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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"
15.30 Coffee & tea break
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
8.30 Registration: At the conference venue - Makerere University Main Campus, Faculty of Technology new building
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
Environmental Education
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
Environmental Education
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
10.30 Coffee & tea break
11.00 Workshop session 4Session 4A Session 4B Session 4C Session 4D Session 4E Session 3F
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
14.00 Workshop session 5Session 5A Session 5B Session 5C Session 5D Session 5E Session 5F
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
15.30 Coffee & tea break
Drama in the Classroom:
Practical Approaches to
Successful Teaching and
Learning
16.30 Workshop session 6Session 6A Session 6B Session 6C Session 6D Session 6E Session 6F
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
8.00 Registration: At the conference venue - Makerere University Main Campus, Faculty of Technology new building
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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