| Title |
The current and future value of nature-based tourism in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania |
| ID_Doc |
68786 |
| Authors |
Bayliss, J; Schaafsma, M; Balmford, A; Burgess, ND; Green, JMH; Madoffe, SS; Okayasu, S; Peh, KSH; Platts, PJ; Yu, DW |
| Title |
The current and future value of nature-based tourism in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania |
| Year |
2014 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.02.006 |
| Abstract |
The financial benefit derived from nature based tourism in the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAMs) of Tanzania has never been assessed. Here, we calculale the producer surplus (PS) related to expenditure on accommodation in the EAMs. This estimate is based on the number of visitor bed-nights collected from a representative sample of hotels, coupled with spatially explicit regression models to extrapolate visitor numbers to unsampled locations, and adjusted to account for how far visits were motivated by nature. The estimated annual PS of nature-based tourism is similar to US$195,000. In order to evaluate the future impact of different forest management regimes on PS over a 25 year period, we compare two alternative scenarios of land use. Under a 'hopeful expectations' scenario of no forest loss from protected areas, the preset-a value of PS from nature-based tourism is similar to US$1.9 million, compared with US$1.6 million under a 'business-as-usual' scenario. Although the value of nature-based tourism to the EAMs is lower than that generated by Tanzania's large game reserves, these revenues, together with other ecosystem services provided by the area, such as carbon storage and water regulation, may enhance the case for sustainable forest management. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Nature-based tourism; Eco-tourism; Tanzania; Forest conservation; Valuation; Ecosystem services |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000363661300008 |
| WoS Category |
Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/121958/1/768521041.pdf
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