Essays about: "ecotourism management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words ecotourism management.

  1. 1. Describing Uncertainty in Times of Crises : Ontological Security Within the Ecotourism Industry in Costa Rica During Covid-19

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Louise Molander; Ebba Sobrino; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; Crisis; Crisis management; Ontological security; Costa Rica; Covid-19; Social network;

    Abstract : The crisis of Covid-19 put the world on hold. In many countries, borders were closed and businesses were shut for a long period of time. Countries depending on tourism were hit hard when tourists were no longer allowed to enter, leading to serious consequences worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

  4. 3. Combining the goals of conservation, tourism and livelihoods in the management of protected areas : case study of the volcanoes national park in northern Rwanda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jean De Dieu Ndayisaba; [2020]
    Keywords : protected areas; livelihoods; natural resources management; conservation; decentralization; local community participation; ecotourism; tourism revenue sharing;

    Abstract : The liberal conservation agenda promotes the incorporation of human needs into the management of Protected Areas (PAs). Across the globe, nature-based tourism has been among the suggested tools of promoting sustainable conservation together with development of the local communities living around the PAs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Challenges and potentials of ecotourism as a form of conservation and sustainable development on Zapatera Island, Nicaragua

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Casey Catherine Miller; [2017]
    Keywords : Zapatera Island; nicaragua; ecotourism; Natural Resource Management; sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Unsustainable natural resource management practices are an increasing problem on Zapatera Island, Nicaragua. As overfishing and deforestation continues to degrade the environment, some community members are looking towards ecotourism as a sustainable alternative. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ecotourism, a tool that links Impact Investing to Conservation on the Ground? Conceptualizing the Case of Ecotourism and Conservation in Lao PDR

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jonas Aechtner; [2017]
    Keywords : Lao PDR; National Park; Impact Investing; Ecotourism; Eco-tourism; Tourism; Livelihood; Conservation and Development; Sustainable Development; Conservation; Laos; Southeast Asia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental and forest conservation have long been perceived as a constraint to economic growth and development. With a growing understanding of the benefits from ecosystem services for people, and benefits for conservation when managed by local people, synergies between conservation and development have become more prominent. READ MORE