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KEY INVITED PRESENTATIONS (2001-2012)



 

Concessioning tourism opportunities in conservation areas and maximizing rural development:
Lessons and the way forward for Mozambique and other Southern African countries
Girasol Indy Village, Maputo, Mozambique, 19-22 March 2012

The IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS group) worked in partnership with Technoserve and the African Safari Lodges Foundation (ASLF) to host a 4-day international training workshop on tourism concessions. This was held between 19 and 22 March 2012 in Maputo with support from USAID/SPEED and the Ford Foundation. The focus of the event was review best practices and challenges from southern Africa, to build capacity in regionally on tourism concessions, and to strengthen networks and communication between interested stakeholders, and also to review a concessions manual developed for Mozambique..

Links:
Concessions Workshop report – Download here (8,727 KB, pdf file)

Session and presentation Facilitator/ presenter Slideshare link
Session 1: Introduction    
Opening by IUCN Regina Cruz Click here
Introductory presentation by USAID / SPEED Robert Layng Click here
Introduction to meeting, agenda, background to this meeting, concessions 101 Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak, Rita Casimiro Click here
Link to rural development Steve Collins Click here
Session 2: Legal frameworks for concessions    
Review of legal frameworks globally and in southern Africa Rita Casimiro Click here
Mozambique policy and regulations Rita Casimiro Click here
Tourism licenses and permits – an outline of the process in Mozambique Andre Calengo Click here

Policy framework for tourism concessions in Namibia		 Peter-John Massyn Click here
Session 3: Concessions processes    
Review of processes globally/southern Africa/Mozambique Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak Click here
Negotiation of the concession between the Carr Foundation and The Government for Gorongoza Bartolomeu Soto Click here
Concessions processes at Niassa Reserve, Mozambique Anabela Rodrigues, Vernon Booth Click here
Concessions processes in Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique Michelle Souto Click here
Concessions processes in South African National Parks Giju Varghese Click here
Session 4: Concessions contract management and monitoring    
Review of processes globally/southern Africa Anna Spenceley Click here
Concessions management in South African National Parks Giju Varghese Click here
Concessions management in Madagascar Michaela Pawzwick Click here
Concessions contract management and monitoring in Niassa Reserve, Mozambique Anabela Rodrigues, Vernon Booth Click here
Covane Community Lodge, Mozambique Paulo Massanhane, Geraldo Palalane Click here
Illa de Mozambique - a community rights approach Hafiz Jamu Click here
Session 5: Financing tourism concessions    
Models of financing Jim Barborak Click here
Financing for private sector working in Mozambique Malcolm Turner Click here
Financing for the private sector in tourism concessions in southern Africa Sue Snyman Click here
Maximizing local linkages into the Tourism (the value chain) Manuel Mutimucuio Click here
Session 6: Integrating sustainability    
Best practice globally/southern Africa Anna Spenceley Click here
Concessions and sustainability in Chimanimani: Ndzou Camp and MICAIA Andrew Kingman Click here
Concessions and business sustainability in Mozambique: Banhine, Zinave, & Banamana Dave Law Click here
Concessions and sustainability in southern Africa: Wilderness Safaris Sue Snyman Click here
Session 7: Training and capacity building for concessions    
Stakeholders involved in concessions & training needed Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak Click here
What communities and civil society need to know Ema Batey Click here
What the private sector needs to know Andrew Kingman Click here
What government agencies need to know Fransisco Pariela Click here
Session 8: Concessions manuals and guidance    
Concessions manuals available internationally Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak Click here
Concessions manual for Mozambique Anna Spenceley, Rita Casimiro Click here
Session 9: Case study: Chemucane concession in the Maputo Special Reserve    
Overview of the Chemucane Community concession Steve Collins Click here
Session 10: Wrap up and way forward    
Dissemination, outputs and options for the future Anna Spenceley, Jim Barborak, Rita Casimiro Click here

11th AHEAD – GLTFCA working group meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 2-4 March 2011
Facilitator of session on sustainable development. Presentation on ‘Sustainable development: How do economic activities in TFCAs affect livelihoods, profit and conservation?’

Sustainable Tourism Conference, Mbombela, South Africa, 14 November 2010
“Sustainable tourism and protected areas” (Keynote)
Download here (1,013 KB file)

World Responsible Tourism Day, World Travel Market, UK ,11 November 2010
What contribution can tourism make to biodiversity conservation?

WTM WRTD - www.wtmlondon.com/page.cfm/link=653

Round table on responsible tourism, Arusha, Tanzania, 3 June 2010
“Responsible tourism” (Keynote)
Download here (5,324 KB file)

10th AHEAD – GLTFCA working group meeting, Cosa do Sol, Hazyview, South Africa, 24-26 February 2010
“Tourism in Transfrontier Conservation Areas and poverty reduction” (Keynote)
Download here (2,533 KB file)

Tourism forum, Rwanda Development Board, Tourism and Conservation, Kigali, Rwanda, 28 January 2010
“Sustainable tourism certification and awards”
Download here (653 KB file)

Tourism forum, Rwanda Development Board, Tourism and Conservation, Kigali, Rwanda, 17 September 2009
“What do public private partnerships look like?”
Download here (943 KB file)
“How is it done elsewhere? PPP policies and processes in Namibia and South Africa”
Download here (743 KB file)

International Seminar on Ecotourism and Protected Areas, Maputo, 5-7 November 2008
United Nations World Tourism Organization

This seminar was held in Maputo, Mozambique, in November 2008. It focused on the contribution of ecotourism to community development, poverty reduction and financing of protected areas. The event was intended to provide opportunities for countries in the region to present experiences and examples, as well as analyzing the case of Mozambique and the Great Limpopo National Park, in order to reflect and discuss on the opportunities and challenges of ecotourism, related policy issues and management techniques. The seminar aimed at providing a practical experience for policy makers, managers, operators and development organizations involved in ecotourism, through dynamic exchanges and concrete examples.

Links:
United Nations World Tourism Organization Official Proceedings - Download here (682 KB, pdf file)

Case studies on nature-based tourism and poverty alleviation, Johannesburg, 19-21 May 2008
African Safari Lodges Foundation / Ford Foundation

South African case studies developed for information dissemination of best practice workshops between South Africa, India and Brazil. Case studies developed address the policy context, planning and development, tourism products and activities, impacts (environmental, social and economic) and current issues and replicability. Three of the case studies developed focus on Phinda Private Game Reserve and Rocktail Beach Lodge in South Africa, and the Torra Conservancy in Namibia.

Links:
African Safari Lodges Foundation & other presentations : http://www.asl-foundation.org/news.php?id=241&catid=

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 14 May 2008
“Responsible Tourism in Southern Africa”
Download here (5,924 KB, pdf file)

2nd International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, Kerala, India, 21-24 March 2008
“Practical Initiatives in Responsible Tourism in Destinations:
Development of an online directory for community-based tourism enterprises in Southern Africa”
Download here (5,095 KB, pdf file)

International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Balmoral Hotel, Durban, 6 June 2007
“Responsible tourism in practice”

IUCN Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group, Grootbos Nature Reserve, South Africa, 1-4 May 2007
“Wildlife economics research in Southern Africa”

Institut National de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie (INTH), Antananarivo, Madagascar, 16-21 March 2007
“Sustainable tourism in South Africa” and “How should tourism be developed in South Africa and Madagascar ?”

IUCN Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) AGM, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa, 12-15 June 2006
"Update of information on Community-based Tourism Enterprises in Southern Africa and Marketing support "

4th Kruger National Park Science Networking Meeting, South Africa, 13-17 March 2006
"Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: Achievements, observations and future work”

6th AHEAD-GLTFCA Working Group Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 9-10 March 2006
"Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative”

African Safari Lodges Workshop on Certification, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 February 2006
" Tourism Certification in Africa”

 Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Joint Management Board, Kruger National Park, 17-19 October 2005
"Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area"

Regional Technical and Scientific Working Group and Project Steering Committee Meetings of the Coastal Tourism PDF-B Project, Mahé, Seychelles and Calabar, Nigeria Sub-regional Workshops in Mombassa, Kenya and Banjul, The Gambia. May-December 2005
" Ecotourism, biodiversity conservation and reef management in East and West Africa"

CSIR-Environmentek, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 26 July 2005
"Nature-based tourism in southern Africa"

 Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative (TPARI)/IUCN workshop on Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area,14-16 April 2005
“Wits Rural Facility, South Africa, Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area"

Research workshop on ecosystems and tourism, Beijer Institute, Chobe, Botswana, 6-8 January 2005
“Local economic impacts from nature-based tourism"

World Tourism Organisation Tourism Policy Forum, Tourism's Potential as a sustainable development strategy, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA, 18-20 October 2004
" Communities and Tourism: Reality in South Africa"

ATLAS Africa Conference, Pretoria, South Africa 29 September -1 October 2004
“ Holistic sustainability assessments of nature-based tourism in South Africa”

IUCN Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, 5-7 May 2004
" Stories from Southern Africa” and “Gaps in conservation economics research"

Vth World Parks Congress, Durban, South Africa, 8-17 September 2003
"Do local benefits from nature-based tourism generate support for protected areas?"

International Conference on Tourism Development in Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Cairo, Egypt, 26-29 May 2003
" Environmental sustainability of nature-based tourism enterprises in protected areas: 4 Case studies from South Africa"

Ecotourism and nature parks in East and Southern Africa, Afrika Studie Centrum, Leiden, The Netherlands, 12 November 2002
" Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary: Power, poverty and tourism"

Responsible Tourism in Destinations, Cape Town, South Africa, 22 August 2002
" Application of the South African environmental guidelines to two nature-based tourism enterprises"

International Association for the Study of Common Property, 9 th Biennial Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 17-21 June 2002
"Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary: Power, poverty and tourism"

Conference on the National Responsible Tourism Guidelines for South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, 12 March 2002
" Application of the Responsible Tourism Guidelines to the nature-based tourism operation of Coral Divers, Sodwana Bay, South Africa"

Tourism as a Catalyst for community-based development in Africa, Centre for AfrikaTourism, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1-3 October 2001
" Comparative Community Benefits from two Lodge-Benefit systems"

Integrating Biodiversity into the Tourism Sector, Mexico City, Mexico, 29-31 March 2001 "Integration of biodiversity conservation into tourism planning in South Africa"

Planning, Development and Management of Ecotourism in Africa, World Tourism Organisation, Maputo, Mozambique, 5-6 March 2001
"Comparative Community Benefits from two Lodge-Benefit systems"

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