Ecotourism has long been considered as a means of ecological conservation. However,
local residents' disturbances to ecosystem were often ignored and inadequately studied …

Nature-based tourism has the potential to enhance global biodiversity conservation by
providing alternative livelihood strategies for local people, which may alleviate poverty in …

Many threatened species rely on ecotourism for conservation funding, but simultaneously
suffer direct ecological impacts from ecotourism. For a range of IUCN-Redlisted terrestrial …

There are numerous case studies around the world describing integrated conservation and
development projects (ICDPs). Recently some localized syntheses have been published …

This study integrated remote sensing, household survey data, and spatial modeling to
assess drivers of deforestation within the Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS), Belize, an …

The 'B ig F ive'charismatic megafauna concept is considered key for financial
competitiveness of protected areas in S outh A frica. However, this W estern colonial concept …

The increase in individual sports activities is stimulating the rise of sport-related forms of
vacationing. This is further intensified by tourists seeking authentic experiences in host …

Ecotourism is an alternative form of tourism and is usually confused with natural and cultural
tourism. CBET is fast becoming a popular biodiversity conservation tool that develops and …

Ecotourism is widely promoted as a conservation tool and actively practiced in protected
areas worldwide. Theoretically, support for conservation from the various types of …

AH Harcourt, a well-known professor of anthropology at the University of California, has
published papers on gorillas since 1978 and KJ Stewart has worked with him since 1987 …