Marine ecotourism, integrating conservation, education and provision of benefits to local communities  can provide significant economic benefits  and is among the most common livelihood alternatives to support both marine conservation and climate-change adaptation . Ecotourism can enhance social and political will for marine conservation  and facilitates integration of local and Indigenous Peoples in employment, ownership and industry governance. The community of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, self-imposed an MPA and replaced fishing with ecotourism, which now generates millions of USD yr-1, sustains locally owned and operated tour companies and has increased some fish populations tenfold . In Misool, Indonesia, local ecotourism incorporates IK by including local communities' preferences and sustainable resource use .
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