RT Report
T1 Tourism and Biodiversity: Mapping Tourism's Global Footprint
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Conservation International, 
A2 Christ, Costas
A2 Hillel, Oliver
A2 Matus, Seleni
A2 Sweeting, Jamie
K1 footprint
K1 tourism
K1 biodiversity
K1 poverty
SN 1-881173-71-2
YR 2003
FD 2003
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9399
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9399
NO Tourism is often described as the world's largest industry on the basis of its contribution to global gross domestic product (GDP), the number of jobs it generates, and the number of clients it serves. The scale of the industry and the rate at which it continues to grow present both opportunities and threats for biodiversity conservation. The publication, jointly developed with Conservation International, illustrates the overlap between tourism development (present and forecasted) and biodiversity hotspots highlighting tourism related threats and opportunities for biodiversity conservation and improved human welfare. To explore the relationship between tourism development, biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction at the global level, a series of maps were produced that plot tourism and socio-economic data against priority biodiversity areas.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026