The Consumption of Marine Resources by Tourists

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Professor John Swarbrooke
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
The Everyday

Most of this book to up to now has focused upon tourists and tourism harming our oceans by putting undesirable things into the sea, whether that be plastics, fuel spilled from boats or even nasty chemicals from sunscreen lotions. However, in this chapter we will focus on the harm which tourists and the tourism industry do when they remove things from the sea and the ocean fringe. We will see that the consumption of marine resources by tourists and the tourism industry is adding to the problems faced by our oceans. I recognise that most of the damage being done to the marine environment from the consumption of resources in the sea and under the seabed is not due to tourism. The majority of it is due to over-fishing to meet the everyday needs and desires of the populations of towns and cities, and the exploitation of natural resources including, oil, natural gas and minerals. However, tourist consumption contributes to the problems faced by the oceans and most of this consumption is for pleasure rather than necessity. Furthermore, most of the consumption of marine resources by tourists occurs in specific locations and this concentrates its impact on particular areas of the marine environment, around coastal destinations.

The Tourism Industry and the Marine Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Professor John Swarbrooke
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Responsible Tourism

Throughout this book we have been looking, primarily, at the negative impacts of tourism on the marine environment. It would appear reasonable to lay the blame for this at the door of the tourism industry, which facilitates the vacations that cause this harm and makes money from exploiting the marine environment and the other natural resources of tourist destinations around the world. However, things are not always that simple, as we will see in this chapter. For in tourism, and certainly land-based tourism, it has often been the tourism industry itself, and particularly the tour operation sector, which has often been leading the way on responsible tourism, often with little encouragement from the tourists themselves and usually no government regulation forcing them to act. Their motives may not have been altruistic but, nevertheless, they have taken action on a number of fronts, while events like the Responsible Tourism Days at World Travel Market in London have sought to share good practice around the tourism industry.

Exploring Antimicrobials from the Flora and Fauna of Marine: Opportunities and Limitations

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamoorthy Venkateskumar ◽  
Subramani Parasuraman ◽  
Leow Y. Chuen ◽  
Veerasamy Ravichandran ◽  
Subramani Balamurgan
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Health Organization

About 95% of earth living space lies deep below the ocean’s surface and it harbors extraordinary diversity of marine organisms. Marine biodiversity is an exceptional reservoir of natural products, bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals and other potential compounds of commercial value. Timeline for the development of the drug from a plant, synthetic and other alternative sources is too lengthy. Exploration of the marine environment for potential bioactive compounds has gained focus and huge opportunity lies ahead for the exploration of such vast resources in the ocean. Further, the evolution of superbugs with increasing resistance to the currently available drugs is alarming and it needs coordinated efforts to resolve them. World Health Organization recommends the need and necessity to develop effective bioactive compounds to combat problems associated with antimicrobial resistance. Based on these factors, it is imperative to shift the focus towards the marine environment for potential bioactive compounds that could be utilized to tackle antimicrobial resistance. Current research trends also indicate the huge strides in research involving marine environment for drug discovery. The objective of this review article is to provide an overview of marine resources, recently reported research from marine resources, challenges, future research prospects in the marine environment.

Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortés II

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted J. Case ◽  
Martin L. Cody ◽  
Exequiel Ezcurra
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Island Biogeography ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marine Fisheries ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Strong Interest ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Mexican Government ◽  
Sea Of Cortes

This updated and expanded A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cortés, first published nearly 20 years ago, integrates new and broader studies encompassing more taxa and more complete island coverage. The present synthesis provides a basis for further research and exploration in upcoming years of the biologically fascinating Sea of Cortés region. The Gulf region is increasingly being exploited, for its natural resources by way of marine fisheries, and for its stunning natural beauty by way of a burgeoning tourism industry. Further, the region's human population is increasing apace. It is appropriate, therefore, that this volume discusses these evolving circumstances, and the efforts of the Mexican government to regulate and manage them. The new Biogeography includes a section on the conservation issues in the Sea of Cortés, past accomplishments and conservation needs as yet outstanding. This book should be of strong interest to conservation biologists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists more generally.

Environmental Assessment in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Practice and Prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 252-255
Author(s):  
Robin Warner
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
Marine Areas

Knowledge of the threats posed to the oceans by human activity has expanded beyond marine pollution to encompass recognition of the risks posed to vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) by overfishing, destructive fisheries practices, and invasive exploitation of living and nonliving marine resources. However, with the still-developing state of marine scientific research, the majority of activities at sea continue to occur with limited knowledge of their impacts on the marine environment. In this climate of uncertainty, environmental assessment assumes heightened importance. While governance structures will generally exist to facilitate environmental assessment in marine areas within national jurisdiction, these structures are still developing for marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ).

From Earning Profits to Sustainability

2019 ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manpreet Arora ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Walia
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Developing Nation ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Government

In India the potential of tourism sector is considerable in terms of earning foreign exchange. That is why the government has initiated many programmes and schemes to attract foreign tourists. It has also given a rise to the allied industries to earn profits and diversify may it be hotel industry or aviation sector. As the means of communication are developing and the countries are becoming more open and globalised the tourism industry has got new impetus and dimensions. The spread of education and the development of internet have widened the scope of this industry. This new trend has made the tourism industry a very potential industry in many terms for a developing nation like India. But on the same hand it has posed a great threat to the natural resources also and the stakeholders involved in this sector has started responding to such initiatives through CSR measures. For measuring such initiatives no specific parameters have been defined and they are subjective to a great extent. Therefore a need arises to analyse such initiatives and their growing need for creating sustainability.

Application of Geoinformation Technology to the Management of Community-Based Natural Resources for Tourism Development in Northern Tanzania

2022 ◽  
pp. 183-205
Author(s):  
Norbert John Ngowi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Natural Resources Management ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Critical Measure ◽  
Northern Tanzania

The approaches to natural resources management have evolved. Disparities in their adoption are likely to produce a long-lasting negative impact on the resources and the livelihood security of the community depending on them. The use of geoinformation by the local community is a critical measure to the sustainability of its resources. Nonetheless, the application of geoinformation technologies to the community-based natural resources for the tourism industry is highly unknown. This chapter reviewed the application of geoinformation technology to the management of community-based natural resources in the Pangani District of Northern Tanzania. It considers how geoinformation technology is used in the management of tourism activities for community development. Specifically, the chapter discusses community developments resulting from that as well as challenges associated with the use of geographical information systems and remote sensing technologies. The chapter concludes with key recommendations for improving those challenges.

A. B. A. National Institute on Marine Resources

1968 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 456-457
Author(s):  
Robert B. Krueger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
National Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
United States Policy ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
High Seas

The first meeting of the A.B.A. National Institute on Marine Resources, sponsored by the Section of Natural Resources Law, was held in Long Beach, California, June 7-10, 1967. The program included the presentation of papers, panel discussions, and questions from the audience dealing with the following topics : United States policy regarding marine resources ; the administration of marine resources underlying the high seas; zones of national interest—a discussion of the need for revision of the Geneva Conventions; the administration of laws for the exploitation of offshore minerals in the United States; and the technological aspects of exploiting marine resources.

Strategia energetyczna Federacji Rosyjskiej wobec państw Grupy Wyszechradzkiej

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 278-294
Author(s):  
Robert Kłaczyński
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Energy Strategy ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Visegrad Group

The Russian Federation is the big biggest petrol and natural gas exporter to the European petrol market. The V4 countries are a part of this market. They have various energy potential, various foreign policy making conceptions and finally they have different opinions about UE`s role on the European petrol market. What they share is dependency on the Russian Federation in the natural gas and petroleum import, and energy security concerns. All this together overlaps with Russian “energy hegemony” strategy aimed at using the natural resources as a tool to create foreign and domestic policies and influencing ongoing events in Europe. Thus a paper entitled “Russian Federation`s energy strategy towards Visegrad Group Countries” aims to characterize relations between Russian Federation and V4 Countries within the energy policies conducted by this international relations players.

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