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Akbarzadeh et al. 2010. Ecotourism <strong>and</strong> controlling forest st<strong>and</strong> damages<br />

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Figure 1: Map of Study Area group A: Dark Green B: Light Green<br />

3. Discussion<br />

This hypothetical reduction was based on the results of the socioeconomic analyses, which<br />

suggested a tendency for households to devote increasingly more time to ecotourism <strong>and</strong> less to<br />

agriculture <strong>and</strong> traditional activities, as well as a tendency of local inhabitants to emigrate <strong>and</strong><br />

ab<strong>and</strong>on their agriculture.<br />

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