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Many communities and development practitioners believe that mainstream tourism exacerbates the exclusion of vulnerable groups and commodifies indigenous culture. Community-based tourism (CBT) was seen as a better alternative. The paper argues that tourism can help reduce poverty in Latin America, but community-based tourism (CBT) is not the answer. Instead, communities should be helped to access mainstream tourism markets. Many development practitioners see a key role for tourism in regional development.

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Sustainable tourism: case studies from Nepal: ( UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics , 2008); This report introduces the Marketing Assistance to Nepal for Sustainable Tourism Products (MAST-Nepal) project and provides case studies outlining the actions of project companies to integrate sustain...
Application of responsible environmental, social and economic practices in tourism enterprises: ( B. Krstic;S. Jovanovic;V.J. Milic / FACTA UNIVERSITATIS , 2008); This paper argues that the effective integration of responsible environmental, social and economic practices and principles into the day-to-day operations of a tourism enterprise requires the developm...
The role of sustainable tourism in poverty reduction: ( T. Dimoska / FACTA UNIVERSITATIS , 2008); This paper discusses the role of sustainable tourism in enhancing growth in developing countries. It argues that sustainable tourism can bring higher and faster economic development, decreasing povert...
Does tourism add to climate change?: ( P. Peeters / Centre for Sustainable Tourism and Transport, NHV University for Applied Sciences , 2007); The relationship between climate change and tourism is twofold: climate change impacts on tourism and tourism impacts on climate change. The first relationship may ask for adaptation measures, like sh...
How to make Brazil's tourism sustainable?: ( B. Slob;J. Wilde-Ramsing / Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations , 2006); This report focuses on the tourism industry in Brazil. Using the case study of Porto de Galinhas, a small village in Brazil’s Northeast, the authors analyse sustainability issues in the tourism ...
Can community-based tourism reduce poverty?: ( J. Mitchell;P. Muckosy / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2008); This paper looks at the key issues surrounding community-based tourism in Latin America. The authors argue that tourism can help reduce poverty in Latin America, but community-based tourism (CBT) is n...
How are conservation policies shaped by neoliberalism?: a collection of critical essays: ( J. Igoe;D. Brockington / Conservation and Society , 2008); The growing body of work on the 'neoliberalisation of nature' has paid little attention to conservation policy and its impacts. Similarly, studies of conservation have generally overlooked the broa...
The aviation industry and carbon offsetting: ( H. Reid;D. Roe / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007); Many air travellers and people working in the travel industry see carbon offsetting as a viable green solution to the problem. But how accurate is that view?

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The impact of ecotourism on indigenous rights: ( Minority Rights Group International , 2007); Ecotourism has been heralded as a means to promote economic development while protecting wildlife regions. However, there has been minimal examination of its effect on indigenous people. This ...
How should hotel industry practices contribute to pro-poor tourism?: ( H. Jauch / National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa , 2007); The potential for tourism as a strategy for poverty-reduction in Africa will not be realised as long as the industry still operates in relative isolation from its host communities. Multinational hotel...