Fig. 1: Agricultural products are a tourist attraction, so there is a natural synergy between the influx of tourists and the primary sector. | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Fig. 1: Agricultural products are a tourist attraction, so there is a natural synergy between the influx of tourists and the primary sector.

From: Using stakeholder network analysis to enhance the impact of participation in water governance

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Environmental protection organizations consider that farms are the main consumers of water from aquifers and one of the main threats to the sustainability of the region. The relationship is more ambivalent with the tourism sector. Although tourism actors increase population pressure on water consumption, they are also an incentive to preserve the environmental and cultural heritage of the region. This makes tourism a sector with greater potential for intermediation between the different stakeholders.

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