The Socio-Political Conceptualization of Serengeti Landscapes in Europe: The Case of Western-Iberia

This paper reflects on the socio-political conceptualization of Western Iberia, one of Rewilding Europe’s first pilot areas. By combining social theories related to Politics of Scale and Actor Network Theory, we illustrate how Western Iberia is continuously being negotiated through practices in different sites within / outside its geographical boundaries. We identify five different versions of Western Iberia for illustrative purposes to claim that there is not one Western Iberia but many. We conclude that these multiple versions are contingent and produced in networks of actors, but also limited to unique social and material conditions. Through understanding these socio-political practices, we hope to complement on-going ecological studies that traditionally reflect upon equally important natural processes of rewilding

Ecotourism in Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh: Perceptions of Local People and Co-management Officials

Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries of the world. Tourism in India is expanding faster and generates colossal foreign exchange. The tourism industry employs a large number of people, both skilled and unskilled. The tourism industry promotes national integration and international understanding. Further it industry also promotes the traditional handicrafts sector which provides livelihood security to millions of people. By visiting India, a foreign tourist gets an insight into the rich and diverse and pluralistic cultural heritage of India.The diverse climatic conditions too have made it possible for the tourists to visit our country around the year. There are a number of beautiful tourist spots in India which attract not only people across the country but also around the world. To promote our magnificent tourist centers in International market and to strengthen infrastructural facilities, the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has strategically started and launched various Innovative promotional campaigns and schemes in order to popularize to make more attractive the Indian tourists destination to the overseas. All the present ongoing promotional campaigns and schemes have been showcasing fruitful results towards the overall growth and development of Indian Tourism

Governing conservation tourism partnerships in Kenya

This article adopts the Policy Arrangements Approach to study how the stability of conservation tourism partnerships is governed. Our study compares two private-community partnerships in Kenya to explore how incongruences resulting from internal dynamics and external challenges are faced. Drawing on the notion of metagovernance, the article examines the roles of the actors involved in ensuring internal and external congruence. It is concluded that conservation tourism PCPs are adaptive entities that need to be actively governed, to ensure long term outcomes that are effective and democratic, and that both state and non-state actors can take on this role

Over de zin en onzin van ecolabels

In dit forum een discussie over de zin en onzin van ecolabels en keurmerken in toerisme. Voorstanders van eco-labeling plaatsen het debat in de context van een brede visie op milieuverandering. Labels zijn voor duurzame ontwikkeling een essentieel instrument om de belangen van burger-consumenten in het geding te kunnen brengen. Critici vragen zich af of ecolabels wel effectief zijn en of de consument zich wel laat sturen door een keurmer