Ecotourism : competing and conflicting schools of thought / Generic issues in ecotourism -- Definition paradoxes : from concept to definition / Ecotourism as a western construct / Ecotourism and global environmental change / Ecotourism, energy use, and the global climate : widening the local perspective / Biosecurity and ecotourism / Ecotourism : pondering the paradoxes / Against the current : striving for ethical ecotourism / The role of sustainable tourism in international development : prospects for economic growth, alleviation of poverty and environmental conservation / Ecotourism and gender issues / Ecotourism, CSR and the fourth dimension of sustainability / Critical issues in ecotourism policy, planning and management -- Scaling ecotourism : the role of scale in understanding the impacts of ecotourism / Defining critical habitats : the spatio-ecological approach to managing tourism-wildlife interactions / Ecotourism and wildlife habituation / Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation in Asia : institutional challenges and opportunities / Indigenous ecotourism : conservation and resource rights / Indigenous perspectives on ecotourism in Nepal : the Ghale Kharka-Sikles and Sirubari experience / China : ecotourism and cultural tourism, harmony or dissonance? / Ecotourism certification : potential and challenges / Negotiating the obstacles : owner/operator perspectives on 'nature' tourism in New Zealand / Ecotourism : which school of thought should prevail?