Biosphärenreservate, Tourismus, Nachhaltigkeit, Naturschutzgebiete, Ecuador, Nachhaltigkeit, Sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung, protected areas, Ecuador, sustainable development, socio-economic development

Nature conservation has a long tradition in the South Caucasus, a region with very high biodiversity. Alongside century old nature reserves (NR) in Azerbaijan and Georgia, two new transboundary national parks (NP) have recently been created in Armenia and Georgia. All of these protected areas...