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Defining ecotourism for mainstream application and to support sustainable tourism governance.

Published online: 08 Jun 2025

Authors: Torsney, A. & O'Driscoll, P. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is increasing demand for nature-based tourism, and tourism destination competitiveness is increasingly reliant on a positive environmental image...

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Tourism supporting biodiversity: a manual on applying the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development.

Published online: 20 Apr 2016

Authors: Denman, R. & Denman, J.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This manual provides information for planners, developers, managers and decision makers involved with tourism development and resource management in a...

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Protected areas shape the distribution of tourism across rural Europe.

Published online: 14 Dec 2024

Authors: Seguin, R. & Delbar, V. & Batista e Silva, F. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Protected areas (PAs) have expanded rapidly in recent decades to help mitigate the ongoing biodiversity crisis but are under increasing human pressure...

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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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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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Invasion pathways at a crossroad: policy and research challenges for managing alien species introductions.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Hulme, P. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed that, by 2020, invasion pathways will be identified, prioritized and managed to prevent ...

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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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How urbanization is shifting the context of nature experiences from economic to recreational.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Aschenbrand, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

With increasing global urbanization, the proportion of the world's population engaged in the primary sector of the economy continues to decrease, lead...

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Wetland attributes significantly affect patterns of bird species distribution in the Sardinian wetlands (Italy): an uncertain future for waterbird conservation.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Ferrarini, A. & Gustin, M. & Celada, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Sardinian wetlands belong to the Sardinia-Corsica corridor of the central eastern Mediterranean bird flyway. They supply the food and shelter for ...

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