regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development …

Small island developing states and small tourism-dependent coastal states have been the most gravely impacted by global … challenges in the years to come. While information and research on sustainable and blue tourism in small island developing states … note is a synthesis of findings from a literature review of the inventory of blue tourism resources, consumer market …

Lao PDR faces a great opportunity to develop its tourism sector, in particular nature-based tourism (NBT), to create … is the fastest growing segment of tourism, and the demand is growing as the urban middle class expands, particularly in …

Conservation and tourism contribute to greener economic growth in many countries. Although protected areas have often … realized their powerful economic potential through tourism and visitation. In fact, tourism has been an integral part of …, most protected area professionals argue that both ecosystem protection and tourism development can be implemented …

decline somewhat in 2023 and then to recover closer to historical rates over the medium term. Tourism is a major source of … could make a substantial contribution to growth. Within tourism, strengthening the provision of nature-based tourism, which …'s efforts to adapt to climate change. Nature-based tourism faces significant challenges, including potential limits on expansion …

sectors, but economic activity could accelerate in the second half of 2021. The tourism-dependent economy of Zanzibar has been …

The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and … island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use …

Image acquisition and surveying using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a very promising technology for Small Island … island contexts. Further, UAVs can capture thousands of images in a single flight and provide greater detail than satellites … technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool …

Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries in the world to natural hazards …. The World Bank's programmatic technical assistance, Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States, implemented … implemented in four SIDS, Cape Verde in Africa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, and Solomon Islands and Vanuatu …