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Cover for 22016g.pdf
Case study on approaches for supporting pastoralist groups facing climate change effects in Tanzania
… in areas as wide as agriculture, natural resource management, tourism, conservation and urban development have had vague or …
Publication, 20 April 2017
Cover for 10142IIED.pdf
Direct use values of climate-dependent ecosystem services in Isiolo County, Kenya
Publication, 01 February 2016
Garment workers in Bangladesh - increasing automation threatens low-cost manufacturing jobs in developing countries (Photo: NYU Stern BHR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Automation, the changing world of work, and sustainable development
… would make reforestation benefit the economy. Costa Rica piloted 'eco-tourism', which became highly successful both in terms of economic … of the benefits. Minister Gutierrez remarked that the 'eco-tourism dollar' is the 'best dollar' the country gets in terms of … Not every place or every country is going to be able to make eco-tourism work as a way to achieve inclusive, sustainable development. But …
Insight, 17 August 2017
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Climate change economics on a small island: new approaches for Tobago
Publication, 01 January 2011
A map shows new walking trails at the edge of the park that have been developed to encourage tourists to explore more of Bwindi and spend money on local products (Photo: Peter Nizette)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise…
… Remarkable things can happen when you set enthusiastic tourism development professionals loose in a forest. Too often, community-based tourism initiatives are developed by NGOs and, while well-meaning, are … US$600 fee that tourists pay to track gorillas, another problem with tourism at Bwindi is that most tourists only come to see the gorillas …
Insight, 27 October 2017
Boats tied to the port.
Increasing the visibility of artisanal small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers
… important segments of the blue economy in Cabo Verde (fisheries and tourism) and capitalises on the growing interest of tourists in eating …
Project, 28 January 2021
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Workshop Report. Enhancing equity within conservation: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
… in conservation, and develop and agree ideas for making the park’s tourism revenue sharing more equitable in the future. Presentations …
Publication, 01 February 2015
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
RIP Cecil the lion – what will be his legacy? And who should decide?
… have collapsed because the revenue from non-hunting sources (mainly tourism) is not enough to keep them viable. Namibia's innovative … rhino over the last 20 years, with income from trophy hunting and tourism encouraging communities to turn their land over to conservation. … 100 per cent of benefits from sustainable use of wildlife, including tourism, live sales and hunting –  almost 18 million Namibian dollars in …
Insight, 31 July 2015
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Ecotourism brochure
… Ecotourism leaflet from the project "Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia, led by the Sustainable …
Publication, 01 June 2010
Women selling fish
Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities
… worldwide (European Union, United States, China), or dependent on the tourism sector. In pre-pandemic times, the food services and hospitality … knock-on economic impacts. Coastal economies heavily dependent on tourism have been hit hard, even those that did well in containing the …
Insight, 08 June 2021