Losses in biodiversity and trends toward urbanisation have reduced people's contact with biodiverse nature, yet the consequences for mental well-being are not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that greater plant and animal species richness in isolation causes an improvement in mental well-being. To do so, the present research experimentally manipulated species richness and assessed widely-u...

Gaomei wetlands are national Taiwanese coastal wetlands. Over the past few years, they have grown into an important water bird habitat and popular bird-watching location. However, the rapid growth in tourism has begun to affect the environmental quality in the Gaomei wetlands. This study combined ecosystem services (ES) and ecological footprint (EF) assessments to evaluate the sustainability st...

The present study is aimed at analysing the characteristics of birds in Parque Provincial de la Familia (Ambato, Ecuador) and exploring its potential as a place to practise birdwatching environ‑ mental conservation. involved non‑experimental, longitudinal, cross‑sectional, exploratory, descriptive research design. Nine counting points were established for each area. Through application survey, ...

today, ecotourism is a major tourist activity around the world. it is based on environment potential through which suitable utilization and conservation of sites under management practices including considering accurate planning, potential, and peoples’ preferences are realized. the present study was conducted to determine people’s recreational preferences using questionnaires to evaluate the e...

Today, ecotourism is a major tourist activity around the world. It is based on environment potential through which suitable utilization and conservation of sites under management practices including considering accurate planning, potential, and peoples’ preferences are realized. The present study was conducted to determine people’s recreational preferences using questionnaires to evaluate the e...

Today, ecotourism is a major tourist activity around the world. It is based on environment potential through which suitable utilization and conservation of sites under management practices including considering accurate planning, potential, and peoples’ preferences are realized. The present study was conducted to determine people’s recreational preferences using questionnaires to evaluate the e...

Abstract Talaga Paca used to be a community resettlement village of an isolated indigenous o hongana ma nyawa or Tugutil in North Halmahera Regency, Maluku Province. In 2019, the Ministry Environment and Forestry gave approval for management forest area 865 ha 35 years scheme Village as part social forestry program. Through wide strong collaboration between parties, is committed develop ecotour...