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T1 Driving Conservation through Sustainable Tourism Enterprises -  Brief
A1 SEED - Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development, 
A2 Tewes-Gradl, Christina
A2 van Gaalen, Mariska
K1 sustainable consumption
K1 sustainable development
K1 tourism
K1 green economy
K1 nature conservation
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33372
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33372
NO This brief examines how sustainable tourism enterprises can support biodiversity conservation while creating alternative economic opportunities for people who depend on some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. It explains that biodiversity underpins human well-being and prosperity but is increasingly threatened by human activities, including unsustainable tourism development and livelihood pressures in biodiversity hotspots such as savannahs, forests, and coral reefs. The document highlights how the exclusion of local communities from conservation areas and related economic opportunities has contributed to poverty and environmentally harmful practices. Drawing on examples from Namibia, Madagascar, and Kenya, it presents partnership models that link conservation, tourism, and community participation, and outlines policy measures to strengthen sustainable tourism, conservation financing, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026