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The untold tourism potentials of Bela Mountain, for community-based-ecotourism development, ecosystem conservation and livelihood improvement, Waghimera Zone, Ethiopia

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Community-based ecotourism is a type of tourism that takes economic, environmental, and socio-cultural sustainability into account. This research aimed to identify tourism potentials for community-based ecotourism business development and mountain ecosystem conservation for livelihood improvement in the area near Bela Mountain. A cross-sectional study design with the mixed method was employed. Key informants' data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The majority, 88.8% agreed that Bela Mountain has huge natural physical tourism potentials and 91.3% of respondents agreed that the site has huge biological tourism potentials for community-based ecotourism development. Those biological tourism resources have a significant value for ecosystem conservation. The study area is full of man-made ecotourism potentials and the area is gifted with major cultural ecotourism resources. A combination of spectacular land scenery, diversified flora species, amazing cliffs and caves makes Bela Mountain and its environs a rich opportunity for the development of community-based ecotourism.

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I would like to thank the data collectors and study participants for their willingness to participate in the study. I would like to express my appreciation to anonymous reviewers for the critical review made, despite their busy schedules, having taken out time to read our manuscript, and giving us feedback that improved the clarity and quality of our paper. I also want to acknowledge Brian Landers for his assistance in language editing of the final manuscript.

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Teshome, E., Aberaw, G., Tesgera, D. et al. The untold tourism potentials of Bela Mountain, for community-based-ecotourism development, ecosystem conservation and livelihood improvement, Waghimera Zone, Ethiopia. Environ Dev Sustain 25, 3923–3944 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02223-8

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