Valuing the land of tigers : what Indian visitors are willing to pay
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2009
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SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP
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The Sundarban in India is one of the country's most important nature conservation areas. It is famous for being home to the Royal Bengal tiger and is designated as a world heritage site. The conservation of the Sundarban is therefore a key environmental priority, but, as population and development pressures rise, the challenge of protecting the area will get harder. Now a new SANDEE study has looked at the value of the region to tourists - to help justify its conservation and to assess what level of entrance fees would provide the most income to fund its protection.
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This policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper no. 39-09 "A glimpse of the tiger : how much are Indian willing to pay for it ?"
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PROTECTED AREAS, TOURIST AREAS, TOURISM, NATURE CONSERVATION, INDIA