Environment

Economic value of protected areas via visitor mental health

We evaluate methods to calculate the economic value of protected areas derived from the improved mental health of visitors. A conservative global estimate using quality-adjusted life years, a standard measure in health economics, is US$6 trillion p.a.

Publication Date: 
12/11/2019
Ralf Buckley, Paula Brough, Leah Hague & et al
Nature Communications
10
5005
1-10
Tags:
National Parks, Ecotourism, Mental Health, Health Effects, Australia, Global, Ecosystem Services
Environment

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Schemes for Eco-Tourism, 01/07/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Schemes for Eco-Tourism, 01/07/2019. Ministry of Tourism has identified Eco circuit as one of the fifteen thematic circuits for development under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The details of projects sanctioned under the scheme including Eco Circuit and expenditure incurred are annexed.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Ecotourism, India, Parliament
Forests

Plans to convert 12.5 hectares of forest land into ‘eco-park’ draw residents’ ire

Haridwar: In a move to give boost to eco-tourism in Dehradun, state administration have announced that it will make an eco-tourism park by spending Rs 70 crore on a patch of around 12.45 hectares i

Publication Date: 
28/06/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forests, Ecotourism, Environmentalists, Land Acquisition
Poverty

Ecotourism helps shake off poverty in Tibet

A popular tourism destination that opened in recent years in the Tibet autonomous region's rural Nyingchi city has helped local residents shake off poverty.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2019
China Daily
Tags:
Poverty, Ecotourism, Asia, Tourism Industry
Wildlife

Ecotourism operators vow to double Africa's lion population

Africa's four leading ecotourism operators have launched the Lionscape Coalition to support Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) to help preserve dwindling population of lions on the continent.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Xinhua
Tags:
Wildlife, Lion, Ecotourism, Population, Endangered Species, Africa
Environment

Eco-resort construction: Parrikar’s son says petition ‘politically motivated’, done to settle scores

Abhijat was referring to a petition, which alleged that his eco-tourism project Hideaway Hospitality being constructed on a buffer zone identified as "eco-sensitive zone" around Netravali Wildlife

Publication Date: 
13/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ecotourism, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment
Environment

ICRZ Notification 2019

Notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O.20 (E),dated the 6th January, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011), the Central Government declared certain coastal stretches of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep as the Island Protection Zone (her

Publication Date: 
08/03/2019
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Islands, India, Marine Ecosystems, Ecotourism
Climate Change

A brief overview of solutions to climate change related impacts across Sub-Saharan Africa

Globally, discussions on the cause and impact of a rapidly changing climate are taking new directions. There is now a growing interest in solutions based on existing indigenous knowledge, greater awareness and the spread of innovation.

Publication Date: 
26/02/2019
UNEP
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Africa, Ecotourism, Watershed Development, Forests, Ecosystems
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a resort coming up in forest land, village Palanpur, District Rupnagar, Punjab, 30/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding application to stop the project undertaken by M/s Metro Econ Green Resorts Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date: 
30/11/2018
Tags:
Forests, Hotels, Rupnagar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Punjab, Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1980, Ecotourism, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Clearance
Air Pollution

More urban Indians want to escape air pollution during festivals: Study

Eco-tourism is gaining popularity with a 25 per cent year-on-year growth as people look to escape to offbeat locations in search of fresh air, especially during festivals, says a study.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Ecotourism, Festival, Delhi, Gurgaon (T)

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