How to Use Tourism to Support Sustainable Forest Management: A Case Study of the Pha Wang Nam Khiao - Pha Khao Phu Luang Forest Reserve, Thailand

Abstract

The primary objectives of this research focused on developing a sustainable tourism model for the Pha Wang Nam Khiao -Pha Khao Phu Luang Forest Reserve in order to sustain forest area and develop local community simultaneously. The sustainable tourism model was created based on site potential, stakeholders' opinions, and cost-benefit analysis. The results showed that the destinations were ranked in high potential for tourism development. The majority of tourists paid attention to forest resources education program and sport outdoor activities. Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) equaled to 1.81 and internal rate of return (IRR) equaled to 16.38, showing suitability and worthiness for developing tourism in Wang Nam Khiao forest reserve. Tourism development strategies have been proposed, including: (1) developing facilities and services for conservation and sustainable tourism; (2) personnel training for sustainable development; and (3) tourism marketing for niche market.

Tourism and Its Role in Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in Serbia

“…Efforts to sustainably manage forests are meaningful and long lasting, only if the society sees the economic benefits of conserving forests (Wickramasinghe, 2012). Nature-based tourism rapid growth is seen as an opportunity for attracting interest of society to preserve forests as much as a chance to decrease the pressure of its destructive consumptive timber uses (Phumsathan et al, 2017). Ecological uniqueness, the abundance of flora and fauna, and beautiful landscapes with a potential for diverse recreational activities in accessible, safe, and pristine environment, which is easily attributed to Serbian forests, might not be sufficient to claim that tourism in Serbia based on them will contribute to SFM, which is a must.…”