Author: Anne HerberichPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287139917
Category : Ecotourism
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Environmental Training for Tourism Professionals
Author: Anne HerberichPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287139917
Category : Ecotourism
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Tourism and the Environment in European Countries
Author: Anthony EllulPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287144768
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This report aims to identify actions which might achieve more sustainable and environment-friendly tourism development. It contains an overview of the situations in Europe but the bulk of the publication lists the replies from individual countries to a questionnaire. The topics covered were: the positive and negative impacts of tourism, plans and policies to achieve sustainable development, the organisation of tourism, tourism development, successful measure that had been taken to attain sustainable development and environmental training.
Wildlife Tourism, Environmental Learning and Ethical Encounters
Author: Ismar Borges de LimaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 331955574X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This book outlines the status quo of worldwide wildlife tourism and its impacts on planning, management, knowledge, awareness, behaviour and attitudes related to wildlife encounters. It sets out to fill the considerable gaps in our knowledge on wildlife tourism, applied ecology, and environmental education, providing comprehensive information on and an interdisciplinary approach to effective management in wildlife tourism. Examining the intricacies, challenges, and lessons learned in a meaningful and rewarding tourism niche, this interdisciplinary book comprehensively examines the major potentials and controversies in the wildlife tourism industry. Pursuing an insightful, provocative and hands-on approach, it primarily addresses two questions: ‘Can we reconcile the needs of the wildlife tourism industry, biodiversity conservation, ecological learning and animal ethics issues?’ and ‘What is the Future of the Wildlife Tourism Industry?’. Though primaril y intended as a research text, it also offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, which includes university and training students, researchers, scholars, tourism practitioners and professionals, planners and managers, as well as the staff of government agencies.
Brazilian Coral Reefs
Author: Ruy K. P. KikuchiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031591526
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Informatics and Management Science III
Author: Wenjiang DuPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447147901
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
The International Conference on Informatics and Management Science (IMS) 2012 will be held on November 16-19, 2012, in Chongqing, China, which is organized by Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, University of Michigan, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, and sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The objective of IMS 2012 is to facilitate an exchange of information on best practices for the latest research advances in a range of areas. Informatics and Management Science contains over 600 contributions to suggest and inspire solutions and methods drawing from multiple disciplines including: Computer Science Communications and Electrical Engineering Management Science Service Science Business Intelligence
Studies on Transport and Biological and Landscape Diversity
Author: Nicolas de SadeleerPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287152787
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This publication contains five studies on biological and landscape diversity in relation to road, rail and navigable waterway transport development, and on the approaches adopted at national and international level.
Action Plans for Margaritifera Auricularia and Margaritifera Margaritifera in Europe
Author: Jorge Fernández OruetaPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287145666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The species Margaritifera margaritifera still lives in the rivers of many European states, where its presence is always linked to excellent water quality. Margaritifera auricularia was thought to be extinct during many years, but populations were discovered in the Ebro river (Spain) and in the Loire basin (France) , where they are critically endangered. Action Plans are presented for both species.
High-level Pan-European Conference on Agriculture and Biodiversity
Author: Council of Europe. Council for the Pan-European Strategy for Biological and Landscape DiversityPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287158574
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
This publication contains a number of reports prepared for a high-level conference on issues relating to biological and landscape diversity in European agricultural policies, held in Paris in June 2002. The conference made recommendations to states and relevant organisations and provided input to policy work and programmes within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ministerial Conference on Environment for Europe , the Convention to Combat Desertification and the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and national policy developments.
Action Plan for the Conservation of the Brown Bear in Europe (Ursus Arctos)
Author: Jon E. SwensonPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287144263
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The action plan for the conservation of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Europe was prepared for the Large Carnivore Initiative in Europe, a voluntary organisation supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The plan was discussed and endorsed in the framework of the Council of Europe's Wildlife Convention (Bern Convention). It contains valuable information on the status of the species and useful recommendations and guidelines for its conservation and management
Conserving European Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change
Author: Michael B. UsherPublisher: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287162632
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Climate change is likely to have major environmental effects on natural habitats in the next fifty years. Conservation of biological diversity will have to be modified drastically to avoid massive extinctions of species of threatened habitat types. Precise recommendations are made to governments and conservation agencies that collaborate in the framework of the Bern Convention. This publication provides a starting point for discussion about possible adaptation strategies if Europe's biodiversity is to be conserved.