Making Nature-based Tourism Contribute to Sustainable Development: A Policy Framework

Jan Laarman; Hans Gregersen

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Making Nature-based Tourism Contribute to Sustainable Development: A Policy Framework

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jan Laarman, Hans Gregersen

Year:

1994

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Policy Brief: The Enviromental and Natural Resources Policy and Training Project

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Abstract

Revenues from ecotourism or nature-based tourism in 1988 were estimated as one-fourth the total of some $55 billion earned from tourism in developing countries. Ecotourism provides substantial flows of hard currencies to several economies of the developming world.

Citation

Laarman, Jan; Gregersen, Hans. 1994. Making Nature-based Tourism Contribute to Sustainable Development: A Policy Framework. Policy Brief: The Enviromental and Natural Resources Policy and Training Project