A global systematic review of empirical evidence of ecotourism impacts on forests in biodiversity hotspots

JS Brandt, RC Buckley - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2018 - Elsevier
Ecotourism is growing rapidly in biodiversity hotspots because of its promise to achieve both
economic growth and environmental conservation. We reviewed the literature for empirical …

Are Himalayan ecosystems facing hidden collapse? Assessing the drivers and impacts of change to aid conservation, restoration and conflict resolution challenges

S Dhyani - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
The Himalayas are a global hotspot for biodiversity and endemism, and yet the health of its
natural ecosystems is deteriorating rapidly. Natural ecosystems across the Himalayas are …

Carbon emission from deforestation, forest degradation and wood harvest in the temperate region of Hindukush Himalaya, Pakistan between 1994 and 2016

A Ahmad, QIJ Liu, SM Nizami, A Mannan, S Saeed - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Regional carbon emission related to deforestation, forest degradation, and wood harvest is
critical in the development of national action plans and strategies for forest carbon …

Forests, trees and poverty alleviation: Policy implications of current knowledge

DC Miller, S Mansourian, M Gabay, R Hajjar… - Forest Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Major advances have been made over the past two decades in our understanding of the
contribution forests and trees outside forests make to human well-being across the globe …

Effects of ecotourism on forest loss in the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot based on counterfactual analyses

JS Brandt, V Radeloff, T Allendorf, V Butsic… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ecotourism is developing rapidly in biodiversity hotspots worldwide, but there is limited and
mixed empirical evidence that ecotourism achieves positive biodiversity outcomes. We …

Encouraging state governments to protect and restore forests using ecological fiscal transfers: India's tax revenue distribution reform

J Busch, A Mukherjee - Conservation Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In February 2014, India's 14th Finance Commission added forest cover to the
formula that determines the amount of tax revenue the central government distributes …

Biodiversity research trends and gaps from the confluence of three global biodiversity hotspots in the Far‐Eastern Himalaya

D Basnet, P Kandel, N Chettri, Y Yang… - … Journal of Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Far‐Eastern Himalaya Landscape (FHL), a shared transboundary landscape between
China, India, and Myanmar, is one of the most intact and biologically rich landscapes in the …

Biodiversity conservation funding in Bhutan: Thematic, temporal, and spatial trends over four decades

D Devkota, DC Miller, SW Wang… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Access to sufficient financial resources is vital for effective biodiversity conservation.
Although the importance of biodiversity conservation is widely recognized, lack of funding …

Why is the private forest program stunted in Nepal?

K Aryal, A Rijal, T Maraseni, M Parajuli - Environmental Management, 2020 - Springer
Private forest (PF) program has the potential to be one of the most efficient forest
management programs in Nepal but it has not gained the momentum compared to the other …

Are countries ready for REDD+ payments? REDD+ readiness in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal

N Bhattarai, BS Karky, R Avtar, RB Thapa, T Watanabe - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Paris Agreement recognized the significant role of forests in climate change mitigating
and adapting. It also emphasized the importance of the Reducing Emissions from …