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Work Package 9 Impacts of ecotourism

Fundaci ón Malpelo. 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 Fundaci ón Malpelo (Columbia).

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Work Package 9 Impacts of ecotourism

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  1. Fundación Malpelo Work Package 9Impacts 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)

  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

  4. WP 9: Deliverables

  5. Milestones

  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)

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