Estimating the social and ecological impact of community-based ecotourism in giant panda habitats

Ma, Ben; Yin, Runsheng; Zheng, Jie; Wen, Yali; Hou, Yilei

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109506

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“…This study has further confirmed the positive social effects of tourism in PAs, which is consistent with the findings reported by Andam et al [ 17 ], Ferraro et al [ 31 ], Lonn et al [ 41 ], and Ma et al [ 42 ]. However, PAs with tourism have caused negative ecological effects [ 43 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Do Protected Areas Matter? A Systematic Review of the Social and Ecological Impacts of the Establishment of Protected Areas

Zhang

Hou

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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There is growing interest in evaluating the effects of establishing protected areas (PAs). However, the mechanisms through which the establishment of PAs achieved significant positive effects remain unclear, and how different conservation mechanisms have achieved significant positive social and ecological benefits has also not been sufficiently studied. In this study, we systematically reviewed exemplary cases from Asia, Africa, and South America, using panel data to assess the conservation effectiveness of nature reserves and national parks. By surveying 629 literature samples reported in 31 studies, we found that the establishment of PAs has positive influences on poverty reduction, family incomes, household expenditure, employment, forest cover, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and a reduction in forest fragmentation. Furthermore, we analyzed the specific aspects that influence the publication of a paper in a high-impact journal. We found that publication is more likely when the research uses panel data, matching methods of data analysis, large samples, and plots or PAs as research units and has significant evaluation results. Our results suggest that future studies should use panel data and matching method analysis to assess the impacts of PAs from multiple perspectives and focus on the effectiveness of specific conservation mechanisms in achieving positive effects.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Do Protected Areas Matter? A Systematic Review of the Social and Ecological Impacts of the Establishment of Protected Areas

Zhang

Hou

et al. 2020

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“…The money in circulation in Top Selfie is quite large, and this shows that tourist attraction has economic benefits for the community. This is in line with research (Ma et al, (2019) and Qian et al (2017) which has shown that ecotourism is more effective than other local economic sectors in promoting wellbeing and protecting biodiversity. Therefore, the strategy to increase Revenue Streams is Turn Around (W-O), which is achieved by optimizing the potential of unmanaged sources and building collaborative networks.…”

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confidence: 89%

Business Model Canvas (Bmc) Approach for Tourism Management Strategy of the Top Selfie Kragilan, Mt. Merbabu National Park

Setiawan¹,

Budiastuti²,

Gravitiani³

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The tourist spot of the Top Selfie Kragilan, Mt. Merbabu National Park, a conservation area in Indonesia has not been managed with a business strategy despite the community initiatives increase to utilize the surrounding tourist spots for their livelihood. The study aimed at formulating the tourism business management strategy using Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT) approaches. BMC modeling used nine aspects, namely customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partners, and cost structure; then analyzed using SWOT approaches. A total of 377 respondents were interviewed to collect the data. The results showed that every aspect of the old business model has been added or innovated according to the analysis of internal and external factors. Also, there has been a "meeting point" between market expectations, the value offered, and the promotional channels used. The combined strategy of Aggressive (S-O) and Diversification (S-T) should be applied to mitigate damage impact, conserve the natural resources, and arranging visits and selfie vehicles/ photo spot to boost revenue streams.

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“…This type of wood extraction for household use, though not causing decline in the amount of forested landcover, can alter forest structure and hence food abundance and composition, thus representing a major threat to giant pandas [31][32][33][34]. Meanwhile, human disturbance, mostly due to grazing, collection of non-timber products, infrastructure development, and tourism, can also severely affect pandas, by driving habitat loss and fragmentation and reducing food resources [16,17,21,35]. For each of the two activities, we classified the strictness of de facto management within each region into three categories: strictly banned, limited, and no restriction.…”

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Gap Analysis of Giant Panda Conservation as an Example for Planning China’s National Park System

Yang

Qin

et al. 2020

Current Biology

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Estimating the social and ecological impact of community-based ecotourism in giant panda habitats

Cited by 36 publications

References 42 publications

Do Protected Areas Matter? A Systematic Review of the Social and Ecological Impacts of the Establishment of Protected Areas

Do Protected Areas Matter? A Systematic Review of the Social and Ecological Impacts of the Establishment of Protected Areas

Business Model Canvas (Bmc) Approach for Tourism Management Strategy of the Top Selfie Kragilan, Mt. Merbabu National Park

Gap Analysis of Giant Panda Conservation as an Example for Planning China’s National Park System

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