Conservation finance and sustainable tourism: the acceptability of conservation fees to support the Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Roberts, Ryan M.; Jones, Kelly W.; Seidl, Andrew; Ek, Audrey; Smith, Hannah

doi:10.1080/09669582.2016.1257630

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“…They used different methods, such as travel cost, hedonic pricing, and contingent valuation. Another article valued the willingness to pay entrance fees for the carbon sequestration service in natural areas [31]. The other three papers were theoretical approaches.…”

Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fleischer [28] referenced the MEA report on business to state that "by estimating and accounting for the economic value of ecosystem services, hidden social costs and benefits are revealed and can be used for economic decision making at the local, national and international levels". Additionally, Roberts et al [31] used the TEEB report on business to show the links between ES and private companies:…”

Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most commonly mentioned ES was recreation [29,30,32], followed by aesthetic appreciation [28,32]. Some regulating services were mentioned, such as carbon storage or sequestration and air cleaning [30][31][32]. Provisioning services were not addressed by any paper except that written by Lankia et al [30], who mentioned timber growth in addressing the trade-offs between recreation and timber when valuing forest ES.…”

Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Pueyo‐Ros

2018

Land

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The Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF) is a powerful tool for understanding the relationship between nature and society, and tourism is an important expression of this. However, the scientific literature focusing on the relationship between tourism and the ESF is limited. Hence, there is a need to bring the tourism research community and the ESF together, not only as a cultural service but as an economic sector that consumes natural resources. This paper aims to do this by analyzing discourse on tourism in institutional reports produced by the ESF. Additionally, how the tourism research community has approached the ESF is analyzed by reviewing the literature that has used it and literature addressing nature-based tourism. The results suggest a “schizophrenic” approach to tourism, which is defined as either a cultural ES (nonmaterial) or as a nature-based industry (consumptive). Moreover, a disconnect has been found between tourism research and the ESF. The tourism research community may not feel comfortable with the inaccurate definition of tourism in the ESF and may prefer to use freer terms. However, the aforementioned community should integrate the ESF within their studies on natural resources. At the same time, the ESF should be more accurate in using tourism-related concepts.

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Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

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Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecosystem Services In the Scientific Literature On Tourismmentioning

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The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Pueyo‐Ros

2018

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“…But imposing a user fee tends to receive significant criticism (Zou 2020), and it does not align with public attractions’ social missions. Although past research indicates that tourists are willing to pay user fees (Banerjee et al 2018; Roberts et al 2017), an increase in user fees will impede equitable access to public attractions and result in decreased visitation among under-resourced groups (Cothran et al 2020). Therefore, how to secure government funding has become more and more imperative yet challenging.…”

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Which Public Attraction Gets (and Gets More) Government Funding? The Effects of Internal and External Factors

Liu

Zou

Chen

2022

Journal of Travel Research

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Public attractions’ financial viability heavily depends upon sufficient government funding. However, research on government allocations has historically been rare. Drawn on the public administration and finance literature, this study addresses this gap by using a panel dataset of 262 public attractions in China from 2015 to 2018. Double-hurdle models, Heckman two-stage approach, multiple-hurdle approach, and quantile regressions are employed to examine the relationship between government funding, attraction characteristics, and local economic conditions. The findings suggest that attraction characteristics are associated with the amount of government appropriations, but they are less impactful on the attractions’ likelihood of receiving funding. The effects of attraction characteristics on government funding are asymmetric—as attractions’ government funding level increases, attraction type and quality exert stronger impacts while other characteristics influence less. The local economic condition is a significant factor in the amount of government funding. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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“…Financial management is very important for the success of attractions [1,2]. Previous studies have focused on revenue [3][4][5], especially the income generated from entrance fees, because these favor the local economy [6,7], stakeholders [8], and/or social welfare [9]. Researchers, by contrast, have paid less attention to cost [10] due to the difficulty in obtaining complete cost data [8] and the reality of more likely being focused on cash-strapped agencies [11].…”

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How Will the Cost Change after Transformation in Public Nature-Based Attractions? A Framework and Case Study

Liu

Sigley

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Sustainability

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Financial viability is crucial for public nature-based attractions, especially in the context where many are seeking to transform their business model and goals in order to survive because of the heavy hit by COVID-19 and pressure from Chinese central government policies to lower entrance fees in state-owned attractions. However, there is little literature relating to the relationship between finance and transformation. To fill the gap, the framework “resource–function–transformation–cost” was proposed to explain the relationship between transformation and cost structure change by combining resource-based theory and function analysis. A case study of Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park (SNFP) tested the framework and further revealed that (a) transformation happened because of the recombination of resources, followed by the change of functions, leading to capital expenditure being more prominent during the early stages and management costs more so in the latter stage. Further, we conclude that the elasticity of the cost structure is low; (b) the structure of functions tended to be stable over the years; and (c) the cost structure of the management, production and business, and tourism and leisure functions did not change much, while that of ecological protection functions changed significantly from capital expenditure to management costs.

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Conservation finance and sustainable tourism: the acceptability of conservation fees to support the Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

The Role of Tourism in the Ecosystem Services Framework

Which Public Attraction Gets (and Gets More) Government Funding? The Effects of Internal and External Factors

How Will the Cost Change after Transformation in Public Nature-Based Attractions? A Framework and Case Study

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