... of development—it is also an alternative to other forms of tourism. Any reasonable assessment of its value must recognize what likely would have happened in the absence of existing forms of ecotourism. Alternative economic activities in biodiverse contexts (such as commercial agriculture, fossil fuel extraction...

...Pamela McElwee While often treated separately, biodiversity loss and climate change are related and mutually reinforcing problems. Rising temperatures and other climate impacts have seriously altered the composition, function, and structure of many ecosystems and species, some irreversibly...