Tourism and protected areas vision for biodiversity and sustainability
1.
2. Our vision
We envision a future where tourism
associated with protected areas has a
positive impact on biodiversity,
and where tourism is environmentally, socially
and economically sustainable
3. Who we are
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
(WCPA) Specialist Group
Voluntary technical network
Specialists on tourism and protected areas and
areas of particular importance to biodiversity
4. What we do - knowledge
PARKS The I
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t er n ational Jo urnal of
Protected Areas and Co nser vation
Issue 18.2: December 2012
Developing capacity for a pr otected pl anet
Released
Sept 2017!
We currently have over 480 members world wide (Sept, 2017)
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Best practice guidelines on sustainable tourism (3rd edition due later this year)
Journal special editions, including PARKS, JOST and Koedoe: Our Koedoe special edition has been accessed over 15,000 times since 2014
Tourism concession and partnership guidelines, with the CBD
Webinars, and capacity building events and field trips
Nov 22-24 is the Sustainable Tourism in SIDS conference, where the TAPAS Group is partnering with others on this important event
We also take an active role at developing ‘tourism journey’s’ at major IUCN events, such as the World Parks Congress and World Conservation Congress.
We use Facebook, other social media and a GoogleGroups tool to engage with our network.