The Shark Reef Marine Reserve: A marine tourism project in Fiji involving local communities

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-42

  Brunnschweile, Juerg M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diver user fees; Ecotourism; Management; Marine protected area; South pacific

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ECOTOURISM; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; USER FEE;

FIJI; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77949385112     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580903071987     Document Type: Article

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