conservation or decline of their populations. Turtle-based ecotourism at Mon Repos in southern Queensland is described. As a result … of a survey conducted by the authors, it is shown that turtle-based ecotourism at Mon Repos has positive social (indirect …) consequences for the conservation of sea turtles. Furthermore, it is argued that ecotourism operations at Mon Repos have positive …

. Furthermore, for reasons identified, ecotourism has serious limitations as a means for conserving wild biodiversity and needs to … ecotourism literature than it should be. The results from the survey summarised here are based on statements from respondents … conservation consequences of ecotourism do not depend solely on its generation of favourable behaviours among ecotourists …

The importance of environmental education as a component of ecotourism is highlighted. The extent of environmental …

political failures in catering for nature conservation. Doubts are raised about the purist view that ecotourism needs to be … conducted under virtually natural conditions if it is to make an optimal contribution to the conservation of biodiversity. …

knowledge provision and ecotourism. …

After discussing definitions of ecotourism, outlines possible economic and conservational benefits from developing … ecotourism or wildlife-based tourism. Identifies possible economic benefits for local communities but also outlines possible … economic costs to such communities. Observations are made on the potential of developing ecotourism in the Giant’s Tank …

Various definitions of ecotourism exist in the literature. The definition of ecotourism is important for determining … the boundary of the ecotourism industry and its economic value. However, the extent to which ecotourism can be separated … fuzziness exists at the boundaries. Some authors use the term nature-tourism and ecotourism interchangeably, while some limit it …