Local attitudes towards conservation and tourism around Komodo National Park, Indonesia

摘要

Ensuring local support for protected area is inceas- ingly viewed as an important element of biodiversity conservation. This is often predicated on the provision of benefits from protected areas, and a common means of providing such benefits is tourism develop- ment. However, the relationship between receipt of tourism benefits and support for conservation has not been explored. This study examined local attitudes towards protected area tourism and the effects of tourism benefits on local support for Komodo National Park, Indonesia.