Transformation Planning for Resilient Wildlife Habitats in Ecotourism Systems

Ogle: Ranking of Wildlife Habitats the Ranking of Wildlife Habitats

Forested wildlife habitats identified in a broad field survey of Northland, New Zealand, have been ranked to determine their relative importance for indigenous wildlife. A numerical scoring system was devised after consideration of schemes used by other authors and after a preliminary examination of the survey data by step-wise multiple regression analysis. Twenty-five habitats were ranked acco...

Riparian wildlife and habitats

~ Riparian lands are among the most productive ecosystems on earth. They occupy only a small proportion of the landscape but frequently support a greater variety and abundance of animal life than adjacent habitats. ~ Important habitat components include vegetation (often taller, denser, more diverse, and more complex in riparian lands), food, standing water, shelter from predators, sites for ne...

Participatory Planning for Ecotourism Development in the Peruvian Highlands

This paper is based on recent experience gained from working on the Huascaran National Park Tourism Management Plan, the first tourism plan in a Peruvian protected area. This experience suggested that ecotourism can be an effective conservation mechanism when designed within a participatory framework. This paper presents the context of the planning process including important contextual informa...

NGOs FOR THE CONSERVATION OF AFRICA’S WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS

application of multi-criteria evaluation and gis to ecotourism planning in protected areas (case study: miankaleh wildlife refuge)

ecotourism is based on environmental potential and presents an opportunity for suitable utilization and conservation of the sites under management practices, considering accurate planning, potential of the area and people preferences. the present study is conducted to evaluate the ecotourism potential in miankaleh wildlife refuge. the area is located south of the caspian sea. after defining the...