Andrianambinina, F. Ollier D.; Schuurman, Derek; Rakotoarijaona, Mamy A.; Razanajovy, Chantal N.; Ramparany, Honorath M.; Rafanoharana, Serge C.; Rasamuel, H. Andry; Faragher, Kevin D.; Waeber, Patrick Olivier; Wilmé, Lucienne (2023). Boost the resilience of protected areas to shocks by reducing their dependency on tourism PLoS One, 18(4), e0278591. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 10.1371/journal.pone.0278591
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Ecotourism is widely considered a strong mechanism for the sustainable funding of protected areas (PAs). Implemented during the 1990s in Madagascar, nature-based tourism experienced positive growth over the last 30 years with increasing numbers of visits to the parks and reserves. Revenue earned from entrance fees to the network of PAs managed by Madagascar National Parks has never been sufficient to finance their management. Political crises and the COVID-19 pandemic in particular, have highlighted for park managers, the risk of relying on such earnings when they covered just 1% of the required funding in 2021. Alternative mechanisms of funding are analysed for all of Madagascar’s PAs with a view to facilitating sustainable conservation of the localities and protection of the island’s biodiversity.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL |
Name: |
Andrianambinina, F. Ollier D.; Schuurman, Derek; Rakotoarijaona, Mamy A.; Razanajovy, Chantal N.; Ramparany, Honorath M.; Rafanoharana, Serge C.; Rasamuel, H. Andry; Faragher, Kevin D.; Waeber, Patrick Olivier  0000-0002-3229-0124 and Wilmé, Lucienne |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Patrick Waeber |
Date Deposited: |
03 May 2023 10:59 |
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03 Nov 2023 09:52 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0278591 |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.19128 |
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https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/19128 |
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