Local community participation in ecotourism and conservation issues in two nature reserves in Nicaragua

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1025-1043

  de los Angeles Somarriba Chang, Matilde ^a   Gunnarsdotter, Yvonne ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

community participation; conservation awareness; ecotourism principles; local stakeholders; protected areas; socioeconomic impacts

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE RESERVE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

DATANLI-EL DIABLO NATURE RESERVE; GRANADA [NICARAGUA]; JINOTEGA; MOMBACHO VOLCANO; NICARAGUA;

EID: 84869785031     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.681786     Document Type: Article

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