Ozarks Ecotourism Conceptualization, Endowments and Trends: Practitioner Perspective

Kitheka, Bernard M.; Davidson, Yating L.

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“…The formation and development of ecotourism is a long-term process that requires the constant efforts of all involved parties to obtain tangible benefits, even in the long run [1]. However, the negative impact of ecotourism on wild animals has not been studied, although the tourist flow in the national parks of Africa and South America is quite high.…”

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“…Many developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America are heavily dependent on natural tourism products, which, in some cases, account for up to 70% of the country's gross domestic product [1]. The increasing spread of ecotourism in these countries is due to the perception of this tourism type as a variant of sustainable development, improving the well-being of people living near protected areas [51][52][53].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Territories with wild nature offer the possibility of spiritual and physical recovery, thus attracting tourists to those areas. Nature-based tourism programs, particularly ecotourism, promote a sense of oneness with nature [1,2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is evidence [1,43,44] that, despite the demand, only about 7% of all international trips are organized as ecotourism. In Russia, this percentage is even lower.…”

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Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?

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The development of ecotourism involving wild animals in Russia is overlooked despite the fact that the country’s territory is significant not only in terms of area but also in terms of the diversity of its flora and fauna. A significant part of Russia’s territory has a low population density, especially beyond the Ural ridge. It retains its natural primeval nature, which can contribute to the development of ecotourism. Initial attempts have been made to develop this, mainly in the European part (Tatarstan, Murmansk Region, the Baltic Sea, Baikal, Altai), but the commercial use of wild animals within ecotourism programs, including the ones in Siberia and the Far East, has not been discussed. This work focuses on the basics of launching ecotourism in the industrial region of Siberia (Kuzbass, Russia) as part of the Alcesalces conservation program.

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“…There is evidence [1,43,44] that, despite the demand, only about 7% of all international trips are organized as ecotourism. In Russia, this percentage is even lower.…”

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“…In addition, many local regions, areas, and communities also utilize tourism to expose their news, information, and culture to the public in order to attract more people to visit, which then develops the regional economy and reputation. In the wake of the booming tourism development, each ecological environment has confronted a bulk of unpreceded and irreversible destruction and hyper-pollutions [ 1 ]. In order to effectively and efficiently diminish and minimize the shock of various destructions and hyper-pollutions from tourism, ref.…”

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Preliminary Research on the Sustainable Determinants of Taiwanese Ecotourism with the International Standards

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2022

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To analyze Taiwanese ecotourism with international standards, this research employed the social learning theory (SLT) to identify the determinants of Taiwanese community ecotourism with the international standards. This basic theory of social psychology comprehensively assays the interplays and interconnections among the three analytical perspectives (ecotourism tours, destinations, and accommodations), the four essential issues (management, social, cultural, and environment) of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, the six assessed dimensions of ecotourism resolution from the WCC, and the twenty-nine assessed indexes of the KES ecotourism evaluations. It was then possible to comprehensively explore the sustainable determinants of Taiwanese ecotourism with the international standards through the FA of quantitative and qualitative analyses in combination with the highest research validity, reliability, representativeness, and accuracy. After analyzing the evaluated measurements, the empirical and valuable conclusions and findings are (1) these analytical perspectives, appraised attitudes, evaluated criteria, and sub-criteria positively advance Taiwanese ecotourism with the international standards (PITEEICIS); (2) the sustainable determinants of Taiwanese ecotourism with the international standards include the Support for Capacity Building of the Local Community (SCBLC), Cooperation with the Local Community (CLC), Supports for the Local Enterprises (SLE), Local Participation and Benefits Sharing Duties (LPBSD), Tourist Management (TM), and Responsible Tourist Behaviors Inducement (RTBI). Importantly, the majority of ecotourism industrialists and experts still focus on the economic benefits, such as supporting the local community and enterprises, rather than tourist behavior inducement to stimulate ecotourism participation in order to promote and advance the Taiwanese ecotourism to the international standards; (3) in order to promote Taiwanese ecotourism to the international conventions, the Taiwanese government and organizations in ecotourism should contribute toward the local welfare and create and design various training programs and courses to enhance local community’s awareness and capability of ecotourism development in order to establish a complete system that stimulates the ongoing planning and decision making of local community participation and regularly monitors, records, and reflects their opinions, based on the area’s history, culture, and natural attributes, to develop and sell sustainable local products by creating fair trade principles and valuable products.

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Ozarks Ecotourism Conceptualization, Endowments and Trends: Practitioner Perspective

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Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?

Is Ecotourism an Opportunity for Large Wild Animals to Thrive?

Preliminary Research on the Sustainable Determinants of Taiwanese Ecotourism with the International Standards

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