The increasing popularity of marine wildlife tourism (MWT) worldwide calls for assessment of
its conservation outcomes and the development of appropriate management frameworks to …

Relational values (RV) are values that arise from a relationship with nature, encompassing a
sense of place, feelings of well-being (mental and physical health), and cultural, community …

Ecotourism is a sub-component of the field of sustainable tourism. Ecotourism's perceived
potential as an effective tool for sustainable development is the main reason why developing …

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 …

There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the
world's largest industry, to adopt a more ethical approach to the way it does business. In …

Wildlife tourism is often promoted as an activity which supports conservation by enhancing
environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour through interpretative messaging and …

Tourism development can have positive and/or negative impacts on wildlife. However, if
wildlife tourism is developed in accordance with appropriate guidelines, such activity can be …

Human development and dense populations along coastal zones impact the health of
coastal and marine ecosystems, which is detrimental to the economic sustainability of …

This paper is based on a small ethnographic study of serious wildlife tourists. It focuses on
three important aspects of this type of travel. First, the tangible benefits of the tourist …

Ecotourism is often promoted for its potential to act as a conservation mechanism by:
mobilising political, financial and social support for conservation; increasing environmental …