Eco-Cultural Tourism for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Remote Ecosystems in the Third World

Eco-Cultural Tourism for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Remote Ecosystems in the Third World

G. Poyyamoli
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522575047|ISBN10: 1522575049|EISBN13: 9781522575054
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7504-7.ch008
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Poyyamoli, G. "Eco-Cultural Tourism for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Remote Ecosystems in the Third World." Sustainable Tourism: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 144-166. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7504-7.ch008

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Poyyamoli, G. (2019). Eco-Cultural Tourism for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Remote Ecosystems in the Third World. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Sustainable Tourism: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 144-166). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7504-7.ch008

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Poyyamoli, G. "Eco-Cultural Tourism for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development of Remote Ecosystems in the Third World." In Sustainable Tourism: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 144-166. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7504-7.ch008

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Abstract

Most of the remote areas such as mountains and islands are characterized by the features such as remoteness, fragility, endemism, and upland/lowland or island/mainland linkages, besides richer biodiversity and indigenous knowledge, thus attracting a large number of quality conscious tourists. However, conventional “top-down”, reactive and ad-hoc approaches and ill-conceived “development” activities such as infrastructure for mass tourism will destroy the very natural and cultural resource base on which the tourism thrives in these areas. These trends have led to the paradigm shifts towards community-based, participatory, and pro-active management strategies. Appropriate strategies for integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods by regenerating nature and culture for facilitating sustainable development of remote ecosystems in the third world are discussed in this chapter.

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