REIMBURSING THE FUTURE:

An evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity

PART 1

A report by M.D. Young, N. Gunningham, J. Elix, J. Lambert, B. Howard, P. Grabosky and E. McCrone
Prepared by CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, the Australian Centre for Environmental Law, and Community Solutions
January 1996

Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 9
Biodiversity Unit

Table 3.5

Responses to Question Q6. Which of the following would encourage tourist operators to become more involved in taking action in conserving biodiversity? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                       % "yes"     
       Incentive Instrument                                           responses   

Provision of taxation advantages for tourist operators who introduce       83          
environmentally sensitive practices                                                              

Provision of information about biodiversity conservation                   70          

Education about ecotourism opportunities                                   69          

More opportunities for cooperative or coordinated marketing                54          

Government assistance with marketing ecotourism                            52     
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