Essays about: "Ecotourism Sweden"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Ecotourism Sweden.
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1. "We cannot love nature to death" : an evaluation of the implementation of Nature’s Best ecotourism certification in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Ecotourism is the concept of traveling responsibly to natural areas where the environment and the well-being of the local people are sustained, where the economic profit is reinvested in the area and where knowledge is communicated to decrease visitor impact and maintain the local environment. Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of the global tourism industry and therefore it is important to have an efficient implementation strategy so that it can realize its full potential and thus prevent tourism from degrading the nature it depends on. READ MORE
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2. Ecocertifications and quality labels : For whom and why, in the case of Laponia.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : Abstract There are a lot of ecocertifications in Sweden for a variety of different categories; for example the Swan, which is a label for both hotels and products; KRAV, a label for farms and what farms pro- duce; Nature’s Best, a label for tourist adventures; the Sápmi Experience, a newly developed label for Sámi tourism, and The Green Key, a certification offered by Håll Sverige Rent for hostels, ho- tels, mountain cabins and camping grounds. Nature’s Best and the Green Key I have chosen as the focus for this paper, because they are the most relevant for my research. READ MORE
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3. Wolf Management in Dalarna County : A case study on the wolfs' stakeholders attitude
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utvecklingAbstract : The predators’ management plan is needed for the County Administrative Board to manage the big predators of the county in an efficient way. The wolf is one animal that gets a lot of attention in media, and many people have strong feelings regarding its existence in Swedish nature. READ MORE
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4. Wetland development in the context of ecotourism : a conceptual design proposal for a wetland site in Lake Victoria, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The travelling sector is expanding worldwide, which puts all destinations under pressure to have a functioning social system and good resources to manage the problems and take advantage of the opportunities that the tourism sector can offer a community. The area around Kisumu in Kenya, like much of Africa, tourism can simultaneously ensure a stable financial future while it removes, as a result of a growing population, more and more of the scenery that many tourists want to experience. READ MORE
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5. Ekoturism i jordbrukslandskap - ett vinnande koncept? : en tvärvetenskaplig studie om kulturvärden och naturvärden på Sjögetorp
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Ekoturism har utvecklats som ett alternativ till annan typ av turism, med inriktning på att undvika negativa effekter på lokala ekosystem. I Sverige finns ekoturism som bedrivs i relativt orörda naturmiljöer, men också ekoturism som bedrivs i miljöer som påverkats av människan på olika sätt och som rymmer både kulturvärden och naturvärden. READ MORE
