Charapa Turtles a contribution to community tourism and biodiversity conservation
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Ecuador, community tourism, Amazon, economy, Podocnemis unifilis.
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In the last decade in the Republic of Ecuador tourism has been strengthened considerably and one of the beneficiaries has been the indigenous and rural communities through community-based tourism. This type of tourism has not achieved the goals for which it was conceived. The present study aims to demonstrate the problem of community-based tourism in a community in Yasuni National Park focusing on legal and economic aspects and the implementation of a solution through a proposal of a project linking academia, government institutions and communities, focusing on the use of a threatened species and taking advantage of its conservation program through tourism use. The methodology is based on a bibliographic compilation and the application of professional experiences and fieldwork with the use of interviews and observation. The main results indicate that there are serious problems in legal aspects and economic management; and, that the best option for implementing a conservation program is the Charapa species (Podocnemis unifilis and Podocnemis expansa). Managers are motivated to carry out training and strengthening programs that really focus on the weaknesses of the communities that carry out this type of tourism.
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Mestanza Ramón, C., Toledo Villacís, M. A., & Cunalata García, A. E. (2020). Charapa Turtles a contribution to community tourism and biodiversity conservation. Explorador Digital, 4(1), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.33262/exploradordigital.v4i1.1075
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Mestanza-Ramon, C., Cunalata-García, Á. E., Jiménez-Gutiérrez, M. Y., & Chacha-Bolaños, A. N. (2019). Disposición a pagar por el ingreso a zonas de uso público en el Parque Turístico “Nueva Loja”, Sucumbíos-Ecuador. Polo Del Conocimiento, 4(2), 67–82.
Mestanza-Ramón, C., Sanchez Capa, M., Figueroa Saavedra, H., & Rojas Paredes, J. (2019). Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Tourism and Economic Context. Sustainability , Vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226386
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Mestanza, C., Saavedra, H. F., Gaibor, I. D., Zaquinaula, M. A., Váscones, R. L., & Pacheco, O. M. (2018). Conflict and impacts generated by the filming of Discovery Channel’s reality series “Naked and Afraid” in the Amazon: A Special case in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11010050
Mestanza, Carlos, Saavedra, H. F., Gaibor, I. D., Zaquinaula, M. A., Váscones, R. L., & Pacheco, O. M. (2019). Conflict and Impacts Generated by the Filming of Discovery Channel’s Reality Series “Naked and Afraid” in the Amazon: A Special Case in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador. Sustainability, 11(1), 50.
Mooser, A., Anfuso, G., Mestanza, C., & Williams, A. T. (2018). Management implications for the most attractive scenic sites along the Andalusia coast (SW Spain). Sustainability (Switzerland), 10(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051328
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Zarębski, P., Kwiatkowski, G., Malchrowicz-Mośko, E., & Oklevik, O. (2019). Tourism Investment Gaps in Poland. Sustainability , Vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226188
Zoppi, C. (2018). Integration of Conservation Measures Concerning Natura 2000 Sites into Marine Protected Areas Regulations: A Study Related to Sardinia. Sustainability , Vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103460