Framework for Sustainable Recovery of Tourism in Protected Areas

Hasita Bhammar, Wendy Li, Christel Maria Moller Molina, Valerie Hickey, Jo Pendry and Urvashi Narain
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Hasita Bhammar: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Wendy Li: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Christel Maria Moller Molina: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Valerie Hickey: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Jo Pendry: Independent Researcher, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
Urvashi Narain: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: tourism; sustainability; protected area; biodiversity; COVID-19; recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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