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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | A Study of the Impact of Ecotourism on Environmental Education and Conservation: The case of Turtle Watching at an Australian Site
Autores: | Tisdell,   Clement A.; Wilson,   Clevo.
Data: | 2009-03-18
Ano: | 2000
Palavras-chave: | Ecotourism; Environmental education; Sea turtles; Sustainable tourism; Wildlife conservation; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Resumo: | The importance of environmental education as a component of ecotourism is highlighted.  The extent of environmental education and its impact on attitudes to conservation of sea turtles and actions by ecotourists to support such conservation as a result of their visits to Mon Repos Conservation Park (Queensland), an important marine turtle rookery, is examined.  To do this, results from 519 usable survey forms completed by ecotourists are analysed.  It is found that a considerable amount of environmental education is obtained by visitors and that this has positive and statistically significant impacts on their desire to protect sea turtles and their intended actions to do so.  The importance of the interaction of tourists with wildlife as a contributor to their pro-conservation sentiments and actions is also discussed.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

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ISSN: 1327-8231

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Relação:

University of Queensland&gt;School of Economics&gt;Economics, Ecology and Environment Working Papers

Economics, Ecology and the Environment Working Paper

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