The impact of conservation policies on human wellbeing is critical to the integration of
poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. In many low-income countries, human …

Action to conserve biodiversity, particularly through the creation of protected areas (PAs), is
inherently political. Political ecology is a field of study that embraces the interactions …

Reports of rapid growth in nature-based tourism and recreation add significant weight to the
economic case for biodiversity conservation but seem to contradict widely voiced concerns …

One of the greatest challenges in biodiversity conservation today is how to facilitate
protection of species that are highly valued at a global scale but have little or even negative …

There is a lack of consensus among some conservation NGOs and African governments
concerning the acceptability and effectiveness of trophy hunting as a conservation tool. This …

This volume reviews indigenous ecotourism as a special type of nature-based tourism and
examines the key principles of conservation and community benefits from indigenous …

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 …

Crop raiding can reduce farmers' tolerance towards wildlife. Despite higher human
population densities in rural areas, and more rapid conversion of forest to farmland, much …

We quantified livestock (cattle, shoats, horses and donkeys) losses to lions (Panthera leo)
and attitudes to lions, livestock losses and tourism among livestock owners, village residents …

This paper contributes to the debate over the validity of community-based tourism (CBT) as a
development and poverty-reduction strategy in the rural-peasant world. In this debate …