Simulations based on three scenarios suggest that approximately 7.6-10.4 lakhs tourists would visit Sikkim during the year 2017, which would also have implications on the infrastructure, environment, natural resources, culture and eco-tourism of the state. The impacts are also analysed in light of ...
From p. 2: "In this paper, we build on some of the theoretical foundations of the latter to develop a model of voluntary environmental initiatives by tourism users of a natural common-pool resource (CPR), which are an increasingly relevant reality, according to empirical studies. Our primary...
Ecotourism helps to promote responsible tourism in natural regions that helps preserve the environment, encompasses learning, generates awareness, and sustains the indigenous community's prosperity (TIES2015). Ecotourism has an estimated travel growth of 5% and makes up almost 20% of total international...
There is a growing recognition of the contribution of the cryosphere to human societies. This is especially important in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), where poverty and vulnerability are high and climate change impacts on the cryosphere are strong. However, there is a lack of synthesized knowled...
(1) The period from 1995 to 2022 witnessed an overall increase in the number of publications in this field with a high development potential. (2) Climate change, land use, China, impacts, conservation, and management were high-frequency keywords in the field; among these, climate change has...
(2) Climate change, land use, China, impacts, conservation, and management were high- frequency keywords in the field; among these, climate change has received increasing research attention since 2018. (3) The field included three main research directions: the impact of LUCC on biodiversity, ...
It is also a time to inspire people to be aware of ecological dangers looming over the us. more.. International Standards Developed by the Ecotourism Australia in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Sustainable Tourism Of Australia, International Standard sets criteria for ...
These impacts can be positive or negative, or having mixed bearing especially on our fragile ecosystem. Ecotourism, a type of sustainable tourism, is usually conducted in largely untouched natural areas, which tend to be both environmentally and socially sensitive. Ecotourism aims to extend the ...