Tourism and visitor management in protected areas : guidelines for sustainability

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The text of this book is printed on paper made from wood fibre from well-managed forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The France-IUCN partnership aims to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. It supports projects in countries of particular interest for France, in European overseas territories, and at the global scale. It provides technical expertise, both in mobilizing French organizations and experts, and by seconding senior staff to IUCN. The Partnership includes the ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Agriculture and Food, and Overseas territories, as well as the French Development Agency (AFD). Created in 2005, the partnership builds on results achieved over time. From 2017 to 2020, it will reach nearly 9 Million Euros. www.iucn.org/fr/partenariat-france-uicn Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) is one of the three departments within the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University. Its mission is to advance scholarship concerning management and use of natural and cultural resources for recreation, tourism, and sport through innovative social science research, teaching, and public engagement. The department aspires to be a community of scholars dedicated to preparing students to be lifelong learners and leaders in a global society committed to developing parks, recreation, tourism, and sport resources that improve the quality of life and are environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable. cnr.ncsu.edu/prtm The IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group is a voluntary network of over 500 people. The mission of the TAPAS Group is to provide a platform for protected area practitioners and others, where expertise and knowledge is shared, sustainability awareness is enhanced, collaboration and dialogue is facilitated, leadership is developed, and innovative solutions are fostered, in order to support the oversight of sustainable tourism in protected area systems. www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/wcpa/what-we-do/ tourism-tapas The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which entered into force in December 1993, is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of the components of biodiversity and the equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near universal participation among countries. The Convention seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services through scientific assessments, the development of tools, incentives and processes, the transfer of technologies and good practices, and the full and active involvement of relevant stakeholders, including indigenous and local communities, youth, NGOs, women and the business community. The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, held in 2010, adopted a revised and updated Strategic ...

National natural parks of the Republic of Kazakhstan: analysis, problems and development

“…Territories of the state national natural parks and state natural reserves of the Republic of Kazakhstan provide tent camping opportunity or places for tents per square meter per day (Table 3). Table 3 shows that three state national natural parks and one state natural reserve of the Republic of Kazakhstan do not have accommodation places, causing difficulties for tourists [4].…”

Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas

“…The plan guides the further design and development of the project, becoming a resource for communication, outreach and fundraising. General details are provided in the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidelines on Tourism and Visitor Management (Leung, et al 2018).…”

“…Elsewhere the primary motivation is to keep tors exposed and visible, mostly because of their cultural significance. (Leung et al, 2018). Visitors to inherently dynamic sites may be exposed to hazards, with risk of injuries or death.…”

Realms of Visitors’ Experience to Ecotourism in Bulusan Volcano Natural Park, Province of Sorsogon, Philippines

“…Public protected areas, both land and marine based, and those designated as category I and II of IUCN protected area categories are the most important ecotourism venues by far, given that they do not only preserve outstanding natural environments, but also allow for the provision of compatible recreational activities such as ecotourism (Leung et al, 2018).…”

“…One of which is the adaptation of ecotourism concept which is recognised for natural protection, social conservation, educational recreation, and community-based development. According to Leung, Spenceley, Hvenegaard and Buckley (2018), tourism in protected areas is focused into the interactive relationship of the visitor to natural environments; cultural and heritage resources of the destination which provides experience to enhance personal growth; social understanding, and foster sense of responsibility to conservation issues.…”