Living on the Edge: Benefit-Sharing from Protected Area Tourism

Susan Snyman, PhD, is the Director of Research at the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation. She is also the vice-Chair of the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group. Her research is focused on sustainable, diversified wildlife economies, including specifically nature-based tourism and impacts on communities.

Kelly S. Bricker, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at the University of Utah. Her research is focused on nature-based tourism, impacts on communities, and effective strategies for sustainable protected area and destination management. With partners in OARS, her husband, and 12 communities, she founded a conservation program, Rivers Fiji.