Indigenous ecotourism in the Amazon: A case study of Casa Matsiguenka in Manu National Park, Peru

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-25

  Ohl Schacherer, Julia ^a   Mannigel, Elke ^b   Kirkby, Chris ^a   Shepard Jr , Glenn H ^a   Yu, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazon; Co management; Community based ecotourism; Indigenous communities; Matsigenka; Payment for ecological services; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM; ECOTOURISM BUSINESSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; BUSINESS; ECOTOURISM; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; PROTECTED AREA;

AMAZONIA; MANU NATIONAL PARK; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43149101035     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892908004517     Document Type: Article

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