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regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development …
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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 …
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Economic activity in Uganda is accelerating despite commodity-price inflation, global monetary tightening, international supply-chain bottlenecks, and a local Ebola outbreak. Real GDP growth is estimated to reach 5.7 percent in FY22/23, albeit still below the pre-COVID-19 projection of 6.5...
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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 …
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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 …
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This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...
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Albania is gradually emerging from the unprecedented economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As the pandemic is overcome, it is crucial to shift attention back to Albania's long-term objective of building a stronger underlying economic growth model. This...
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Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community has recognized the need for an approach to development that considers the interdependence of human and natural systems. Single-sector approaches to development challenges are insufficient to produce sustainable...
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Unlocking Nature-Smart Development: An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is part of a series of papers by the World Bank Group that outlines the development challenges and opportunities associated with blue and green biodiversity and ecosystem services. The paper makes the...
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Tanzania's wealth per capita has declined because its rapid population growth has outpaced investment. This decline in wealth is almost entirely accounted for by its '*renewable natural capital'* loss, consisting of the country's agricultural land, cropland, forests, forest products, and...
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