A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and
community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous …

This volume reviews indigenous ecotourism as a special type of nature-based tourism and
examines the key principles of conservation and community benefits from indigenous …

Indigenous peoples are finding that tourism is far from a straightforward issue. The tourism
industry, especially ecotourism, is arguably the prime force today threatening indigenous …

The ability of ecotourism to protect both people and places is an unresolved, and growing,
concern. Commodification of host culture and environment is a widely reported social impact …

Community-based ecotourism (CBET) has become a popular tool for biodiversity
conservation, based on the principle that biodiversity must pay for itself by generating …

Ecotourism, natural resource conservation, and local livelihood are one of the most talked-
about issues globally. It is seen as nature-based tourism that addresses two primary …

Many conservationists have promoted ecotourism as a strategy to protect natural resources
while also meeting human needs. The purpose of this study was to analyse effects of …

Ecotourism is increasingly being promoted as an instrument that helps local socio-economic
development and generate revenues to strengthen conservation of critically endangered …

Ecotourism is often viewed as effective for promoting the conservation of endangered
species and habitats in developing countries. By creating economic incentives for …

This paper questions the legitimacy of ecological stewardship as an innate characteristic of
traditional societies, a widely held belief in much academic work on ecotourism and manifest …