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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada +6 more
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Acta Geographica Slovenica, 2019 This article examines similarities and differences in the attitudes and social representations of destination managers towards implementing sustainable tourism between the mountain regions of the Alps and the Dinarides.
I. Paunović, V. Jovanovic
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Terniopsis chanthaburiensis (Podostemaceae), a new record for China and its complete plastid genome
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.The genus Terniopsis consists of plants that have not been thoroughly studied, with many species remaining taxonomically unresolved. In this study, Terniopsis chanthaburiensis is reported as a new record of China based on morphological traits. Then, we assembled and annotated its chloroplast genome based on genome skimming data.
Huan‐Xi Yu +7 more
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Disaster Risk Management in Mountain Tourist Destinations in Chile: The Case of El Yeso Reservoir
Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2020 In recent years, there has been a progressive increase in the importance of tourism as an engine of local economic development in Chile and, in particular, of mountain destinations.
Claudia González-Muzzio +1 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Lepidagathis konkanensis, a new species from the lateritic plateaus of the Konkan region in Maharashtra, India, is described and illustrated based on distinct morphological and molecular characters. Morphologically and phylogenetically, this species is close to L. mahakassapae and L. dalzelliana, but it can be distinguished by its compact inflorescence,
Anant Prakash Patil +4 more
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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson +6 more
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Tourism Development Perspectives in the Putna – Vrancea Nature Park [PDF]
During the last years tourism in natural environments noted an increase in demand from the part of touristy products consumers. The Vrancea mountain area, though having a divers touristy potential, is not very well known on the tourism market. The Putna –
Gina Craescu
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Sport and Recreation Influence upon Mountain Area and Sustainable Tourism Development [PDF]
Journal of Environmental and Tourism Analyses, 2013 In contemporary tourism, sport and recreation are increasingly becoming the dominant motives for undertaking the journey, and as a result of modern living, active holidays are more frequent.
Jelica J. MARKOVIĆ, Marko D. PETROVIĆ
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Les guides de montagne d’Asie centrale et l’activité de tourisme sportif
Mondes du Tourisme, 2012 Independence (1991) pushes the Central Asian states to engage in a simultaneous transformation of their political and economic models. This transition is marked by the persistence of certain traits of the Soviet system, but also by the adoption of ...
Julie Hallé, Michel Raspaud
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Building knowledge for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote tourism: lessons from comparable tourism initiatives around the world [PDF]
, 2013 This report aims to build knowledge about what issues Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may need to consider in remote tourism by reviewing, compiling and drawing insights from comparable tourism initiatives around the world.The report is ...
Damien Jacobsen
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