However, their participation in decision making
is rather weak. It is the leaders of
local organizations who decide what is to be
done, and then ask for community contributions
to the activities to be undertaken. As
concerns expressed during planning process and decision-making meetings are seldom
respected, the overwhelming majority of the
community members do not bother to
express their opinions. This is rather a
serious matter of concern in the context of sustainable
ecotourism promotion.