Recreational trails are a type of nature-based tourism providing various activities such as
hiking, biking, rafting or horseback riding. Increasing investment in infrastructure and …

We develop and link the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform to
ecosystem services modeling (ESM). The IEEM+ ESM Platform is an innovative decision …

Volcanic sites can be considered strategic areas for conservation and protection policies,
but such policies may involve considerable costs However, not only are volcanic sites often …

The development of recreational trails has gained popularity in recent years and therefore
many scholars have studied various aspects of them. However, the recreational trail …

Rwanda, a small but rapidly developing central African nation, has undertaken development
of natural capital accounts to better inform its economic development through the World …

Tourism entrepreneurship has not received sufficient attention in the context of protected
areas (PAs). It needs careful management to avoid conflicts with conservation objectives …

Rising demand for access to trail networks has encouraged local governments to invest in
trail development. This study is the first attempt to estimate the local income multiplier effect …

Tourism to Cozumel Island generates USD 762 million annually in local economic activity,
and 111 visitors stay in local hotels for each inhabitant. The island's coast is its principal …

Agricultural ecosystems managed by farmers provide and receive multiple ecosystem
services that are essential to sustain human well-being. Understanding how agricultural …

Human activities, exacerbated by periods of armed conflict, have impacted the biodiversity-
rich forests in Western Rwanda during recent decades, creating a need to enhance forest …