Evaluation and resilience of ecotourism in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-92

  Baral, Nabin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Ecotourism; Programme evaluation; Protected areas management; Resilience; Social ecological system

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; SURVEYS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATIONS; ECO-TOURISMS; PROGRAMME EVALUATION; PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT; RESILIENCE; SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

ECOLOGY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; ECOTOURISM; EDUCATION; FIELD; INFRASTRUCTURE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESILIENCE; SELF ORGANIZATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

EID: 84894231753     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892913000350     Document Type: Article

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