Mangrove Ecotourism along the Coasts of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Mangrove Ecotourism along the Coasts of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review

Published:2024-08-24 Issue:9 Volume:13 Page:1351
ISSN:2073-445X
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Author:

Moussa Lara G.¹²³^ORCID,Mohan Midhun¹³⁴⁵⁶^ORCID,Burmeister Nicola¹³⁷,King Shalini A. L.¹³⁸^ORCID,Burt John A.⁹¹⁰^ORCID,Rog Stefanie M.¹¹,Watt Michael S.¹²^ORCID,Udagedara Susantha¹³^ORCID,Sujud Lara¹⁴^ORCID,Montenegro Jorge F.¹³⁴¹⁵^ORCID,Heng Joe Eu¹¹⁶^ORCID,Carvalho Susana Almeida¹⁷^ORCID,Ali Tarig⁴^ORCID,Veettil Bijeesh Kozhikkodan¹⁸¹⁹^ORCID,Arachchige Pavithra S. Pitumpe¹³^ORCID,Albanai Jasem A.²⁰,Sidik Frida²¹,Shaban Amin²²,Peñaranda Martha Lucia Palacios²³^ORCID,ElBeyrouthy Naji¹⁴,Novo Ana²⁴^ORCID,Abdullah Meshal M.²⁵²⁶^ORCID,Abulibdeh Ammar⁵^ORCID,Al-Awadhi Talal²⁵^ORCID,Cardil Adrián²⁷²⁸²⁹,Ewane Ewane Basil¹³³⁰^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Ecoresolve, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

2. Higher Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut 1104 2020, Lebanon

3. Morobe Development Foundation (via United Nations Volunteering Program), Lae 00411, Papua New Guinea

4. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah 26666, United Arab Emirates

5. Applied Geography and GIS Program, Department of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar

6. Department of Geography, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

7. School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

8. School of Biological Sciences, University of California—Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA

9. Mubadala ACCESS Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi 129188, United Arab Emirates

10. Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi 129188, United Arab Emirates

11. Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), AlUla 43544, Saudi Arabia

12. Scion, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

13. Blue Resources Trust, 86, Barnes Place, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka

14. Department of Agriculture, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon

15. University of Liverpool Management School, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZH, UK

16. School of Surveying, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

17. Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering (BESE), Marine Science Program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia

18. Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Management, Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam

19. Faculty of Applied Technology, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam

20. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK

21. Research Centre for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia

22. National Council for Scientific Research, Beirut 11-8281, Lebanon

23. GEAS Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Basic Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali 760030, Colombia

24. Forest Research Centre of Lourizán, Consellería De Economía e Industria, Xunta de Galicia, Carretera de Marín, 36006 Pontevedra, Spain

25. Department of Geography, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman

26. Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA

27. Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences and Engineering, University of Lleida, 25003 Lleida, Spain

28. Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC), Ctra de St. Llorenç de Morunys, km 2, 25280 Solsona, Spain

29. Tecnosylva, 24009 León, Spain

30. Department of Geography, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Buea 63, Cameroon

Abstract

Mangrove ecotourism is gaining immense popularity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as a neoliberal conservation tool, and it has contributed significantly to the growth of the tourism sector in the region over the past two decades. However, there is no comprehensive review on the full extent of mangrove ecotourism activities and the contribution to mangrove conservation/restoration and economic growth in the region. A systematic literature review approach was used to examine the evolution of mangrove ecotourism in the GCC countries from 2010 to 2023. A total of 55 articles were retrieved from the Google and Google Scholar search engines, and the Scopus and Web of Science databases were incorporated. We synthesized the results and provided perspectives on the following: (1) the geographical and temporal distribution of studies in relation to mangrove extent, (2) key sites, attractions, and values for mangrove ecotourism activities, (3) the positive and negative impacts of mangrove ecotourism, and (4) existing mangrove conservation and restoration initiatives for the growth of mangrove ecotourism in the GCC countries. The findings underscore the significance of mangrove ecotourism in supporting economic development, protecting coastal ecosystems, and sustaining local livelihoods in the GCC countries. However, this study highlights the crucial need for sustainable coastal environmental management through integrated land use planning and zoning to address the negative impacts of anthropogenic pressures on mangrove ecosystems and ecotourism attractions. The use of remote sensing tools is invaluable in the monitoring of mangrove ecosystems and associated ecotourism impacts for informing evidence-based conservation and restoration management approaches. Thus, harnessing mangrove ecotourism opportunities can help the GCC countries with balancing economic growth, coastal environmental sustainability, and community well-being.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1351/pdf

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