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Toward sustainable biocultural ecotourism: an integrated spatial analysis of cultural and biodiversity richness in Colombia.

Published online: 31 Jan 2025

Authors: Echeverri, A. & Batista, N. M. & Wolny, S. & Herrera-R, G. A. & Andrade-Rivas, F. & Bailey, A. & Cardenas-Navarrete, A. & Arenas, A. D. & Díaz-Salazar, A. F. & Hernandez, K. V. & Langhans, K. E. & Mateus-Aguilar, B. E. & Levey, D. & Neill, A. & Nguyen, O. & Suárez-Castro, A. F. & Zapata, F. & Ocampo-Peñuela, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ecotourism plays a vital role in both economic development and depending on the scale, it can also aid environmental conservation. Ecotourism planning...

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Harnessing artificial intelligence technology and social media data to support cultural ecosystem service assessments.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Vigl, L. E. & Marsoner, T. & Giombini, V. & Pecher, C. & Simion, H. & Stemle, E. & Tasser, E. & Depellegrin, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs), such as aesthetic and recreational enjoyment, as well as sense of place and cultural heritage, play an outstanding...

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Assessing the political vulnerability of national parks in sub-Saharan Africa using data on digital trends and engagement.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Azevedo, K. & Alves-Martins, F. & Martinez-Arribas, J. & Correia, R. A. & Malhado, A. C. M. & Ladle, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

National Parks (NPs) and other protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa are crucial in attracting international tourists interested in wildlife tourism, ...

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Differing priorities explain why some people profit from an alien invader, while others lose out.

Published online: 27 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Linders, T. E. W. & Schaffner, U. & Alamirew, T. & Allan, E. & Choge, S. K. & Eschen, R. & Shiferaw, H. & Manning, P.

Content type: Blog

This paper describes the impact of the invasive tree, Prosopis juliflora, on the supply of ecosystem services. Prosopis significantly increased the su...

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Treat or threat? The Tilapia issue in the Amazonia of Ecuador.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Santafe-Troncosoa, V. & Loring, P. A.

Content type: Blog

This article contributes to streams of knowledge related to biocultural diversity, food tourism and the cultural impacts of introduced species. Specif...

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Traditional food or biocultural threat? Concerns about the use of tilapia fish in Indigenous cuisine in the Amazonia of Ecuador.

Published online: 24 Oct 2021

Authors: Santafe-Troncoso, V. & Loring, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

This article contributes to streams of knowledge related to biocultural diversity, food tourism and the cultural impacts of introduced species. Specif...

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Non-material contributions of nature expressed by former tourists of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Published online: 19 Mar 2024

Authors: Pearson, J. & Gross, M. & Hofmann, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature-based tourism provides an outlet for people to experience non-material nature's contributions to people (NCP) and can even promote care for nat...

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A multi-dimensional assessment of ecosystems and ecosystem services at Udayapur, Nepal.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Published by: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Content type: Bulletin

'Ecosystem Services', defined as 'the benefits people obtain from ecosystems' is an evolving concept that connects ecosystem with human wellbeing thro...

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Under pressure: how human-wild-captive elephant social-ecological system in Laos is teetering due to global forces and sociocultural changes.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Maurer, G. & Gimenez, O. & Mulot, B. & Lescureux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Few empirical studies have described social-ecological systems (SESs) in transition. Some studies focused on external drivers that impact the SES and ...

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Unpacking the interface of modernization, development and sustainability in indigenous Guna communities of Panama.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Lam, R. D. & Gasparatos, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

This study elicits the main development challenges for the indigenous social-ecological system (SES) of the Guna people in Panama, which is characteri...

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