Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers

RE Brazier, A Puttock, HA Graham… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …

Nature-based tourism's impact on environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behavior: a review and analysis of the literature and potential future research

NM Ardoin, M Wheaton, AW Bowers… - Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Although nature-based tourism is often promoted as benefiting local destinations through
income generation, employment, and direct conservation support, it is also believed to …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of species diversity for human well-being in Europe

J Methorst, K Rehdanz, T Mueller, B Hansjürgens… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nature affects human well-being in multiple ways. However, the association between
species diversity and human well-being at larger spatial scales remains largely unexplored …

Human preferences for species conservation: Animal charisma trumps endangered status

A Colléony, S Clayton, D Couvet, M Saint Jalme… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
A good deal of research has recently focused on people's commitment to biodiversity
conservation by investigating their “willingness-to-pay”(WTP). Because of the public's self …

Evaluating the benefits and risks of social media for wildlife conservation

JN Bergman, RT Buxton, HY Lin, M Lenda, K Attinello… - Facets, 2022 - facetsjournal.com
Given its extensive volume and reach, social media has the potential to widely spread
conservation messaging and be a powerful tool to mobilize social change for conserving …

The effectiveness of virtual vs real-life marine tourism experiences in encouraging conservation behaviour

K Hofman, G Walters, K Hughes - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nature-based tourism experiences have the potential to inspire visitors to adopt
conservation behaviours that protect natural environments; however, to have global effect on …

A systematic review of the psychological, social, and educational outcomes associated with participation in wildland recreational activities

WH Holland, RB Powell, JM Thomsen… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2018 - js.sagamorepub.com
Participation in wildland recreation is associated with a range of individual-level outcomes.
Although these outcomes have been extensively studied, few studies have systematically …

Stakeholders' perspectives of sustainable tourism development: A new approach to measuring outcomes

S Poudel, GP Nyaupane… - Journal of Travel …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to examine the perspectives of tourism stakeholders regarding
sustainable tourism outcomes in protected areas. We compared the responses of residents …

Turning wildlife experiences into conservation action: Can white shark cage-dive tourism influence conservation behaviour?

K Apps, K Dimmock, C Huveneers - Marine Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Wildlife tourism is often promoted as an activity which supports conservation by enhancing
environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour through interpretative messaging and …

[HTML][HTML] Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings

RE Auster, SW Barr, RE Brazier - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Wildlife reintroduction projects are required to account for social and economic factors.
Wildlife tourism is often cited as a benefit of reintroduction, so an understanding of whether …