Managing ecotourism through appropriate zoning is critical for land use planning. This study
is the first to integrate a geographic information system (GIS) with a Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy …

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

High population growth rates and poverty are likely to elevate the vulnerability of many
coastal communities in the Pacific region to climate change. Alternative livelihood strategies …

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant species which are more or less closely related to crops.
They are a vital resource by providing a pool of genetic variation that can be used in …

Scientific studies harmonizing biodiversity conservation, ecotourism development, and local
livelihoods in areas of natural endowments have significant importance in the welfare of …

This paper attempts to develop criteria and indicators (C&I) for measuring the sustainability
of ecotourism activities in Penang National Park (PNP) in Malaysia. In carrying out this …

Effective protected area (PA) management should deliver better conservation results and
improved welfare for local people, especially for many developing countries (DCs) with …

Stewardship offers a means of addressing social-ecological sustainability challenges, from
the local to the global level. The concept of stewardship has had various meanings attached …

The establishment of protected areas is an accepted means of achieving biodiversity
conservation and associated tourism development; yet, there is limited evidence of the …

Abstract Protected areas (PAs) cover 12% of terrestrial sub-Saharan Africa. However, given
the inherent inadequacies of these PAs to cater for all species in conjunction with the effects …