Biological diversity or biodiversity encompasses the great variety of species on Earth and the diverse natural ecosystems. This current diversity is the result of billions of years of evolution, in which it has been affected by natural processes and anthropogenic activity. The combination of different life forms and interspecific interactions is what makes the Earth a habitable place for humans and it is biological diversity that provides life-sustaining goods and services.
Biodiversity at the species and ecosystem level is an important basis for tourism, especially for tourism economies of optimal landscapes for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, which are addressed in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The precept underpinning biodiversity and tourism is that a well-managed tourism sector can contribute significantly to reducing threats and maintaining or enhancing key wildlife populations and biodiversity values through tourism revenues. The relationship between herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) and tourism is a complex and dynamic one. Tourism can have both positive and negative impacts on herpetofauna, including habitat destruction, disturbance, and exploitation. It can also generate potential opportunities for sustainable tourism development that can support herpetofauna conservation efforts. With this introduction highlighting the importance of biodiversity for tourism we invite researchers to submit original results or review papers that highlight tourism activities and biodiversity conservation.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to examine the multiple nuances of tourism and biodiversity conservation in natural protected areas, with a special focus on herpetofauna. This research can help create practical mechanisms to ensure that the welfare of herpetofauna is safeguarded by building sustainable development proposals and conservation strategies that link herpetofauna conservation with increasingly responsible tourism. Finally, this Research Topic will also allow raising awareness and foster collaboration between stakeholders from the tourism industry, conservation organizations, policymakers, and researchers. The identification of research gaps will ultimately lead to renewed conservation strategies at local, national, and international levels.
Researchers are invited to submit papers on the following specific topics:
1. Importance of herpetofauna for tourism.
2. Successful tourism and biodiversity conservation processes.
3. Tourism as a key element for the conservation of herpetofauna.
4. Natural protected areas as key elements for tourism and conservation of herpetological species.
5. Ecotourism and community development.
6. Key herpetological species for tourism development in natural areas.
Keywords:
Biodiversity, Conservation, Herpetofauna, Community-based tourism, Protected areas, Threatened species, Biodiversity conservation, Species Ecology, Environmental Management, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development, Indigenous Communities
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Biological diversity or biodiversity encompasses the great variety of species on Earth and the diverse natural ecosystems. This current diversity is the result of billions of years of evolution, in which it has been affected by natural processes and anthropogenic activity. The combination of different life forms and interspecific interactions is what makes the Earth a habitable place for humans and it is biological diversity that provides life-sustaining goods and services.
Biodiversity at the species and ecosystem level is an important basis for tourism, especially for tourism economies of optimal landscapes for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, which are addressed in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The precept underpinning biodiversity and tourism is that a well-managed tourism sector can contribute significantly to reducing threats and maintaining or enhancing key wildlife populations and biodiversity values through tourism revenues. The relationship between herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) and tourism is a complex and dynamic one. Tourism can have both positive and negative impacts on herpetofauna, including habitat destruction, disturbance, and exploitation. It can also generate potential opportunities for sustainable tourism development that can support herpetofauna conservation efforts. With this introduction highlighting the importance of biodiversity for tourism we invite researchers to submit original results or review papers that highlight tourism activities and biodiversity conservation.
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to examine the multiple nuances of tourism and biodiversity conservation in natural protected areas, with a special focus on herpetofauna. This research can help create practical mechanisms to ensure that the welfare of herpetofauna is safeguarded by building sustainable development proposals and conservation strategies that link herpetofauna conservation with increasingly responsible tourism. Finally, this Research Topic will also allow raising awareness and foster collaboration between stakeholders from the tourism industry, conservation organizations, policymakers, and researchers. The identification of research gaps will ultimately lead to renewed conservation strategies at local, national, and international levels.
Researchers are invited to submit papers on the following specific topics:
1. Importance of herpetofauna for tourism.
2. Successful tourism and biodiversity conservation processes.
3. Tourism as a key element for the conservation of herpetofauna.
4. Natural protected areas as key elements for tourism and conservation of herpetological species.
5. Ecotourism and community development.
6. Key herpetological species for tourism development in natural areas.
Keywords:
Biodiversity, Conservation, Herpetofauna, Community-based tourism, Protected areas, Threatened species, Biodiversity conservation, Species Ecology, Environmental Management, Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development, Indigenous Communities
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.