Presentation by Baromey Neth, Sam Ol Rith & Béatrice Knerr on the EADI Environment and Development Working Group session during the EADI General Conference. Geneva, 25 June 2008
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Global Environmental Governance and Politics of Ecotourism: Case Study of Cambodia
1. Global Environmental Governance and Politics of Ecotourism: Case Study of Cambodia Baromey Neth, Sam Ol Rith & Béatrice Knerr Department of Development Economics, Migration and Agricultural Policy, Faculty 11, University of Kassel, Germany 12 th EADI General Conference Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships
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15. Ecotourism Politics of State and Non-State Institutions in Cambodia Economic Growth-Oriented Conservation- Oriented Main Benefit Receivers: Executing agency (MoE) and its responsible staffs Government via taxes Main Benefit Receivers: Selected members of local communities Neoliberal Actors Populist/Neo-Populist Actors
16. Constraints of Ecotourism Politics in Cambodia State & Non-state Limited capacities of local communities and executing agencies’ staffs State Lack of community involvement; lack of institutional collaboration/partnership; trend towards mass ecotourism; etc. Non-state Participation & benefits are hard to measure; insecure land ownership & resource accessibility; people’s limited legitimacy & access to livelihood resources; problem of identifying & selecting community members; disparities in economic generation & distribution; etc. Implementation State & non-state Client-patron relationship; top-down management; etc. Structural State low capacity; political pressure; corruption; bureaucracy and centralized management plans; nepotism; economic monopoly; lack of community’s awareness and support; overlapped responsibilities; etc. Institutional State Different interpretations and lack of supportive document; unclear mandate; more economic opportunity focused; poor law enforcement strategies; unspecified key provisions of laws; political instability and frequent change of laws; etc. Legal State Unclear accountabilities and definitions; weak & complex legal & institutional frameworks Policy State & non-state Conversion of ideology into “classical approach” to conservation Theoretical Actors Descriptions Constraints