Tourism

Notes from the Field: Tourism in Indigenous Lands

7 May 2012 – 7:59pmFernanda Alvarenga
Suruí

In April, CSF held the third workshop of the CSF Project for Tourism in Indigenous Peoples' Lands Paiter-Surui and Parintintin. We discussed the final details of tours and infrastructure, the market study data, and the financial viability of the businesses.

El ecoturismo como herramienta para la conservación: Pilón Lajas frente a la demanda turística de la Amazonía boliviana

Series number: 
3
Authors: 
Carlos Alberto Solís Rojas

CSF partners with Uganda National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) for infrastructure program in Africa.

12 December 2011 – 7:07pmCourtney Lewis Cheng
Antelope in Murchison Falls National Park

CSF's Irene Burgués and John Reid traveled to Uganda in November to establish our first long-term program in Africa. The program's initial focus will be on conserving ecosystems in the context of major infrastructure development in the Albertine Rift region shared by Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. The region is home to cloud forests, lowland rain forests and savannas, along with active volcanoes and endangered wildlife such as the mountain gorillas.

Fundação Florestal image

Ferramentas Econômicas para a Conservação

Módulo 1: 11 de Abril - 15 de Abril
Módulo 2: 9 de Maio - 13 de Maio

Horto Florestal, São Paulo, SP.

Os principais objetivos desse curso são: (i) familiarizar os analistas da Fundação Florestal com os principais conceitos de economia e de como esses conceitos se aplicam à conservação do meio ambiente e recursos naturais, e (ii) a ensinar-lhes as noções básicas de desenho e análise de viabilidade financeira de terceirizações para turismo em áreas protegidas, utilizando um modelo financeiro desenvolvido pela CSF (CONCESS 1,0).

Iguaçu Falls

Economic Tools for the Conservation of Tropical Ecosystems

The main goals of this course were (i) to give ICMBio analists familiarity with the main concepts of economics and how these concepts apply to conservation of the environment and natural resources; and (ii) to teach them the basics of designing and analyzing the financial feasibility of tourism concessions in protected areas using a financial model developed by CSF (CONCESS 1.0). At the end of the course, CSF supported participants in structuring ideas on how to use the tool to analyze real concessions in Brazilian federal protected areas. The course presented the fundamental concepts of microeconomics, which deal with market theory, and then moved on to the area of environmental valuation and environmental policy.

Course with Surui Indigenous People

Intercâmbio de Ecoturismo de Base Comunitária na RDS Mamirauá

A CSF está apoiando os povos indígenas Paiter-Surui e Parintintin na elaboração de planos de negócios de ecoturismo indígena em suas terras. O objetivo do curso foi proporcionar a esses povos uma vivência em um projeto de ecoturismo de base comunitária de sucesso no Brasil. O programa do curso incluiu passeios de observação de fauna e flora e troca de experiência durante as visitas técnicas nos diversos setores da Pousada. Além disso, foram proporcionadas reuniões com os líderes locais, a fim de discutir o processo de implementação da atividade, e palestras com os comunitários envolvidos na iniciativa.

Oficina de Apoio à Elaboração de Planos de Negócios Socioambientais

O objetivo dessa oficina é preparar organizações locais na identificação e planejamento de investimentos em negócios que proporcionem a conservação dos recursos naturais e a geração de renda no sul do Estado do Amazonas e em terras indígenas de Rondônia. A oficina contará com treinamento sobre empreendedorismo e planos de negócios, análise de viabilidade econômico-financeira e uso do software MakeMoney 2.0. Ao final da oficina, serão estruturados 4 planos de negócios socioambientais. A CSF também dará suporte às organizações na finalização dos planos de negócios após a oficina.

Conteúdo geral da oficina:

1. Empreendedorismo e Negócios Sustentáveis

Marcos Amend featured on the North Bay's KRCB

17 March 2011 – 11:05pmCourtney Lewis Cheng

For Conservation Strategy Fund's Brazil Executive Director Marcos Amend was featured on Santa Rosa, California's KRCB, discussing economic development as an alternative to deforestation in the Amazon basin. He also explores the work CSF does to prevent destructive roads from being built through the rainforest.

To hear what Marcos has to say, click here.

Tourism in Indigenous Lands

Indigenous people's lands are among the best preserved natural places. In the Amazon Basin, these vast tracts have lower rates of forest loss than national parks and are home to unique cultures, stunning scenery and high concentrations of biological diversity. But they are also beset by poverty and managed by native people looking for economic opportunities. CSF is working with the Suruí and Parintintin peoples to evaluate whether tourism could be one such opportunity for them.

Business and Parks: CSF and the Brazilian National Park Service

CSF is working with the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), which is the Brazilian National Park Service, on financial aspects of businesses operating in national parks. Starting with five protected areas, in the Atlantic Coastal Forest, the Amazon and the Cerrado, CSF will train and assist ICMBio staff on financial planning to provide services that will improve visitors' access and experience in the parks and strengthen the tie between Brazilians and their parks. The project is supported by the United States Forest Service and the United States Agency for International Development.

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