tourism and the world parks congress: lessons learned, key trends and future directions
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Tourism and the World Parks
CongressLessons learned, key
trends and future directions
Dr Anna [email protected]
TPPP Conference, July 2015, Brighton, UK
• World Parks Congress held every 10 years.– Biggest global meeting on protected areas
• Organised by IUCN and its WCPA– 2003 – Durban
• 3000 delegates– 2014 – Sydney
• 6000 delegates
Tourism & the WPC
© Eagles, 2014
• Not a main stream or cross-cutting issue
• Despite this . . .– 125 tourism and visitation presentations: covering all
streams– Tourism events at WPC: e.g. SADC/TAPAS Group/GiZ,
UNDP, University of Waterloo, GSTC, TAPAS Group– Parallel meetings: Global Eco, Wildlife Tourism
Australia– Tourism Journey: a guide through the complex
program, from the TAPAS Group
Tourism at WPC 2014
Who presented tourism?
WPC 2003 and 2014
Financing PAs; 33%
Sustainable use of nature/ culture; 61%
Conventions and guide-lines; 21%
Heritage links; 3%Stewardship by public; 12%
Working with local people and industry;
46%
Supporting community
development and poverty reduction;
29%
Co-man-agement;
21%Contributing to Civil-society;
21%
WPC 2003 and 2014
Financing PAs; 33%
Sustainable use of nature/ culture; 61%
Conventions and guide-lines; 21%
Heritage links; 3%Stewardship by public; 12%
Working with local people and industry;
46%
Supporting community
development and poverty reduction;
29%
Co-man-agement;
21%Contributing to Civil-society;
21%
• Case studies• Certification and
standards (ISO18065: 2015; European Charter; GSTC; IUCN Green List)
• Sustainability indicators• Best Practice Guidelines
Sustainability & diversity
ii.Collaboration & poverty reduction
• Quantify $ benefits to local people
• Long-term technical & capacity support for communities
• Generate enough $ to change behaviour that damages biodiversity
Maluleke, 2014
Sinclair, 2014Sinclair, 2014
Maluleke, 2014
ii.Collaboration & poverty reduction
Snyman, 2014
Sinclair, 2014
Wilderness Safaris paid USD 1.1 m in community lease fees in 2013
iii.Financing protected areas
• Partnerships with NGOs managing PAs / collecting fees
• Tourism concession tools: UNDP, IFC, SADC (TFCAs)
• TFCA tourism (SADC): Tour de Tuli
Vorhland, 2014
iii.Financing protected areas
Eagles and Kajala, 2014 Sinclair, 2014
• Visitor number monitoring• Shift from state funding to tourism fees
Inspiring solutions
Sinclair, 2014
• Health treatment• Building new markets
Fauteux, 2014
Chong-Chun, 2014
Fauteux, 2014
What makes it work?
Sinclair, 2014
Chong-Chun, 2014
Formal outputs
Sinclair, 2014
Chong-Chun, 2014
2003Recommendation V12: Tourism as a Vehicle for Conservation &
Support for PAs
2014Tourism mentioned 5 x in Vision &
Stream outputs.No tourism recommendation.
Informal outputs
Sinclair, 2014
Chong-Chun, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tourism-and-Protected-Areas-Specialist-Group/122961127797095
http://www.slideshare.net/planeta/tapasgroup
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/tapas
UNDP Park Talks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KOkIyprmsuavAE5BMDp2A
Implications?
Sinclair, 2014
Chong-Chun, 2014
• UN Resolution A/RES/69/233 on Sustainable tourism
• Decision XII/11 on Biodiversity and Tourism Development