Intro -- ECOTOURISM AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. BACKGROUND -- 1.2. THE CONCEPT OF TOURIST AREA EVOLUTION -- 1.3. TOURISM VERSUS ECOTOURISM -- 1.4. BIODIVERSITY: DEFINITION, SIGNIFICANCE AND VALUATION -- 1.5. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE BASED TOURISM -- 1.6. TOURISM: NATIONAL INCOME AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- 1.7. POLICY DIRECTIONS -- Chapter 2: BIODIVERSITY STATUS AND SIGNIFICANCE -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. BIODIVERSITY: GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE -- 2.3. DATA AVAILABILITY -- 2.4.MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS -- 2.5. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS -- 2.6. INDIA'S BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION -- Chapter 3: GROWTH AND IMPACT OF TOURISM -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. DYNAMICS OF TOURISM GROWTH -- 3.3. TOURISM IMPACTS -- 3.4. TOURISM MARKETING -- Chapter 4ECONOMIC VALUATION -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. VALUE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND NATURAL CAPITAL AT A GLOBAL LEVEL -- 4.3. ECONOMIC VALUATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES -- 4.4. AN ANALYSIS OF THE WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY (WTP) -- Chapter 5: PARTICIPATORY ECOTOURISM PLANNING AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION -- 5.2. TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMY -- 5.3. COMPONENTS OF ECOTOURISM AND CONSERVATION -- 5.4. COMMUNITY ECOTOURISM PLANNING -- 5.5. STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATING BIODIVERSITY ISSUES IN PRODUCTION SECTORS -- 5.6. CONTRIBUTION OF THE PRIVATE SECTORS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION -- 5.7. GOVERNANCE APPROACHES FOR THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION -- 5.8. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE PRESENT SITUATION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.