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Assessing contributions of volunteer tourism to ecosystem research and conservation in southern Africa

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  • Roques, Kim G.
  • Jacobson, Susan K.
  • McCleery, Robert A.

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•We provide data on 2,085 volunteer tourists that visited southern Africa.•We present 8 years of conservation outputs from Mozambique and Swaziland projects.•Our results validate a previously developed conservation evaluation framework.•Volunteer tourism can deliver conservation benefits but these need evaluating.

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  • Roques, Kim G. & Jacobson, Susan K. & McCleery, Robert A., 2018. "Assessing contributions of volunteer tourism to ecosystem research and conservation in southern Africa," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 30(PC), pages 382-390.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoser:v:30:y:2018:i:pc:p:382-390
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.12.014
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    1. Wearing, Stephen & McGehee, Nancy Gard, 2013. "Volunteer tourism: A review," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 120-130.
    2. Ringler, Claudia & Zhu, Tingju & Cai, Ximing & Koo, Jawoo & Wang, Dingbao, 2010. "Climate change impacts on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from comprehensive climate change scenarios," IFPRI discussion papers 1042, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    1. Wisely, Samantha M. & Alexander, Kathleen & Mahlaba, Themb'a & Cassidy, Lin, 2018. "Linking ecosystem services to livelihoods in southern Africa," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 30(PC), pages 339-341.
    2. Ghermandi, Andrea & Obura, David & Knudsen, Camilla & Nunes, Paulo A.L.D., 2019. "Marine ecosystem services in the Northern Mozambique Channel: A geospatial and socio-economic analysis for policy support," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 1-12.

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