Sharing Ecotourism Lessons Learned

Corales De Rosario, Colombia © Aurelio Ramos/TNC

Throughout its work, the Conservancy develops and shares tools and strategies that can be used by a variety of people and organizations to improve tourism management. As the largest conservation organization in the world, we are able to exert a positive influence on ecotourism practices beyond the places we directly work.

In addition to the ways described above, other ways we promote sustainable tourism in and around protected areas are to:

• Provide assistance to governments developing policies for generating income from protected areas
• Facilitate dialogues between the tourism industry and resource managers
• Provide training, technical assistance and informational resources to tourism practicioners at regional and international forums
• Help local businesses and conservation partners reach international markets to promote ecotourism practices
• Develop partnerships with international conservation organizations, such as with the UNESCO World Heritage Center, to apply our work at a large scale

While we have accomplished a great deal in a short time, there is still much to be done. We must continue to promote ecotourism best-practices and share what we learn with partners in priority conservation areas. We invite you to join us and support our effort to make sure that sustainable tourism reaches its potential in our mission to save the last great places on Earth.