Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13052798
Keywords
tourism; sustainability; protected area; biodiversity; COVID-19; recovery
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Tourism in protected areas was a thriving sector within the global travel industry, but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was severe. The article proposes a framework for guiding the sector through green recovery initiatives and continuing to support biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development.
Tourism in protected areas was a fast-growing segment within the global travel and tourism industry prior to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a development pathway, tourism generated foreign exchange for countries endowed with natural assets (protected areas, pristine landscapes, forests, oceans, wildlife), contributed to conservation revenues, and provided local development benefits for communities. However, the spread of COVID-19 and its associated travel restrictions severely impacted this sector. In this review, we describe the main challenges preventing the sector from achieving its development potential. We propose a framework to steer tourism in protected areas as a green recovery initiative, so that it may rebound sustainably and continue to support biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development.
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