Agritourism: It includes all ‘rural enterprises which incorporate both a working farm environment and a commercial tourism component’. In other words, agritourism can take many forms, including farm stays, bed and breakfasts, pick-your-own produce, agricultural festivals, farm tours for children, or hayrides
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Dispute Resolution (ADR) The process of settling disputes between parties outside the government judicial processes and techniques, which are more costly and time consuming. Instead arbitrators and mediators who are neutral are used. There are four categories of ADRs, namely negotiation, mediation (conciliation), collaborative law, and arbitration. [Wikipedia, Worldwide Legal Directories]
Animal Includes any vertebrate or invertebrate animal species and the eggs and young thereof occurring within natural ecosystems and habitats (SADC Wildlife Protocol, WNNC Act & dictionary).
Adaptive management The process by which research and learning is continually incorporated in management planning and practice. Specifically, it is the integration of design, management and monitoring to systematically test assumptions in order to adapt and learn (Guidelines for Forest Management ITTO/IUCN Forests Policy Development 17)
Biodiversity Also referred to as biological diversity, is the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part. This includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems (UNCBD; ITTO/IUCN).
Biological resources Includes genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, populations, or any other biotic component of ecosystems with actual or potential use or value for humanity. (UNCBD)
Biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use (UNCBD).
Commercial resource use Use of natural resources for the purpose of selling, trading and/or profit making.
Community based natural A ‘development approach that incorporates natural resources conservation, the resource management ultimate aim of which is to manage and protect the natural resource base’. (Botswana CBNRM Policy)
Community-based organisationWith reference to resource management, a community based organisation is a representative, accountable and legal entity at the village level formed to manage community natural resource use rights.
Comparative advantage A country or area that has a comparative advantage for a specific commodity or activity if it can produce at lower costs or higher returns than another commodity or activity, i.e. lower opportunity costs in terms of foregone produced other commodities or activities. (Adapted from SADC regional water policy)
Conservation The protection, maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife and includes the management of the use of wildlife to ensure sustainable of such use (SADC Wildlife Protocol and SADC Regional Water Policy).
Consumptive resource use Use of individual game by its permanent removal, or removal of parts of it, from or within an area (game ranching policy).
Cultural tourism Cultural aspects that are of interest to the visitor and can be marketed as such, including the customs and traditions of people, their heritage, history and way of life.
Desertification Land degradation resulting from various factors, including climatic factors and human activities (adapted from UNCCD).
Ecosystem A dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit (UNCBD).
Eco-tourism Purposeful travel to natural areas to experience and understand the culture and natural history of the area taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem, while producing economic opportunities that make the conservation of natural resources beneficial to local people.
Environment Includes natural, urban, human living and cultural environments.
Emerging SMMEs Small, micro and medium-sized enterprises owned and/or operated by local citizens as defined by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Limits of acceptable change (LAC) assesses the probable impact of an activity, decides in advance how much change will be tolerated, monitors what’s happening systematically and regularly, and determines what actions are appropriate if agreed-upon quality standards are surpassed
Pro poor tourism Pro-poor tourism means managing a tourism business so that it makes business sense for the operator and at the same time benefits the poor.
Responsible tourism is treating others the way they wish to be treated.
Sustainable development Development that meets the needs of the current generation without jeopardising the ability of future generations to meet their needs (WCED, 1987) Sustainable tourism Tourism development, management and any other tourism development
activities that optimise the economic and other societal benefits available without jeopardising the potential for similar benefits in the future.
Stakeholders Any individual or group directly or indirectly affected by, or interested in, a given resource (ITTO/IUCN Guidelines for Forest Management)
Technical Advisory Means a district advisory committee charged with the responsibility to oversee the Committee implementation of CBNRM.
Threatened Species Any species of fauna or flora which is considered critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable, for which definitions are provided for by the Act in terms of CITES, and for which criteria may be adopted and from time to time reviewed by the Conference of the Parties and the Minister, taking into consideration the work of competent persons in this field.
Tourism industry All recipients of direct spend incurred by tourists. This includes pre-trip expenditure on travel and booking, travel and en-route expenditure, and all spending at the destination.
Tourist A person who travels away from home, staying over for at least one night. A tourist can be a domestic, regional or overseas tourist. Tourists travel for different purposes including business, leisure, conferences and incentive. Tourism All travel for whatever purpose resulting in one or more nights being spent
away from home.
Tourism value chain is every sector that contributes to the production of the tourist experience, and their interconnections.
Trans-boundary Populations, ecosystems, activities, measures and effects extend beyond the effective jurisdiction of a State Party (adapted from SADC Fish)
Trans-frontier Conservation Area Area of component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple use areas (SADC wildlife protocol)
Trans-boundary Populations, ecosystems, activities, measures and effects extend beyond the effective jurisdiction of a State Party (adapted from SADC Fish)
Trans-frontier Conservation Area Area of component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple use areas (SADC wildlife protocol)