

the production and

consumption of tourism

cultural products: The case

of Katangi Women Basket

Weavers in Machakos,

Kenya

The Place of Event Tourism

in Botswana’s High Income

Low Volume Tourism

Strategy: Challenges and

Prospects for Sustainability


Drama in the Classroom:

Practical Approaches to

Successful Teaching and

Learning


Impacts of climate

change

Agrotourism Sustainable tourism

development

Educational aspects Wildlife Community issues

Chair: John Akama Chris Boonzaaier J.B. Nyakaana David Wojnowski Rene van der Duim Damianah Kieti

16.30 Peter Elia Nickson

Mkiramweni

Wendy Rop, Stephen

Momanyi

Fredrick Ruguma Tumwine Davison Mupinga Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa, Jim

Ayorekire, Andrew Lepp

James Kamwea, Damianah

Kieti, Mapelu, I. and Rose

Burugu

Climate Change

Adaptation for

Sustainable Tourism

Development in

Ngorongoro Conservation

Area, Tanzania

Agrotourism development

in kenya: a case study of

Kapsimotwa gardens

High population growth rate

hindering sustainable

tourism development in

Uganda

Promoting Tourism Using

Vocational Craft Centers:

Examples from Southern

Africa

Governing Common Property

Tourism Resources through

‘Cooperative’ Associations in

Uganda; The case of Bigodi

Wetland Sanctuary (BWS)

Corporate Social

Responsibility initiatives for

local communities’ Socio-

Economic well-being in

Maasai Mara, Kenya

17.00 Noel Biseko Lwoga,

Godwin A. Lema

Wendy Rop, Vincent

Ngeno, Bernard Langat,

Rose Burugu

Rita Wairimu Nthiga,

Joseph Muiruri Njoroge,

Vongai Muyambo-Laasonen

John Bosco Amuno, John

Bosco Nizeyi

Peter Mkumbo Agnes Sirima

Implications of Climate

Change on Cultural

Tourism in the Maasai

Land,Tanzania

Tourists’ willingness to pay

for agro tourism in Kenya

DMOs and Sustainability:

An evaluation of African

National DMOs’ websites

based on eMICA model

Integrating Environmental

Education into primary

school curricula

Visitor management in

wildlife protected areas for

sustainable tourism

Communities displacement

and tourism development in

Usangu plains

17.30 Rose Burugu Wairimu,

Thomas Billy Bor, Rita

Wairimu Nthiga, Rebecca

Cheruon

John R.M. Philemon Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa,

René van der Duim, Chris. G.

Sandbrook

Ondabu Kiage

Eco-lodges; the future for

sustainable tourism

development in Kenya

Tourism Motivational

Differences among

University Students: Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs Theory

Tourism, Power and

Partnerships: Investigating a

new Approach to

Conservation and

Development in Uganda

The Role of Indigenous

Knowledge in Sustainable

Tourism Development (The

case of the Ogiek People of

the Mau Forest)

Wednesday, June 8th 2011


9.00 Keynote presentation 3: Jennie Vasarhelyi

Chief of Interpretation, Education & Visitor Services, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, US National Park Service

Park and Community: Engaging Audiences through Interpretation & Education at Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Questions and Comments to keynote speaker

9.45 Closing Session

Closing Speech Mr. Baguma Cuthbert, Executive Director Uganda Tourism Board

10.00 Departure to Jinja for a full day excursion

Delegate list

Aganyira, Kellen Makerere University Uganda

Ahebwa, Wilber M. Makerere University Uganda

Aiden Asekenye, Jullian The Jane Goodall Institute Uganda Uganda

Akama, John Kisii University College Kenya

Akampa, Frank Kabale University Uganda

Ampumuza, Christine Kabale University Uganda

Arnold Owiny, Arthur Makerere University Uganda

Ayorekire, Jim Makerere University Uganda

Becker, Fritz University of Namibia Namibia

Bisanda, Nelly University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Biseko Lwoga, Noel University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Boonzaaier, Chris University of Pretoria South Africa

Bor, Thomas Billy Moi University Kenya

Burhoe, Bonnie Kent State University United States of America

Buyeke Ogucha, Liza Destination Connect Tour co ltd. Kenya

Byaruhanga, Michael B. Makerere University Uganda

Chelagat Cheruon, Rebecca Moi University Kenya

Cheloti-Mapelu, Isabella Moi University Kenya

Cheptepkeny Korir, Jacqueline Moi University Kenya

Chukwuemeka Ngoka, Paulinus Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Nigeria

Cloquet, Isabelle Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium

Cometa, Lisa Kent State University United States of America

Deibel, Stephanie Kent State University United States of America

Drama, Richard Makerere University Uganda

Duim, René van der Wageningen University Netherlands

Einarsdottir, Katrin Sif University of Iceland Iceland

Fletcher, Rob University for Peace Costa Rica

Gibbons, Elena Kent State University United States of America

Gitau Njoroge, George Strathmore University Kenya

Grahn, Åsa University of Stavanger Norway

Gravino, Anthony Kent State University United States of America

Hofer, Lisa Kent State University United States of America

Ipara, Hellen Moi University Kenya

Irumba Siriwayo, Juma Action for natural medicine RWENZOR Uganda

Jagusch, Rachael Kent State University United States of America

Jancewicz, Chelsea Kent State University United States of America

Jensen, Øystein University of Stavanger Norway

Kamau Kibe, Judy Polly Wangari Moi University Kenya

Kamwea, James Moi University Kenya

Kasaine Seno, Simon Narok University College Kenya

Kiama, Frimar Wanjiru Moi University Kenya

Kibuye Wadawi, Joe Strathmore University Kenya

Kieti, Damianah Moi University Kenya

Kihima Odiara, Bonface Kenyatta University Kenya

Kiiza, Dancan Makerere University Uganda

Kilgour Dowdy, Joanne Kent State University United States of America

Kimaro, Mary-Ellen University of Namibia Namibia

Kimbowa, Francis Makerere University Uganda

Kintu Nkwanga, David Nature Palace Foundation Uganda

Krayeski, Michele Kent State University United States of America

Kuo, I-Ling London Metropolitan University United Kingdom

Lema, Godwin A. University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Lenao, Monkgogi University of Botswana Botswana

Leonardi, Gina Kent State University United States of America

Lepp, Andrew Kent State University United States of America

Lilian, Linda Mountains of the Moon University Uganda

Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta National Museum of Kenya Kenya

Manwa, Haretsebe University of Botswana Botswana

Maxwell Malinga, George Makerere University Uganda

Mboma, Lucy M. University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Meyer, Dorothea Sheffield Hallam University United Kingdom

Mirembe, Margret Barclays Bank Uganda Uganda

Mkumbo, Peter Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania

Momose, Haruka Kent State University United States of America

Mugisha, Arthur Uganda Wildlife Authority Uganda

Muhwezi, Deus K. Makerere University Uganda

Muindi, Peter Kenya Utalii College Kenya

Muli, Julius Makerere University Kenya

Munson, Wayne W. Kent State University United States of America

Mupinga, Davison Kent State University United States of America

Muweesi, Charles Makerere University Uganda

Mwango, Kazungu C. Kenya Utalii College Kenya

Naluwu Katebalirwe, Sara Uganda Bark Cloth Association Uganda

Nguni, Winnie University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Njeri Mugo, Tabitha Moi University Kenya

Nyakaana, Jockey Baker Makerere University Uganda

Nyangau, Josiah Zachary Kent State University United States of America

Ochieng, Amos Makerere University Uganda

Ogechi Blessing, Enemuo Michael Okpara Univ of Agriculture Nigeria

Okech, Roselyne Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Canada Memorial University of Newfoundland

Onderwater, Leontine ATLAS Netherlands

Parry, Jennifer Sheffield Hallam University United Kingdom

Patrick, Benjamin Kent State University United States of America

Philemon, John R.M. University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Rollins, Richard Vancouver Island University Canada

Rotich, Dominic Kiptanui Moi University Kenya

Ruguma Tumwine, Fredrick Makerere University Uganda

Sammy, Joy Nature Conservation Research Centre, University of Ghana Guelph

Schulz, Rita Moi University Kenya

Semakula, Samora Makerere University Uganda

Sheppard, Donna J. Nature Conservation research Centre (NCRC) Ghana

Silver, Ashley Solimar International and Sustainable Tourism in the Uganda Albertine Rift

Simiren Nampushi, James Clemson University United States of America

Sirima, Agnes Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania

Smiley, Sarah Kent State University United States of America

Tawanda Gwatidzo, Paul University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Teria Ng’asike, John Kenyatta University Kenya

Turyakira, Peter Makerere University Uganda

Vasarhelyi, Jennie US National Park Service United States of America

Wairimu Burugu, Rose Moi University Kenya

Wairimu Nthiga, Rita Moi University Kenya

Wandaka, John K.M. Kenya Utalii College Kenya

Weighill, Aggie Vancouver Island University Canada

Werdler, Karel INHOLLAND University Netherlands

Wojnowski, David University of North Texas United States of America

Yego, Jacob K. Moi University Kenya

Yunyao, Zhang Chongqing Normal University, PRC China

Zellmer, Katharina Wageningen University Netherlands

Zhiyi, Hu Chongqing Normal University, PRC China

Total: 109

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