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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. For. Glob. Change
Sec. People and Forests
Volume 8 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1525311
Forests, Wildlife, and Economy: The Role of Hunting Tourism in Czechia's Sustainable Forest Management
Provisionally accepted
Markéta Kalábová1
Radek Rinn1*
Miloslava Matejević2Vladimir Marković2Tomáš Kušta1Radim Löwe1
DIMITRA C. LAZARIDOU3- 1Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Prague, Czechia
- 2Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
- 3Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, Faculty of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Karpenisi, Greece
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In addition to traditional ecosystem services, fForests and forest ecosystems are vital for providing habitats to wildlife while also supporting economic activities beneficial to society. Among these, hunting tourism represents a valuable economic opportunity across European regions, particularly in remote rural areas, and its integration into sustainable forest management can amplify the value of forest ecosystems. Integrating hunting tourism into sustainable forest management can enhance the long-term environmental, social, and economic value of forest ecosystems. This The aim of this study is to assesses the economic impact of hunting tourism as an integral part of sustainable forest management and restoration efforts onin Czechia, with a particular focus on its contribution to the national economy between 2019 and 2022. 's economy from 2019 to 2022. Utilizing an input-output model and multiplier analysis, it quantifies both direct and indirect economic impacts based on domestic and foreign hunting tourist numbers, their expenditures, and symmetric input-output tables (SIOT), highlighting interdependencies among economic sectors. Results showed that Hhunting tourism contributes over 80 million eEuros annually to Czechia's economy, though income saw a decline in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings emphasize the role of forest management in sustaining wildlife resources, alongside the importance of data-driven decisionmaking, enabling policymakers and stakeholders to develop growth strategies that support both economic resilience and ecological restoration.
Keywords: sustainable forest management, Hunting tourism, economic impact, Rural Development, Input-output model, Wildlife management, sustainable tourism, COVID-19 pandemic
Received: 09 Nov 2024; Accepted: 14 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Kalábová, Rinn, Matejević, Marković, Kušta, Löwe and LAZARIDOU. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Radek Rinn, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, 16500, Prague, Czechia
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