The Health of Gashaka Gumti National Park using SWOT Analysis

• Main Authors: Kanati, Madaki, Tonga, Noweg, Alexander Kiew, Sayok, Wong Swee, Kiong, Isaac John, Umaru
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IJISRT 2020
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure; SD Forestry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40575/1/The%20Health%20of%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40575/; https://www.ijisrt.com/

Biodiversity conservation has witnessed a tremendous growth as several scholars from different jurisdictions have directed their attention toward this subject matter. The aim of this study is to asses the health of Gashaka Gumti National Park using SWOT Analysis. The study design combines both quantitative and qualitative research, this research was to develop a questionnaire as a means to collect primary data from sampled subjects. The purpose of this data is to achieve the research objectives. This study used both construct validity and content validity and the questionnaire seeks responses on health of the national park. The participant (households) opinion was sought on threats (e.g., poaching, logging, farming etc.) on Gashaka Gumti National Park (GGNP) and require to indicate YES or NO as well as likert scale. This study makes several contributions to knowledge in terms of methodology, empirical evidence and as well as theoretical. This findings open new research page for indepth discussions on weakness and strengths, threats and opportunity of National parks. The study applied to identify appropriate variables to predict the cases. The contribution is that tourism development and biodiversity literature is enhanced by the findings of this work.