Pasvik, October 14, 2014 Peter Prokosch

Linking Tourism & Conservation

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The Green Belt is an Important Part of the Global Protected Area Network

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The CBD Aichi 2020 target 11

By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.

The world has already agreed

17 % of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 % of coastal and marine areas (…) conserved and effectively managed

CBD Aichi 2020 Target 11

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well designed and managed tourism can make a significant contribution

… the need to support sustainable tourism activities (…) that promote environmental awareness, conserve and protect the environment

Rio+20, “The Future We Want”

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Tourism can make it happen

Svalbard example:• Cooperation tourism operators and conservation NGOs

made Norway setting the Goal to make Svalbard the best managed wilderness area in the world

Basecamp Masai Mara (Kenya) • Developed a nature conservancy example with Masai

landowners

Costa-Rica example:• Linking tourism and conservation is the main goal

of the government

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The East Atlantic Flyway Example

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The WaddenSea

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Change in History: From agriculture use to national park

The Circumpolar Protected Area Network

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The Arctic should be the first region able to implement the CBD Aichi target 11

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From Anti-Road Campaign to “Svalbard the best managed Wilderness Area in the World” and….

…Linking Tourism & Conservation

Svalbard : a leading LT&C-Example how Tourism is supporting Protected Areas

Several challenges need to be addressed

Only 1% marine protected areas reached, far away from 2020 target of 10%

Many existing national parks are just “paper parks”

USD 30 billion/annum needed for managing effectively a global network of national parks (0.5% of the World’s Tourism turnover)

Tourism and conservation industry is fragmented, locally oriented and has conflicting interests

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Objectives of “Linking Tourism & Conservation”

Objective: Develop methods, tools and incentives for upgrading and replicating the world’s best examples of tourism supporting national parks

Establish an international support organization to• Promote best practices, best examples and different forms

of tourism supporting national parks• Cooperate with, and help coordinate, relevant

organisations and stakeholders

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Strategic Options

Focus on

• Marine National Parks

• Africa and Europe

• National Park Management (education, high qualified guides/ rangers)

• Conservation-education of tourists and tour operators

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Do you want to join?

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Royal-, King- and Emporer Penguin

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How can the trilateral Pasvik Protected Area Cooperation / Green Belt become an LT&C Example

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The Linking-Principle

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Vision

www.ltandc.org

LT&C envisions a world, where travellers are inspired by experiencing nature and the beauty of natural landscapes. This is supported through a global network of well-managed protected areas that represent the world’s diversity of habitats and ecosystems. Tourism business and individual tourists play a major role in supporting, implementing and sustaining this high quality network of national parks and protected nature areas.