Tourism and Biodiversity Loss: Implications for Business Sustainability

Habibullah, Muzafar Shah; Din, Badariah Haji; Chong, Choo Wei; Radam, Alias

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(16)00021-6

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“…Landowners perceiving ES (e.g., biodiversity and water) as an attraction to tourism is a positive aspect that can be used to promote FLR practices within private lands in the region (Blangy and Mehta, 2006;Joly et al, 2019). Since tourism in the APA SJ depend on the existing of biodiversity (e.g., golden-lion tamarin) and water (e.g., waterfalls), exclude the conservation of these ES and restoration of their ecosystems can become an essential factor for business sustainability, which should be highlighted to local landowners and accounted for government and conservation NGO (Habibullah et al, 2016). Furthermore, these activities increase opportunities to create jobs, economic development, cultural interchange and value to the rural way of living (Joly et al, 2019).…”

Section: Perception Over Tourism Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Perception in Forest Landscape Restoration Planning: A Case Study From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Understanding local stakeholders' perception and their relation with the landscape and its natural resources is an important step for successfully implementing Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR). Here, we present a case study on FLR in the context of a global biodiversity hotspot—the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, using a participatory approach to include local stakeholders' knowledge and perception of the landscape into project planning. We analyzed the land use and cover, and organized a workshop with focus group methodology associated with maps and other visual representations to assess local perceptions of economic activities, production chains and their impacts on the landscape and ecosystem services. The study area encompasses seven municipalities mainly covered by native vegetation and pastures. Despite pastureland being the prominent land use in the region, they are not engaged in associations, most do not live in the region, and few participated in the workshop. Most participants were small and medium-scale landowners involved in agricultural activities who demonstrated a detailed knowledge of the territory, a disposition toward combining conservation with production practices, and a positive perception regarding ecotourism, agroecological approaches, water, and soil conservation. The participatory approach proved effective to complement the initial assessment while revealing novel aspects of the landscape and the landowners, helping test our hypotheses and adjust the engaging narratives for future FLR activities planning in the region, including environmental law compliance. More studies associating social and natural science, including participatory methods and local communities' perception, are needed to fully comprehend the drivers of stakeholders' engagement. This case study provides useful insights for other researchers and practitioners to design more effective plans for future land management.

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Section: Perception Over Tourism Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Perception in Forest Landscape Restoration Planning: A Case Study From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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“…Without proper development planning and strategies, human development activities have negative impacts on environmental quality and generate adverse consequences for natural ecological systems (Cui and Shi 2012; Haas et al 2015; Habibullah et al 2016). Haas et al (2015) demonstrated that Shanghai, China is facing a decrease in natural areas as urban areas rapidly increase by approximately 120%.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating determinants of rural Villagers’ engagement in conservation and waste management behaviors based on integrated conceptual framework of Pro-environmental behavior

Janmaimool

Denpaiboon

2016

Life Sci Soc Policy

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This study aims to evaluate determinants of villagers’ engagement in pro-environmental behavior (PEB), including ecological conservation behavior (ECB) and waste management behavior (WMB). An integrated exploratory model representing the proposed relationship between villagers’ engagement in ECB/WMB and their determinants was created based on the integration of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the Stern’s value belief norm (VBN) theory, environmental education and psychosocial characteristic perspectives. The potential predictors included a community norm, environmental knowledge, sense of obligation and self-efficacy, life satisfaction, place attachment, environmental worldview, perceived local environmental values, and psychosocial characteristics. Questionnaire surveys with villagers residing in the Nernkhor sub-district, Rayong province, Thailand, were conducted. The results of multiple regression analyses revealed that individuals’ engagement in ECB and WMB could be predicted by a different set of predictors. ECB was well predicted by self-efficacy, place identity, and perceived environmental values; whereas, WMB was well predicted by community norm, gender, age, knowledge related to action strategies, and self-efficacy. Therefore, different environmental strategies should be constructed to enhance the engagement of villagers in pro-environmental behaviors.

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“…According to their research, the relationship between the increase in the number of tourists and local residents and the decrease in the biodiversity of plants, mammals, birds and fishes was statistically significant. The study of Habibullah et al [94], which statistically proved the effects of human activities on wildlife habitat, and this study, which defined human activity and wildlife habitat as one feedback relationship, differ in terms of feedback thinking but provide the same opinion, which suggests that ecotourism cannot be continued if human activity that is associated with ecotourism exceeds a tipping point. The business field was analyzed based on the limits to growth archetype.…”

Section: Structures and Behaviors Of Eulsukdo's Ecotourism Systemmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…These findings suggest that the managers of Eulsukdo's tourism should restrict the construction of tourism infrastructure, which is the variable that is associated with the tipping point that impedes the growth of tourism, and strive to avoid undesirable conditions by restoring wildlife habitats. Habibullah et al [94] showed through statistical evidence that the degradation of wildlife habitats could negatively affect biodiversity and claimed that the number of residents and tourists should be controlled below the appropriate level. According to their research, the relationship between the increase in the number of tourists and local residents and the decrease in the biodiversity of plants, mammals, birds and fishes was statistically significant.…”

Section: The Business Field Of the Ecotourism Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transformation Planning for Resilient Wildlife Habitats in Ecotourism Systems

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An ecotourism system that is based on wildlife habitats in ecological systems is considered a social-ecological system that has a feedback relationship with social systems. Increases in socioeconomic activities and tourism infrastructure construction are not conducive to the resilience of wildlife habitats, thereby stressing the ecological system and threatening sustainable ecotourism. Managing resilient wildlife habitats by developing transformation plans that can be used to construct new systems through self-organization and the absorption of stress is paramount to perpetuating sustainable ecotourism systems. This study aims to establish transformation plans to enhance the resilience of systems thinking regarding wildlife habitats. Such thinking involves the sequential application of dynamic thinking, causal thinking, closed-loop thinking, and the discovery of strategies. This study examines the case study of Eulsukdo Island in South Korea, and the following transformation plans are derived: (1) high-quality eco-education programs to help tourists become hard ecotourists; (2) subsidies for foraging area restoration; (3) ecosystem services of wildlife habitats; and (4) governance organization led by multiple actors. The results of this study can provide guidelines for the effective use of natural resources at ecotourism destinations and for the ecotourism development of damaged wildlife habitats.

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Tourism and Biodiversity Loss: Implications for Business Sustainability

Cited by 39 publications

References 8 publications

Local Perception in Forest Landscape Restoration Planning: A Case Study From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Local Perception in Forest Landscape Restoration Planning: A Case Study From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Evaluating determinants of rural Villagers’ engagement in conservation and waste management behaviors based on integrated conceptual framework of Pro-environmental behavior

Transformation Planning for Resilient Wildlife Habitats in Ecotourism Systems

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