TAPAS (Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group)

Our vision

We envision a future where tourism associated with protected areas has a

positive impact on biodiversity, and where tourism is environmentally, socially

and economically sustainable

Who we are

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Specialist Group

Voluntary technical network Specialists on tourism and protected areas and

areas of particular importance to biodiversity

What we do - knowledge

What we do – build capacity

What we do – network

Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group Executive Committee, 2014 World Parks Congress @ Sydney, Australia

Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS) is one

of WCPA structural divisions which is committed to support

sustainable tourism in protected areas.

The mission of the TAPAS is to provide a forum where people

collaborate, stimulate dialogue, share expertise, develop and disseminate knowledge, and

enhance learning, in order to enable the planning, development and

management of sustainable tourism in protected areas.

Membership benefits include:

* E x c h a n g i n g d i a l o g u e a n d i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h a w i d e r a n g e o f c o l l e a g u e s i n t e r e s t e d

i n t o u r i s m a n d p r o t e c t e d a r e a s * S h a r i n g r e s e a r c h i n f o r m a t i o n

* C o l l a b o r a t i n g o n j o i n t p u b l i c a t i o n s a n d p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n r e s e a r c h p r o g r a m s ,

s e m i n a r s a n d c o n f e r e n c e s * M e m b e r s h i p i n a G o o g l e d i s c u s s i o n g r o u p

* D i s c o u n t e d p r i c e s f o r s o c i a l w e b w o r k s h o p s a n d w e b i n a r s

S i x O b j e c t i v e s :

1 . P r o v i d e s t r a t e g i c a d v i c e t o g o v e r n m e n t s a n d o t h e r s o n t h e o p t i m u m a p p r o a c h e s t o

s u s t a i n a b l e t o u r i s m i n p r o t e c t e d a n d n a t u r a l a r e a s .

2 . S t r e n g t h e n t h e c a p a c i t y a n d e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f p r o t e c t e d a r e a m a n a g e r s

a n d p o l i c y m a k e r s a n d o t h e r s i n r e l a t i o n t o s u s t a i n a b l e t o u r i s m .

3 . E n h a n c e t h e l e v e l o f t o u r i s m c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e g o a l s o f p r o t e c t e d

a r e a s a n d p r o t e c t e d a r e a s y s t e m s .

4 . E n h a n c e t h e c a p a c i t y o f W C P A , i n c l u d i n g t h r o u g h c o - o p e r a t i v e v e n t u r e s w i t h n e t w o r k s a n d p a r t n e r s a n d , i n p a r t i c u l a r I U C N m e m b e r s ,

a n d r e c o g n i z e t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s . 5 . D e v e l o p a n d d i s s e m i n a t e k n o w l e d g e o n

t o u r i s m a n d p r o t e c t e d a r e a s , i n c l u d i n g c a s e s t u d i e s a n d b e s t p r a c t i c e s y n t h e s e s .

6 . P r o v i d e a n i n t e r a c t i v e f o r u m f o r i n d i v i d u a l s w o r k i n g o n p r o t e c t e d a r e a s a n d t o u r i s m , w h i c h

a l l o w s t h e m t o n e t w o r k , c o m m u n i c a t e , c o l l a b o r a t e , a n d d e v e l o p p a r t n e r s h i p s .

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