Biodiversity and infrastructure interact to drive tourism to and within Costa Rica

Echeverri, Alejandra; Smith, Jeffrey R.; MacArthur-Waltz, Dylan J.; Lauck, Katherine S.; Anderson, Christopher B.; Vargas, Rafael Monge; Quesada, Irene Alvarado; Wood, Spencer A.; Chaplin‐Kramer, Rebecca; Daily, Gretchen C.

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“…The potential economic and conservation benefits of bird-watching have also been highlighted in regions prioritized for economic development such as post-conflict territories (Ocampo-Peñuela and Winton, 2017) which covered 50% of Forest Areas. Support for bird-watching tourism including infrastructure investment, training of local guides, and promoting those regions as world-class birding destinations is needed to meet goals for economic growth while protecting forest (Ocampo-Peñuela and Winton, 2017, Echeverry et al 2022).…”

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Habitat protection and restoration: win-win opportunities for migratory birds in the Northern Andes

González

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Armenteras

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Identifying strategies that offer co-benefits for biodiversity protection, forest restoration and human well-being are important for successful conservation outcomes. In this study, we identified opportunities where forest restoration and rehabilitation programs in Colombia also align with priority areas for the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds. We used citizen science eBird-based abundance estimates to define regions with the highest richness of Neotropical migratory birds of conservation concern at montane elevations in Colombia and aligned these high richness areas with domestic initiatives for forest protection (Forest Areas), restoration (Restoration Areas) and rehabilitation (Rehabilitation Areas). We quantified the location and amounts of these three areas as well as the type of land protection and designation within them, specifically, National Protected Areas, Indigenous Reserves, Afro-descendent territories, and regions affected by poverty and violence that are prioritized for rural development by the Colombian government in Post-conflict Territorially Focused Development Programs (PDET). Almost half of Forest Areas overlapped with PDETs where goals for economic development present a risk of forest loss if not done sustainably. There was a 20% overlap between Forest Areas and Afro-descendant territories and indigenous reserves; most of this overlap was outside of established protected areas thus presenting an opportunity for community forest conservation that benefits migratory birds. We found an alignment of less than 6% between migrant bird focal areas and the priority Restoration and Rehabilitation Planning Areas identified by the Colombian National Restoration Plan indicating less opportunity for these programs to simultaneously benefit Neotropical migrant species. Our approach highlights that timely and efficient conservation of declining migrants depends on identifying the regions and strategies that incorporate local communities as part of the solution to forest loss and degradation in Colombia.HighlightsColombia covers over half of key wintering areas for migratory birds in South AmericaMost of the migrants’ overwinter range overlaps with working landscapesPriority national restoration/rehabilitation areas are ineffective to benefit migrantsForest conservation needs actions involving vulnerable and minority groups

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Habitat protection and restoration: win-win opportunities for migratory birds in the Northern Andes

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“…Environmental issues are also very important to evaluate sustainability. Several authors [2,9,11,27,49] refer that the development of sustainable tourism should be based on the suitable usage of natural resources and the cautious improvement of natural processes of the sites. In terms of DT routes, several authors mention the importance of the environmental issues, that need to be balanced in order to protect natural resources and assure that new investments can provide both biodiversity conservation and positive economic impacts for the local community.…”

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“…There is a need to balance tourism with the protection of the natural resources. Yet the degree to which biodiversity goals drive tourism, especially with respect to infrastructure is poorly understood, while investments in infrastructure must keep up with successful biodiversity conservation for tourism to create attractive economic revenue [49].…”

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Sustainable Drive Tourism Routes: A Systematic Literature Review

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Drive tourism (DT) have become an attractive way of tourist destination for an increasing number of visitors along driving routes. This flow of visitors has made sustainability a major issue that is, the way by which tourism development ensure economic benefits for local communities and preserves local identity, along the route, without compromising the environmental resources. Many studies focused the topic of DT, mainly the analysis of a particular angle, either be economic sustainability, e.g., advantages of the ones related to economic and environment sustainability [e.g., 2,4,5,10], such as the impact of tourists along the route environment. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the social consequences of DT in the local entrepreneurial environment and ensuing over enhancing of their cultural representativeness in terms of authenticity. Our aim is to summon these points of view and achieve, through a systematic literature review, a clear and integrative picture of the driving tourism impacts in terms of sustainability along the routes throughout local communities. A systematic literature review was performed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology. This systematic literature review sought to consolidate knowledge on the subject. In order to illustrate the link between major categories and their corresponding trends, authors used VOSviewer scientific software. The gathering of existing knowledge around the three components of sustainability highlighted the importance of community involvement and collaboration among DT stakeholders to ensure a trade-off between the protection and promotion of DT routes. Opportunities for future studies are suggested.

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“…Worku (2021) looked to assess the role of forest biodiversity conservation for tourism development in Tara Gedam monastery in Ethiopia, and the results demonstrated that 'biodiversity contributes to sustainable tourism development on the grounds that it has less impact on the environment than other industries, based on an enjoyment of the natural and cultural environment. ' Echeverri et al (2022) acknowledged that nature-based tourism has the potential to sustain biodiversity and economic development, yet the degree to which biodiversity drives tourism patterns, especially relative to infrastructure, is poorly understood. In an attempt to explore this relationship, the authors looked to examine the relationships between different types of biodiversity and different types of tourism and infrastructure in Costa Rica, and their results revealed more biodiverse places tend to attract more tourists, especially where there is infrastructure that makes these places more accessible.…”

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Biodiversity and infrastructure interact to drive tourism to and within Costa Rica

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Habitat protection and restoration: win-win opportunities for migratory birds in the Northern Andes

Habitat protection and restoration: win-win opportunities for migratory birds in the Northern Andes

Sustainable Drive Tourism Routes: A Systematic Literature Review

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