Theme: Creating Sustainable Conservation Economies through the Establishment of a Trust
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"Our market-based approach to conservation has dramatically altered the mindset of communities from animosity to that of embracing wildlife as a livelihood asset.” - Chris Weaver, Managing Director, Namibia, WWF
Theme: Non-Profit Helps Create a Community-Based Natural…
Theme: Outbound Tour Operator Partners with a Global NGO to Engage Donors on a Large Scale
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The travel industry as a whole is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors. Globally, it comprises 9% of GDP ($6 trillion) and drives 1 of every 11 jobs on the planet. If left alone, tourism can be a significant threat to WWF’s Goals. If harnessed carefully under appropriate enabling conditions, it can be a powerful, positive driver for conservation goals - incentivizing key stakeholders to conserve their natural resources and potentially providing a long-term sustainable funding source…
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With reference to two ecotourism enterprises that operate within Tambopata, Peru, this article evaluates key principles necessary to enable the successful achievement of ecotourism in a little-developed tropical forest region. In so doing it highlights the intricacies of the relationship between ecotourism, environmental conservation and local community development. Principles are identified as i)…
