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Hotel managed marine reserves: A willingness to pay survey

โœ Scribed by Patrik Svensson; Lynda D. Rodwell; Martin J. Attrill

Book ID
104072439
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
263 KB
Volume
51
Category
Article
ISSN
0964-5691

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โœฆ Synopsis

The 2003 Marine Parks Congress recommended networks of marine reserves to be established covering 20-30% of habitats by 2012. Most marine reserves are, however, failing to meet their objectives, the main reason being attributed to lack of funding. In light of the growing need for effectively managed marine reserves, a survey ascertaining tourists' support and willingness to pay extra to stay at reserves managed by the private sector -Hotel Managed Marine Reserves (HMMRs) was conducted at Whale Island Resort, Vietnam. A total of 97.5% support HMMR, 86.

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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) often fail to meet ecological, social or economic objectives due to lack of effective management by government institutions. Partly in response to this failure, a number of marine reserves managed by the private sector, Hotel Managed Marine Reserves (HMMRs), have recent