The new fifth edition of Ecotourism focuses on an array of economic, social and ecological
inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, and examines the …

Biodiversity loss is one of the major resource problems facing the world, and the policy
options available are restricted by inappropriate economic tools which fail to capture the …

Does ecotourism contribute towards conservation of threatened species and habitats or is it
just a marketing ploy of the tourism industry? Using 251 case studies on ecotourism from the …

Ecotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one. It has been debated in
theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net …

Ten years ago only a handful of very rudimentary contingent valuation (CV) studies had
been conducted in develo** countries; at that time the problems associated with posing …

To determine willingness to pay (WTP) for candidate entry fees, contingent valuation surveys
were administered to 315 foreign visitors to the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal …

Conservationists commonly have framed ecological concerns in economic terms to garner
political support for conservation and to increase public interest in preserving global …

Ecotourism has a potentially vital role to play in conservation by generating economic
incentives for nature conservation. However, some authors contend that this potential may …

Protected areas are under increasing pressure to provide economic justification for their
existence, particularly in develo** countries where demand for land and natural resources …