1. Work Package 9 Impacts of ecotourism WP coordinators:  Charles Darwin Foundation (Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador)  ECOLAP/ Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (Machalilla National Park, Ecuador) WP members:  ECOLAP/ USFQ  Fundación Malpelo (Columbia) Fundación Malpelo

2. WP 9: Objectives  Provision of scientific guidelines for management of marine areas where ecotourism activities are being developed. To determine the most appropriate criteria for evaluating the effects of marine ecotourism practices in multi-use (?) reserves (carrying capacity and/or LAC) Development and testing of these models with appropriately designed and defined indicator categories Elaborate and implement efficient, cost-effective monitoring and evaluation protocols (integrating biophysical, socio-economic, user perceptions and governance metadata) Assess human impacts on biological communities at specific case study sites and the implications of environmental variability (ENSO, PDO, global warming etc) upon sustainable business practices in the Equatorial Pacific Apply lessons learned to new and existing decision support systems and mechanisms (e.g. coastal zoning etc.) for MPA conservation and management Establish a regional conservation network (Eastern Tropical Pacific) for ecotourism practices within developing frameworks (e.g. Seascape etc )

3. WP 9: Work Plan Project task Months Start-up, Creation of a shared literature base: historical data and literature review between WP members3 - 7 Workshop 1 (Malpelo, Columbia (?) January 2006): “CONCEPT AND ORIENTATION” Planning and discussion forum: (a) to share WP member and MPA stakeholder experiences (b) develop WP strategy, definitions and fundamental concepts (i.e. Management model definitions (LAC vs. Carrying Capacity)) (c) evaluate existing indicators and monitoring methods (d) design candidate indicators (transversal and specific for WP MPA case studies) (e) design monitoring approach/ protocols. 8 Presentation and integration of work package goals with local MPA administrators and stakeholders (strengthened links) Construct and maintain a web based Ecotourism discussion and feedback group Biophysical, socio-economic, user perception and governance data collection with MPA counterparts Data reduction and creation of a WP database as part of WP1 metadata ? Analysis: first evaluation of marine ecotourism indicators for MPAs and monitoring methods 8 -18 Workshop 2 (Machallila/ Galapagos, Ecuador, November 2006 (?)). “EVALUATION” Evaluation forum : (a) share WP member progress and lessons learned, revisit conceptual questions to evaluate and modify indicators and monitoring methods if necessary, (b) integration of WP criteria and data between other INCOFISH WP’s (1,5,8 etc). Discussion forum : (b) cost benefit analysis of reciprocation of ecotourism and conservation initiatives to ensure sustainable ecosystems (c) develop strategies to integrate WP recommendations into decision making processes within MPAs (eg. Participatory forums, conservation initiatives within the tourism sector) Discussion forum : (d) how might we implement long term improvements in sector group perceptions w.r.t sustainable activities? 18 Continued indicator data collection and assimilation. Identify, explore and where feasible apply, incentives and mechanisms to improve the contributions of tourism operations towards reciprocal sustainable ecotourism and conservation. On basis of indicator outputs design decision making tools for application by Marine Reserve Managers (interpretation) 18 - 29 Workshop 3 (Galapagos, Ecuador) Sept 2007 (?)) “MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND FUTURE STEPS” Plenary: (a) integrating technical recommendations into management processes (b) summary of WP advances (c) strategies to develop WP objectives beyond the life of the project Work groups (c) definition of publications and diffusion of project results 29 Dissemination of results to stakeholders, park administrators and academic community30 - 33

4. WP 9: Deliverables D9.1 DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA : to determine the most appropriate management models and “scope” of ecotourism (Carrying capacity vs. LAC/VIM) for ecotourism in the 4 MPAs under study with global review of ecotourism activities outside of Equ. Pacific D9.2 INDICATORS, STANDARDS AND THRESHOLD VALUES : used to monitor impact of ecotourism on selected MPA’s D9.3 A RANGE OF ADEQUATE MANAGEMENT RESPONSES : application and evaluation of ecotourism concepts, standards and indicators between WP’s and MPA stakeholders and managers (focus) D9.4 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND DISSEMINATION TO STAKEHOLDER GROUPS Dissemination of results to stakeholders, park administrators and academic community. At least 5 publications submitted between WP members

5. Milestones MonthMilestone 8Model/s identified and concepts defined 9Prototype indicators established 9Presentation and exploration of work package goals with local MPA administrators and stakeholders 12Monitoring protocols applied in case study systems 18Data formatted for integration into INCOFISH web-portal 21Monitoring system/ Indicator evaluation and feedback process 10 - 33Publication and diffusion to stakeholders, administrators and academic community (transversal activity)

6. WP 9: Partners and case study ecosystems Galapagos National Park Service (Ecuador) Machalilla National Park (Ecuador) Malpelo Sanctuary of Flora and Fauna (Columbia) Gorgona National Park (Columbia) Parques Nacionales Columbia Invited experts (e.g. tourism reps, NGO experts, process facilitators, local government etc.)

7. WP 9:Time table Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

8. WP 9: Personnel Stuart Banks (CDF) Investigator to be contracted Gunter Reck (USFQ-ECOLAP) Camilo Martinez (USFQ-ECOLAP) Sandra Bessudo (Malpelo Foundation) Hernando Zambrano (Malpelo Foundation) Clara Osorio (Columbia National Parks)