This Handbook is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of nature based tourism development. It lays the foundations for a comprehensive and holistic understanding of NBT development and to move beyond current understanding of the phenomenon by identifying research priorities. Original contributions from international experts in the field provide conceptual grounding to the discipline, synthesizing key definitions and terminology. Current practices in nature based tourism destinations are explored as well as the policy implications for planning and management of nature based tourism. This book seeks to improve the governance framework of nature based destinations considering the rapid evolution of tourism economy and long term trends such as demography, demand, digitalisation, the environment. Bringing together theoretical, empirical and practical sights to bridge the gap between academia and industry.