This study estimates the contribution of nature-based tourism in Zambia to economic growth and poverty reduction as … well as to the sustainability of the management of the wildlife estate. The Zambian Government has identified tourism along … and three characterize the tourism industry and the economic impact of nature tourists. Using a variety of sources of …

examine the scope for enhancing protection of Sri Lanka's natural assets through nature based tourism as an instrument for … conservation with a specific focus on elephant conservation. This study identifies development opportunities that increase tourism …

The tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean continues to face major challenges in the new millennium. These include 1 … a more diversified tourism product to stay competitive. The study objective is to analyze and demonstrate the importance …) tourism industry, which is a key sector in the sub-regional economy. The study will therefore 1) review recent trends and …

The Seychelles tourism sector today is a success story. No doubt, the Seychelles has been endowed with wonderful … natural tourism assets in its beautiful beaches and mountain backdrops, but its success has also been due to good governance … and strategic policy choices. With 24.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) directly attributable to tourism, the …

data collected for this study through surveys. Beijing is the first choice for companies locating in China, but foreign …

China is experiencing rapid and large scale urbanization, and the resulting local and global urban environmental …) contextualize the project among the broader ecological urban development initiatives in China. Broadening the World Bank …'s engagement beyond the GEF was assessed as important given the project's complexity, and its potential to shed light on China …

of king coal,' provides a brief history of the development of renewable energy (RE) in China during the last three … optimal RE solutions (share of primary energy consumption and technology mix). 'China's envisaged RE target: aiming high …

concept is new to the Chinese government from both conceptual and policy perspective. So far China has emphasized frontier … poor. In China many efforts are being made in the domain of inclusive innovation, but there is no clear strategy and … operationalization of inclusive innovation policy in China and possibly in other countries. This report is presented in four Chapters and …

China is a global leader in the use of ecological compensation ("eco-compensation”)—fiscal transfers for environmental … and natural resources management. China is one of the most fiscally decentralized countries in the world, with 85 percent … impacts, and distills broad lessons from China for similar policies globally …