Ecotourism originated in the 1980s, at the dawn of sustainable development, as a way to
channel tourism revenues into conservation and development. Despite the “win-win” idea …

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 …

A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and
community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

Tourism is not merely a capitalist practice but a central practice through which capitalism
sustains itself. Precisely how tourism “products” become capital and the types of violence …

Political ecology and science studies have found fertile meeting ground in environmental
studies. While the two distinct areas of inquiry approach the environment from different …

Popular press and industry stakeholders are reporting a travel trend whereby tourists
increasingly seek to experience the world's most endangered sites before they vanish or are …

Marine tourism is a new frontier of late-capitalist transformation, generating more global
revenue than aquaculture and fisheries combined. This transformation created whale …

Just a generation ago the notion that holidays should be invested with ethical and political
significance would have sounded odd. Today it is part of the lifestyle political landscape …

The paper evaluates the relationship between ecotourism and commons management.
Social and economic impacts of ecotourism in an indigenous village in the Peruvian …