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Tourism BPG No 27 Photo: IUCN

Tourism and visitor management in protected areas : guidelines for sustainability

Protected areas are a key component of any global conservation strategy. Tourism provides a crucial and unique way of fostering visitors’ connection with protected area values, making it a potentially positive force for conservation. Protected area tourism’s economic benefits—which depend on beautiful natural areas, healthy wildlife and nature, and authentic cultures—can also be a powerful argument for conservation. Tourism in protected areas is a major part of the global tourism industry—an industry whose scale and impacts are enormous. Such a high volume of visitors implies certain needs for fundamental infrastructure and requirements for employment and human services, all of which have ramifications for the economy, society, culture and the environment. These Guidelines provide guidance on key issues to help managers achieve sustainable tourism in protected areas.

Editors: Leung, Yu-Fai - Spenceley, Anna -Hvenegaard, Glen - Buckley, Ralf - Groves, Craig

Publication: English - Español - Français - Deutsch - Português - монгол хэл

Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas Cover Photo: IUCN

Sustainable tourism in protected areas : guidelines for planning and management

The link between protected areas and tourism is as old as the history of protected areas. Though the relationship is complex and sometimes adversarial, tourism is always a critical component to consider in the establishment and management of protected areas. These guidelines aim to build an understanding of protected area tourism, and its management. They provide both a theoretical structure and practical guidelines for managers. The underlying aim is to ensure that tourism contributes to the purposes of protected areas and does not undermine them.

Author: Eagles, Paul F. J., McCool, Stephen F, Haynes, Christopher D.,

Publication: English - Español - 日本の - русский - 中國

Reports

Guidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas: generating sustainable revenues for conservation and development Photo: IUCN WCPA TAPAS

Guidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas: generating sustainable revenues for conservation and development.

Report to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
and IUCN, 2017

Authors: Spenceley, Anna, Snyman, Susan, Eagles, Paul F. J.

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Publication: English - Español - Français - Portugues

Database

Online database of sustainable tourism guidelines and resources

Webinars

Valorisation of PA resources

International Perspectives on Visitor Use Management

	What is overtourism in protected areas and what can we do about it View full screen
	Protected Area Management and Covid19 View full screen
	Guidance for Tourism Concessions and Partnership in Protected Areas View full screen
	Presenting the new Visitor Use Management Framework VUM - Part 1 View full screen
	Presenting the new Visitor Use Management Framework VUM Part 2 View full screen
	Certification Tools and Standards for Protected Areas Management View full screen
	More Than Just Signs: Designing Visitor Experience for Heritage Management View full screen