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Wildlife tourism in Scotland – the example of grouse shooting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Wildlife tourism in Scotland has seen a recent increase in profile, with two reports providing new figures on the economic value of the activity. The reports, by the Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), seem likely to generate policy ...
Dunlop, Stewart, Smith, Adam
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Assessing the evolutionary distinctiveness of a highly threatened plant group: The urgency to preserve a unique lineage of evolution in Brazil

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Brazil's diverse flora is under several threats, with many unique lineages facing extinction, particularly in biodiverse regions like the Cerrado and campo rupestre. This study sheds light on the conservation needs of Cambessedesia (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus with 95% of its species endangered, using an approach to rank and prioritise species ...
Najla Bastos Scheidegger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing wildfire dynamics during a megafire in Portugal using the MesoNH/ForeFire coupled model

open access: yesQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
Weather conditions affect megafires by inducing different fire behaviors over several days or weeks. The coupled MesoNH/ForeFire code was used to represent the dynamics of fire generating pyro‐convective clouds. To advance the understanding of wildfire dynamics, high‐resolution coupled fire–atmosphere modeling was employed.
Cátia Campos   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heritage, Tourism and Integrity – Making it Work [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
interpretive centres, arts and crafts, souvenirs, cultural and heritage experiences, Richard Prentice, commercialisation, commercial exploitation, cultural resource, identity, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, ethical tourism, museum, historical ...
Leader-Elliott, Lynette Frances
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Analysis of the Relationships Between Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Development and Organizational Results: An Empirical Study

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to determine whether the practices companies carry out to contribute to the SDGs have an impact on sustainable development and influence their performance. It also seeks to establish whether sustainable development enables companies to improve their business results.
Juan Antonio Giménez Espín   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heritage, World Heritage (UNESCO) and Tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Autor omawia konwencję ochrony światowego dziedzictwa kulturalnego i naturalnego UNESCO, historię jej powstania, istotę oraz główne problemy.
Barbier, Bernard
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