Tourism, Local Connections and Economies for PAs (including nature-based solutions)
Tourism and Protected Areas
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REPORT: Ecosystem services provided by protected areas include important recreation values: 93 % of all natural World Heritage sites have been found to provide benefits related to recreation and tourism and 56 % to contribute to local economies through tourism. The new guidelines, 'Visitors Count! Guidance for protected areas on the economic analysis of visitation' present the methods of how to prepare economic effect analysis in a simple way to be conducted by protected area managers and other local stakeholders
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REPORT: This annual report provides links to numerous fora and activities relating to tourism in protected areas globally.
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ARTICLE: The world is turbulent, ever changing, non-linear and uncertain. COVID-19 demonstrated this uncertainty at all social scales. A consequence of this situation is that surprises are a universal occurence. Systems thinking is a way of thinking about the wholes and making sense of what appears to be chaos. Systems thinking is oriented toward developing understanding how the parts of a system, which outdoor recreation and tourism form, relate to the system as a whole. But systems thinking is not enough to create action in this situation. We need to do three things: Dive deeper to better understand the mental models at play; Think differently to develop resolutions to challenges based on new mental models; and Act Holistically to ensure that new ideas and all voices are included and respected.
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VARIOUS: This link is a summary of content developed and lessons learned through Resilient Reefs Initiative’s 2021 Solution Exchange on sustainable tourism.
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ARTICLE: This article explores associations between multiple measures of mental health and exposures to different natural settings; and nature connectedness, across season and country.
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ARTICLE: This article considers the disconnect between humans and nature as a driver of contemporary environmental crises - responding to an empirical gap by exploring what a ‘connection to nature’ means to individuals.
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REPORT: The first-ever nation-wide survey and analysis of about 300 protected areas of India, with data on various parameters: legal and governance status, human uses and rights, flora-fauna and conservation status, human-wildlife conflicts, threats and management measures.
Nature-based solutions
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ARTICLE: To protect ecosystems and people, we must learn from past mistakes and work together on inclusive and robust nature-based solutions.
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ARTICLE: This article considers the vital role of the biosphere as a principal driver of negative feedback loops in the Earth system that stabilize Co2 concentrations.
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VIDEO: IUCN CEM Ecosystem Restoration Thematic Group Webinar Series.
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VIDEO: This webinar provides an overview of the key findings from recent study applying a collaborative learning approach, including stakeholder interviews with key people working in the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) space, particularly with CMP members who have experience retrofitting existing projects with an NbS framework or designing new NbS projects in a range of contexts.Access here
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REPORT: The Nature-based Solutions learning initiative aimed to understand the value of a Nature-based Solutions approach for achieving cost effective benefits for biodiversity, climate, and society. This report was developed using a collaborative learning approach, including a desktop review, stakeholder interviews with key people working in the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) space, particularly with CMP members who have experience retrofitting existing projects with an NbS framework or designing new NbS projects in a range of contexts.