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Why do ICDPs fail? The relationship between subsistence farming, poaching and eco- tourism in wildlife and habitat conservation
Winkler, Ralph - 2007
In this paper we investigate the reasons why integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) fail to achieve their conservation goals. We develop a bio-economic model of open access land and wildlife exploitation, which is consistent with many farming and hunting societies living in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753140
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Economic impact of Hafnarhólmi Bird Colony in Borgarfjörður Eystri
2019
The tourism boom that started in 2011 shortly after the Eyjafjallajökull eruption has changed Iceland in many ways. Economically tourism has quickly become the country's main export sector. Livelihoods and communities have changed with the influx of foreign tourists and workers. Tourism has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014306518
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Marketing for sustainable tourism
Martini, Umberto (contributor); Buffa, Federica (contributor) - 2020
The aim of the Special Issue is to discuss the main current topics concerning marketing for sustainable tourism with reference to territories (i.e., tourism destinations, protected areas, parks and/or natural sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, rural regions/areas, etc.) and tourism enterprises...
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Wildlife Conservation and Management in Kenya: Towards a Co-management Approach
Mburu, John - 2004
The co-management approach of managing natural resources has increasingly become popular among conservationists and development practitioners since it overcomes the shortcomings of both the centralised management and community-based approaches that hinder harmonization of conflicting interests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324921
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Testing the theoretical consistency of stated preferences for tropical wildlife conservation
Morse-Jones, Sian; Bateman, Ian; Kontoleon, Andreas; … - 2010
In this paper, we report the results of an online choice experiment designed to test the theoretical consistency of stated preferences for a complex predominantly non-use good. Our case study concerns the values held by UK residents for the conservation of wildlife in the Eastern Arc Mountains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276535
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Saving Sumatra's species: Combining economics and ecology to define an efficient and self-sustaining program for inducing conservation within oil palm plantations
Bateman, Ian J.; Coombes, Emma; Fisher, Brendan; … - 2009
The paper presents results from a four year study of the economic and ecological potential for implementation of conservation schemes within the rapidly expanding palm oil plantations of South East Asia. Unparalleled access to financial records combined with a highly intensive ecological data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276539
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Doing good with other people's money: A charitable giving experiment with students in environmental sciences and economics
Carlsson, Frederik; Kataria, Mitesh; Lampi, Elina; … - 2010
We augment a standard dictator game to investigate how preferences for an environmental project relate to willingness to limit others' choices. We explore this issue by distinguishing three student groups: economists, environmental economists, and environmental social scientists. We find that...
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Nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung und kooperativer Naturschutz in Süd-Korea. Governance-Prozesse im Jeju Island Biosphere Reserve im Vergleich mit Biosphärenreservaten in Deutschland...
Pollermann, Kim - 2013
Biosphärenreservate bieten einen Rahmen für Prozesse zur nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung. Durch das Beispiel des Biosphärenreservats Jeju Island sowie einen internationalen Vergleich werden Hinweise für eine erfolgversprechende Ausgestaltung aufgezeigt. Nach einem Überblick zum Vorgehen...
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THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ACTIVITY ON SUPPORTING PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS. TENDENCIES AND ESTIMATES FOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Stanciulescu, Gabriela; Titan, Emilia; Todose, Daniela; … - 2010
associated to the environment preservation, such as: tourism in natural areas, ecotourism, adventure tourism, tourism in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332377
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Coastal ecotourism in The Gambia: Effects of sustainability communication on environments and rural livelihoods
Attemene, Pauline; Eguavoen, Irit - 2017
This paper is based on a field study carried out in 2015 in two coastal ecotourism areas in The Gambia - Kartong and … the following question: how do ecotourism providers communicate sustainability issues in key areas, including education …, marketing and networks activities in Kartong Ecotourism Area and Tanji Bird Reserve within the context of climate change? The …
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