2. The challenge of conservation travel in the Congo Basin
Praveen Moman
Volcanoes Safaris

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4. Congo Basin: potential world class products
Mountain Gorilla - Parc des Virungas, DRC
Eastern Lowland Gorilla - Kahuzi Biega, DRC
Western lowland gorilla -Gabon, ROC, CAR, Cameroon
Bonobo - DRC
Chimpanzees - diverse forests
Bais /Habituated & Wild Gorillas
Forest elephants
Culture: Ba-aka
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9. Baseline for conservation travel
World class products /experiences
Functioning supply chain/logistics/infrastructure/services/tour operators/accommodation/security
International marketing and PR
Supportive policies
Capacity, capacity, capacity

10. Volcanoes definition of world class conservation travel products
Unique experience/activity that can compete with adventure/safari/ecotourism products in the global marketplace in terms of quality, hospitality, accommodation, guiding, logistics, accessibility, security and price

11. USING CONSERVATION TO CREATE INVESTMENT
Conservation must pay if extractive industries are not to take over
Profit generates economic sustainability
Communities need food on the table

12. NEW APPROACHES: PPP
1 Separate profitable activities from non-profitable
2 Long term Public-Private Partnership linking business, conservation non-profits, communities, governments, donors
3 Requires unconventional investment models as business on it’s own cannot be profitable
4 Benefit to community safeguards habitat and apes

13. Activities Non Profit Private Co. Government Conservation Orgs Donors
Public Private Partnership
Managed by Private Co
International Management
Service Delivery
Commercially Driven
Activities
Non Profit
Conservation
Park Management
Park Infrastructure
Community Projects
Private Co.
Government
Conservation
Orgs
Donors
Community
Profit Making
Ecolodges
Tourism