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Positioning human heritage at the center of conservation practice. [PDF]
Abstract Conservation projects subscribing to a community‐based paradigm have predominated in the 21st century. We examined the context in which the phrase was coined and traced its growth over time. Community‐based conservation first appeared in the literature in the early 1990s; but grew little until after the 5th World Parks Congress in 2003 ...
Montgomery RA +4 more
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‘Je suis corse, un homme de village’: Towards a Study of Contemporary Corsican Nationalism (1959–98)
Abstract This article reconstructs the genesis and developments of contemporary Corsican nationalism between 1959 to 1998, from the emergence of regionalism to the most dramatic phase of the resurgence of violence represented by the murder of Prefect Claude Érignac.
DEBORAH PACI
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Ecotourism, infrastructures, and the drama of sovereignty on a border island
Abstract The Ruta 30 scenic road project in Argentine Tierra del Fuego has encountered significant resistance. In this article, we analyze a public hearing convened to assess the road's impacts as an event illuminating the daily dynamics of the region.
Mara Dicenta, Ana Cecilia Gerrard
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Although frequently studied in captivity, less is known about Iguana iguana (green iguanas) in the wild. In this study behaviour of riparian I. iguana was collected alongside climate, vigilance, and eco‐tourism boat traffic data. Observations showed boat tourism can potentially affect I. iguana negatively.
Elizabeth A. Rice +3 more
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Indirect effects of African megaherbivore conservation on bat diversity in the world's oldest desert
Abstract In extreme environments, temperature and precipitation are often the main forces responsible for structuring ecological communities and species distributions. The role of biotic interactions is typically thought to be minimal. By clustering around rare and isolated features, like surface water, however, effects of herbivory by desert‐dwelling ...
Theresa M. Laverty, Joel Berger
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Inter‐country differences in the cultural ecosystem services provided by cockles
Abstract Coastal systems provide many cultural ecosystem services (CES) to humans. Fewer studies have focused solely on CES, while those comparing CES across countries are even rarer. In the case of shellfish, considerable ecosystem services focus has been placed on nutrient remediation, with relatively little on the cultural services provided, despite
Mathilde Jackson‐Bué +21 more
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Ecoturismo em áreas protegidas
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a realização de um estudo sobre o perfil de visitantes do Parque Estadual de Ibitipoca- PEIb (Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais, Brasil), com o intuito de melhor compreender seus hábitos de viagem, motivações e nível de satisfação em relação às experiências e à estrutura de uso público dessa unidade de conservação e ...
Altair Sancho-Pivoto +2 more
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Ecoturismo e Comunicazione Intergenerazionale Interculturale
Since the first research carried out by the Generational Encounters Laboratory of the University of Milan (1998) on I. T. languages and intergenerational communication and having as primary aim the one shown by the research projects carried out during the academic years 1998-1999: “socializing the generations by socializing the institutions” (Albanese,
A. ALBANESE, BOCCI, Elena
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El ecoturismo, como estrategia de desarrollo comunitario, busca alcanzar simultáneamente la conservación y el desarrollo, pero su diseño no considera la complejidad de los contextos locales donde se implementa.
Cristina Pérez y Sosa +4 more
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Ecotourism, environmental preservation and conflicts over natural resources
Ecotourism has profound social impacts through the transformations it generates in the distribution of access to natural resources. At the heart of this transformation stands the paradox of ecotourism: it exploits natural environments while at the same ...
Michael Kent
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