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Sustainable tourism involves increasingly attracting visitors while preserving the natural
capital of a destination for future generations. To foster tourism while protecting sensitive environments,
coastal managers, tourism operators, and other decision‐makers benefit from information
about where tourists go and which aspects of the natural and built environment draw them to particular
locations. Yet this information is often lacking at management‐relevant scales and in remote
places. We tested and applied methods using social media as data on tourism in

The project office in Suva, Fiji, shared with another NGO, was opened at the start of the Action, and initially provided adequate facilities and space. However, following the development of the BirdLife Fiji Programme, the office was moved to new premises in mid 2007 with significant improvements to office facilities which now comply with local health and safety regulations.

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Physical Description: 33 p.

Ecosystems, from forests and freshwater to coral reefs and soils, deliver essential services
to humankind estimated to be worth over USD 72 trillion a year – comparable to World
Gross National Income. Yet in 2010, nearly two-thirds of the globe’s ecosystems are considered
degraded as a result of damage, mismanagement and a failure to invest and reinvest
in their productivity, health and sustainability.

References pp. 102-109|Also available online

Call Number: 338.910 NEL,[EL]

ISBN/ISSN: 978-82-7701-083-0