Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
1. Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP)
Sergio Chiarandini
LT&C – Linking Tourism & Conservation
The Long Run
Can Sustainable Tourism Create and Manage Marine Parks?
The Case of Chumbe Island Coral Park
Zanzibar -Tanzania
2. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
UN 17 Sustainable
Development Goals
The UN declared 2017 the Year of
Sustainability, recognizing
sustainable tourism as a key
factor in helping communities
develop around the world.
The three pillars of sustainable
tourism are Economic (such as
primarily hiring local staff),
Social (protecting rich cultural
heritage, support communities
Economic growth, development projects
Environmental (recycling, renewables,
ecosystem management, Private
Protected Areas, information )
3. Chumbe Island Coral Park, Tanzania
Marine Protected Area (MPA) since 1994
First Worldwide Private Protected Area (PPA)
44. Burning Issues
Fact: States are failing conservation
• Common myth “PAs are a luxury“ that
need to be subsidized
• PAs massively subsidize government
budgets, mostly through tourism
• Poor PA governance, “Paper parks“, PA
Degrading, Down-sizing and
Degazettement (PADDD)
• Lack of no-take zones
• Lack of funding
Fact: Most MPAs are not functional
• Poor enforcement
• Lack of community involvement
Balmford / IUCN (2015)
556 state-run PA’s
51 countries
• 25% of the world’s marine fish
species
• Livelihood for 500 M people
• < 45% still healthy …but threatened &
disappearing
• ~19% already dead (coral bleaching,
over/destructive fishing, pollution)
Fact: Worldwide Coral Reef Crisis
Tourism can
directly support
coral reef and
habitat
conservation
45. •
Chumbe PPA Vision
EDUCATION CONSERVATION ECOTOURISM
The Chumbe Island Coral Reef Sanctuary and Closed Forest
Habitat are effectively and sustainably managed in order to
maximize their contribution to biodiversity conservation,
serve as a model for effective ecotourism and MPA
management, and
provide a platform to promote wider environmental
awareness and education for sustainable development and
ecological stewardship in Zanzibar.
46. •
Chumbe PPA Conservation
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Area Boundary
Habitats
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Settlement
Sparse Forest/Settlement
Dense Forest
Islets
Near Shore
Sandy Beach
Mixed Reef/Seagrass
Reef slope
Intertidal
Seagrass trench
Seagrass
Deep Outer Slope
Deep Slope
Deep Water
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South
Islet
South
North
South Island
North Island
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Central
North
Central
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! Boundary Points
Area Boundary
Habitats
Land
Settlement
Sparse Forest/Settlement
Dense Forest
Islets
Near Shore
Sandy Beach
Mixed Reef/Seagrass
Reef slope
Intertidal
Seagrass trench
Seagrass
Deep Outer Slope
Deep Slope
Deep Water
Coral Reef Sanctuary:
55.06 ha
Forest Habitat:
16.64 ha
Total Protected Area:
71.7 ha
48. IUCN WORLD PARK CONGRESS 2014
“Unlike other industries and human-
driven activities, Tourism in protected
areas can be a Strong positive Force ,
increasing a sense of stewardship and
revenues that are vital for the long-term
protection of these important
conservation areas”
“By contrast, reduced visitor numbers to
protected areas can signal a lack of
political interest or public support”
Dr. Yu-Fai Leung, IUCN WCPA Tourism
and Protected Areas Specialist Group.
Chumbe Method: Ecotourism
Can Sustainable Tourism Create and Manage Marine Parks?
The Case of Chumbe Island Coral Park
49. Chumbe PPA Method: Ecotourism
• Ecotourism funds all conservation &
education activities
First Financially Self-Sustaining MPA in the World
Does the business model work??
Total investment: 1.2 Mill USD Proportional Annual Expenditures
(park establishment, visitor centre & bungalows)
- 50% private loan
- 25% donations from aid organisations
- 25% worth volunteer work (marine biologists, engineers...)
• Not-for-profit organization: All
revenue returned to project
MPA core functions operational at 30% occupancy rate
51. Chumbe PPA Metod: Ecotourism
Excellence in sustainability
governance:
• Local construction materials
• Composting toilets
• Vegetative greywater
filtration
• No waste, no sewage, no
plastic
• Near-to-zero Air emissions
Near-to-zero H2O discharge
• Rainwater catchment
• Natural Ventilation - No air
conditioning
• Photovoltaic energy and
solar water heating
55. Chumbe PPA Contribution
• Chumbe Island Coral Park is an award-winning
private nature reserve developed since 1991 for
the conservation and sustainable management of
uninhabited Chumbe Island.
• A model of financially, ecologically and socially
sustainable MPA management, where ecotourism
supports conservation, research and
environmental education for local people.
• First Financially Self-Sustaining Marine Protected
Area in the World.
• Ecotourism funds all conservation & education
activities.
It can be
done!
56. Chumbe Island Coral Park
Thank You!
www.ltandc.org www.thelongrun.org
For more information:
www.chumbeisland.com
. it’s the people that make Chumbe special !!!!!