Conflicts and Management Perceptions Between Native and Non-Native Residents of Four Beaches in Ecuador
By conducting an exploratory research, 705 surveys were collected along four sandy beaches in Ecuador: Ayangue, Chipipe, Olon and Puerto Engabao, chosen because of their unequal levels of tourism development. A correlation study takes into account the perception of native and non-native residents and as a result environmental conflicts affected most residents from Ayangue, Olon […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sustainable Tourism Toolkit
These UNESCO “how-to” guides present best practice approaches to sustainable economic development through tourism which offer direction and guidance to managers of World Heritage tourism destinations and other stakeholders to help identify the most suitable solutions for circumstances in their local environments and aid in developing general know-how for the management of each destination.
Biodiversity: My Hotel in Action – A Guide to Sustainable Use of Biological Resources in the Caribbean
This IUCN guide helps owners and managers of small and large hotels in the Caribbean to conserve nature through day-to-day hotel operations. This guide is meant to complement the many tools that are already available to help reduce environmental impacts in hotels, by using appropriate siting, design and construction practices, and by improving management of […]
Managing Tourism & Biodiversity: User’s Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development
This CBD manual presents a set of guidelines, tools and resources for sustainable tourism development planning, investments, and activities. This resource is useful for tourism industry researchers, practitioners and destination managers to achieve sustainable tourism goals through education and capacity building.
Tourism and Visitor Management in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Sustainability
These IUCN sustainability guidelines provide information on key issues to help managers achieve sustainable tourism in protected areas, particularly in destinations facing large tourism numbers or overtourism.
Visitor Use Management Framework VUM – Part 1
This collaborative IUCN, WCPA, TAPAS Group, and Ecotourism Genuino webinar presents a designed process for federal managers to collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor strategies and actions that enable sustainable access to lands and waters which can be incorporated into existing federal agency planning and decision-making processes. (Part 1)
Visitor Use Management Framework VUM – Part 2
This collaborative IUCN, WCPA, TAPAS Group, and Ecotourism Genuino webinar presents a designed process for federal managers to collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor strategies and actions that enable sustainable access to lands and waters which can be incorporated into existing federal agency planning and decision-making processes. (Part 2)
International Perspectives on Visitor Use Management
This IUCN report provides guidance on key issues to help managers achieve sustainable tourism in protected areas.
Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management
This book examines the key principles of indigenous ecotourism through global case studies and analyzes the key factors for sustainable development.
More Than Just Signs: Designing Visitor Experience for Heritage Management
This collaborative IUCN, WCPA, TAPAS Group, and PUP Global Heritage Consortium webinar offers insight to the design of visitor experience opportunities and the outcomes of interpretation as a heritage management tool.