Study Tour and Workshop Costa Rica Sept Tourism and Protected Areas
Planning Tourism in PAs coordination and local government participation balancing tourism and conservation- economic pressures and multiple-use objectives Engaging Communities in PA Tourism Development “dealing with community-based enterprises” perceptions and readiness participation in planning Key Themes
Product Development/Marketing designing and developing appropriate products successfully marketing them Engaging the Private Sector Attracting interest Financial and marketing partnerships Involvement in conservation Managing Impacts Best practices (i.e. waste waters, coast, habitat destruction, etc.) Measuring impacts Sustainable Design Key Themes
Additional Theme (s) Capacity Building Day 2 - Voting tomorrow evening Key Notes Ana Baez – Turismo & Conservación Consultores Noemi Danao – Monteverde Institute Key Themes