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Biodiversity and Tourism

Conflicts on the World’s Seacoasts and Strategies for Their Solution

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  • © 1997

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  1. German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

    1. Bonn, Germany

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. Summary

    1. Summary

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 1-5

  3. Zusammenfassung

    1. Zusammenfassung

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      Pages 7-11

  4. The Global Situation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-15
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    2. Global Biodiversity

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 17-30

    3. The Development of Tourism

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 31-48

    4. Impacts of Tourism on Species and Ecosystems

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 49-62

    5. Solution Strategies

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 63-71

  5. The European Situation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-76
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    2. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in Europe

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 77-90

    3. European Biodiversity

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 91-107

    4. Threats to Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 109-120

    5. Coastal Tourism in Europe

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 121-135

  6. Exemplary Cases of Conflicting Use and Solution Strategies in European Coastal Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-139
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    2. Exemplary Cases

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      Pages 141-196

    3. Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Tourism in Coastal Regions

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 197-221

  7. The Legal Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Legal Aspects Involved in the Research Project

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 225-225

    3. On the Problems of Sustainable Tourism and the Need for International Regulations

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 227-228

    4. Existing International Regulations Dealing with or Applicable to Sustainable Tourism

      • German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
      Pages 229-246
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It is in the best interest of all concerned that tourism become sustainable and environmentally compatible. This need for "sustainable development" is and more by the responsible parties. Moreover, in the being recognised more search for solution strategies the realisation is gaining ground that tourism must be viewed as a worldwide phenomenon whose development must be co-ordinated in a co-operative effort spanning regions and continents. That the preservation of biological diversity also requires global co­ operation has been confirmed by over 170 countries which have already acceded to the "Convention on Biological Diversity". It is thus an important task to provide the foundations for joint action. Germany, one of the largest source countries of international tourism, must feel particularly obligated in this regard. The report published here is the result of a research project com­ missioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. The study pursued and examined the thesis that the Convention on Biological Diversity be used as a central instrument for arriving at international principles and regulations for combining nature conservation and tourism which could lead to a sustainable development of tourism. To further the discussion, the authors brought the study to a logical conclusion by working out a proposal for a "tourism protocol" additional to the existing Convention on Biodiversity. Such a protocol additional to the Convention would entail the stipulation of internationally binding implementation and regulations for achieving sustainable tourism.

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  • Bonn, Germany

    German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

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