Banking on Nature: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation
Publisher
Division of Economics, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Year
2013
Body
This report focuses on final demand, employment, income and tax revenue effects recreational visitors to refuges have on the economies of local regions. In addition to the economic effects of refuge hunting and fishing programs in local communities, it measures the economic impact of “ecotourism,†the relatively recent phenomenon of large numbers of people traveling substantial distances to take part in non-consumptive uses of the natural environment.
Source: An excerpt taken from the Executive Summary of Banking on Nature.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Other
Additional Information
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge section on page 76
Collection
Keywords
Altar Valley
Arizona
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
ecosystem services
ecotourism
United States
wildlife refuges
Reports and other documents about Sonoran Desert ecology, management, and conservation. Curated by the not-for-profit Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) located outside Tucson, AZ.