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Tourism Management 31 (2010) 136–146 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.els /locate/tourman Case Study Community-based tourism ventures, benefits and challenges: Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust, Central District, Botswana Lesego S. Sebele Harry Oppenheimer Research Centre, University of Botswana, P/BAG 285, Maun, Botswana a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The impact of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is seen by many as a ‘win-win’ Received 21 March 2007 situation with reference to natural resources conservation and the improvement of local communities’ Accepted 15 January 2009 livelihoods. However, community engagements in CBNRM and tourism have elicited many views as far as natural resources utilization is concerned. Some affirm the importance of CBNRM; others question it, Keywords: while others call for its improvement. The premise of this study is to investigate the benefits and Community-based tourism challenges of community-based tourism in one community of Botswana. Results show that although Community-Based Natural Resource some benefits have been identified, there remain many challenges for the Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust Management Community participation (KRST). It is evident that for community-based tourism to bring more benefits for locals, more interaction Khama Rhino San