| Management
Resources and Activities
A Demonstration Project Linking Conservation
and Tourism at six World Heritage sites
UNEP, UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, and RARE
Center for Tropical Conservation are working on a project to link
conservation of biodiversity and sustainable tourism at six World
Heritage natural and cultural sites. This effort will bring together
conservation education, planning, business development and marketing
techniques to create a model for using tourism to promote the
protection of important habitats.
A key project component is to involve tour operators
in site-specific activities to create better tourism products
and sustainable management systems. The project relies on a partnership
between protected areas, managers and the private sector to promote
biodiversity, conservation and economic development.
The project targets:
The project's final results are expected to
include enhanced staff capabilities, clear tourism strategies,
active support from the tourism industry, increased revenues,
and widespread benefits for local people. Efforts to spread the
knowledge gained to other World Heritage sites and protected areas
will also be a key project component.
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