The economic benefits many African countries derive from international wildlife tourism are very few, especially when viewed from existing potentials in terms of resources and uniqueness. African…

This paper reports on a survey carried out among visitors to Etosha, Namibia, in May 2002. We use the contingent valuation method to estimate foreign tourists’ willingness to pay for visiting the park…

A modified version of Jones’ length-based cohort analysis is linked to economic data from the Swedish trawl fishery for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). The current regulation implies a fishing…

Sustainably intensifying rural agricultural systems is now a development goal that has gained momentum in the recent decades due to a rapidly growing population and feeds directly into the Sustainable…

Colombia cuenta con un capital natural enorme, derivado de su riqueza en diversidad biológica, sobre el cual puede generar nuevas oportunidades de progreso e inclusión económica. Al mismo tiempo, el…

Using a spatially explicit framework with low/middle-income country coastal characteristics, we explore whether spatial policies augment the impact of marine protected areas (MPAs) and identify when...

Marine and coastal resources in Vietnam are under increasing threat from human activities (Burke et al. 2002). One way to manage these threats is through Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which safeguard…

Key Messages Lake Victoria Basin is facing a number of challenges: Ecological and biodiversity degradation. Declining fish biomass catch and exports. Rising water levels and moving islands. Untreated…

KEY MESSAGES Lake Victoria Basin is facing a number of challenges: Ecological and biodiversity degradation Declining fish biomass catch and exports Rising water levels and moving islands Untreated and…

Although sustainable tourism represents a positive approach for community development, its practical implementation is challenging. Given that there is no one institutional recipe that fits all cases…