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Public Private Partnerships in Ecotourism

Posted by Conservation Travel Curators on November 4, 2015 at 11:36am in Impact, Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM, and Influence

Rainforest Expeditions is a for-profit ecotourism provider that has partnered with a native community, to establish an ecotourism venture in the Tambopata Region of Madre de Dios, Peru. Unfortunately this endeavor will be ending in 2016. This report explores that partnership in practice and analyzes mistakes and lessons learned, and provides recommendations for similar contracts moving forward. Rachel Tennant 2012

Encounters Asia: Tracking the Ghost

Posted by Conservation Travel Curators on September 29, 2015 at 3:11pm in Impact, Conservation Travel Marketing, and Influence

Combine a height of 3400 metres and a - 25 degrees Celsius weather forecast, and you have the perfect conditions to track the elusive Snow Leopard. It was 6 years ago that we began our first Snow Leopard program. The first year we had only one sighting of the much anticipated and very elusive Grey Ghost. With each passing year, sightings got closer and increased in quality, and by the third year our trekkers had 8 sightings of 5 different Snow Leopards. From then on, pictures went viral and the elusive cat was no longer a myth but a reality for many, and a new tourism industry for Ladakh had formed.

Innovations in Influence: The Outbound Opportunity

Posted by Conservation Travel Curators on September 17, 2015 at 9:59am in Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM, Conservation Travel Marketing, and Influence

Perhaps the most significant opportunity for outbound operators to engage in conservation travel is through the inspiration of their travelers. Learn how Natural Habitat Adventures and WWF have developed a holistic approach to integrating a conservation message throughout the entire client experience (including marketing, pre-trip services, and on-trip), and how these efforts have resulted in substantial traveler engagement in conservation initiatives.

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About these Case Studies

Cases featured here are meant to give a broad project overview of interesting initiatives happening throughout the adventure travel industry benefiting conservation using innovative methods and adhering to at least one of the Conservation Travel pillars (Impact, Investment and/or Influence).

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