Use these links to access presentations on:
- Tourism and COVID-19
- Tourism concessions in protected areas
- Presentations from the Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States|
- Presentations from the World Parks Congress
Earlier presentations by Dr Anna Spenceley, with weblinks to the powerpoints on Slideshare are shared below.
| Conference / Venue | Presentations | Dates |
| 22nd Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention, Marrakesh, Morocco | Situational analysis: sustainable tourism certification in Africa: water and waste practices by hotels | 8 November 2016 |
| International Conference on Contemporary Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality Research: Policy, Practice and Performance, University of Brighton, UK | Tourism and the World Parks Congress: Lessons learned, key trends and future directions | 12-14 July 2015 |
| HNE Eberswalde, University for Sustainable Development | Sustainable tourism in protected areas | 24 September 2015 |
| International Workshop on Economic Impacts of Tourism in Protected Areas, Wilhelmshaven, Germany | Keynote: Conservation and community support through tourism in protected areas | 21-25 September 2015 |
| International Conference on Contemporary Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality Research: Policy, Practice and Performance, University of Brighton, UK | Tourism and the World Parks Congress: Lessons learned, key trends and future directions | 12-14 July 2015 |
| BEST-EN Think Tank XV, Kruger National Park, South Africa | Keynote: A decade of progress in sustainable tourism in protected areas | 17-21 June 2015 |
| RETOSA / JICA Seminar on Sustainable Tourism, Durban, South Africa | Global innovation and trends in sustainable protected area tourism: implications for Southern Africa | 9 May 2015 |
| IUCN World Parks Congress, Sydney, Australia | Facilitator of four tourism sessions, and presentations on the following:
– Tourism as a nature-based solution – Tourism in Transfrontier conservation areas: a vehicle for development and sustainable life – Launch of new publications on tourism, protected areas and concessions. – Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS Group): Engaging with and inspiring youth – TAPAS Group: Strategy session |
12 – 19 November 2014 |
| INKASA Research Symposium, Cape Town Hollow Hotel, South Africa | Keynote: Benefit sharing from natural heritage: Examples and Challenges from Africa | 14-16 April 2014 |
| International conference on tourism concessions in Transfrontier conservation areas in the Southern African Development Community, GIZ/SADC, Airport Grand Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa | Facilitator of international meeting, and presentations given on:
– Guidelines on concessioning and sustainable tourism investment in TFCAs in SADC – Guidelines for working groups: Scoping, Design and Feasibility, Procurement and transaction, Contract management and tools |
2-3 September 2013 |
| RETOSA/UNEP 1st regional consultation meeting for developing the 10YFP Program on sustainable tourism, Airport Grand Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa | Understanding the challenges to sustainable tourism: recommendations for southern Africa | 15 August 2013 |
| Sustainable Tourism Certification Alliance Africa, 5th Annual Meeting, Durban, South Africa | Impact Analysis Portfolio committee – activities from May 2012 to May 2013 | 10 May 2013 |
| Global Partnership for sustainable tourism, 3rd Annual Partners Symposium, Bonn, Germany | Achieving the Aichi Targets: Concessions and protected areas | 25 March 2013 |
| Concessioning tourism opportunities in conservation areas and maximizing rural development, Girasol Indy Village, Maputo, Mozambique | Organiser and facilitator of conference. Presentations included:
– Introduction to meeting, agenda, background to this meeting, concessions 101 – Review of concessions processes globally/southern Africa/Mozambique – Review of concessions contract management processes globally/southern Africa – Integrating sustainability: Best practice globally/southern Africa – Stakeholders involved in concessions & training needed – Concessions manuals available internationally – Dissemination, outputs and options for the future |
19-22 March 2012 |
| 11th AHEAD – GLTFCA working group meeting, Mopane Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa | Facilitator of session on sustainable development. Presentation on ‘Sustainable development: How do economic activities in TFCAs affect livelihoods, profit and conservation?’ | 2-4 March 2011 |
| WCPA Steering Committee Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland | Tourism and protected areas specialist group | 4-8 April 2011 |
| Sustainable Tourism Conference, Mombela, South Africa | Keynote: Sustainable tourism and protected areas | 14 November 2010 |
| World Responsible Tourism Day, World Travel Market, UK | What contribution can tourism make to biodiversity conservation? | 11 November 2010 |
| Round table on responsible tourism, Arusha, Tanzania | Keynote: Responsible tourism | 3 June 2010 |
| 10th AHEAD – GLTFCA working group meeting, Cosa do Sol, Hazyview, South Africa | Keynote: Tourism in Transfrontier Conservation Areas and poverty reduction | 24-26 February 2010 |
| Tourism forum, Rwanda Development Board, Tourism and Conservation, Kigali, Rwanda | Sustainable tourism certification and awards | 28 January 2010 |
| Pan African workshop on tourism and poverty reduction, SNV, Rwanda Development Board, International Trade Centre, Commonwealth Secretariat, Kigali, Rwanda | Mapping stakeholders in tourism value chains
Selecting which destinations to work in |
25-27 January 2010 |
| Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative, Teleseminar, Kigali/Netherlands/South Africa | Tourism in transfrontier protected areas and poverty reduction | 10 Dec 2009 |
| World Travel Market, World Responsible Tourism Day, London, UK | Working with the private sector in East and Southern Africa | 11 Nov 2009 |
| School of Finance and Banking, Kigali, Rwanda | Tourism research in Rwanda | 22 Sept 2009 |
| Tourism forum, Rwanda Development Board, Tourism and Conservation, Kigali, Rwanda | 1. What to public private partnerships look like?
2. How is it done elsewhere? PPP policies and processes in Namibia and South Africa |
17 Sept 2009 |
| Rwanda Tourism University College, Kigali | Sustainable and pro-poor tourism | 21 August 2009 |
| Delphe/EPA workshop, Kigali, Rwanda | Poverty reduction and tourism: research activities and priorities | 7 July 2009 |
| UNWTO Seminar on Ecotourism and Protected Areas in Africa. Avenida Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique | 1. Creating the enabling environment for nature conservation and ecotourism development
2. Reducing poverty and providing community benefits through local supply chains 3. Supporting nature conservation through tourism |
5 – 7 November 2008 |
| Effective Local Economic Development implementation Symposium, Centurion Lake Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa | Developing and promoting pro-poor tourism for economic development | 20 August 2008 |
| Tourism Empowerment Council of South Africa, Willow Valley Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | Responsible tourism and transformation in South Africa | 23 July 2008 |
| Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative, Community Engagement towards best practice in Social research around Kruger National Park | International Code of Ethics of the International Society of Enthnobiology | 21 July 2008 |
| African Safari Lodges practitioners workshop, The Grace Hotel, Rosebank, South Africa | 1. Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
2. Rocktail Beach Lodge, South Africa 3. Damaraland Camp, Torra Conservancy, Namibia |
19-21 May 2008 |
| University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | Responsible Tourism in Southern Africa | 14 May 2008 |
| Responsible Luxury Summit, CCAfrica, Durban Indaba 2008, South Africa | Participation in panel discussion on ‘Can Africa lead Responsible Luxury Travel?’ | 10 May 2008 |
| 2nd International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations, Kerala, India | 1. Practical Initiatives in Responsible Tourism in Destinations: Development of an online directory for community-based tourism enterprises in Southern Africa | 21-24 March 2008 |
| International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Balmoral Hotel, Durban, South Africa | Responsible tourism in practice | 6 Jun 2007 |
| IUCN Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group, Grootbos Nature Reserve, South Africa | Wildlife economics research in Southern Africa | 1-4 May 2007 |
| Institut National de Tourisme et d’Hotellerie (INTH), Antananarivo, Madagascar | 1. Sustainable tourism in South Africa
2. How should tourism be developed in South Africa and Madagascar ? |
16-21 Mar 2007 |
| IUCN Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) AGM, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa | Update of information on Community-based Tourism Enterprises in Southern Africa and Marketing support | 12-15 June 2006 |
| 4th Kruger National Park Science Networking Meeting, South Africa | Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: Achievements, observations and future work | 13-17 Mar 2006 |
| 6th AHEAD-GLTFCA Working Group Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa | Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative | 9-10 Mar 2006 |
| African Safari Lodges Workshop on Certification, Johannesburg, South Africa | Tourism Certification in Africa | 28 Feb 2006 |
| Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Joint Management Board, Kruger National Park | Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area | 17-19 Oct 2005 |
| CSIR-Environmentek, Stellenbosch, South Africa | Nature-based tourism in southern Africa | 26 July 2005 |
| Regional Technical Working Group and Project Steering Committee Meetings of the Coastal Tourism PDF-B Project, Mahé, Seychelles; Mombassa, Kenya; and Banjul, The Gambia | Ecotourism, biodiversity conservation and reef management | 2-5 May 2005
21-23 Sept 2005 3-5 Oct 2005 |
| TPARI/IUCN Workshop on Tourism in the Great Limpopo TFCA, Wits Rural Facility, South Africa | Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area | 14-16 April 2005 |
| Research workshop on ecosystems and tourism, Beijer Institute, Chobe, Botswana | Local economic impacts from nature-based tourism | 6-8 Jan 2005 |
| World Tourism Organisation Tourism Policy Forum,
Washington D.C., USA |
Communities and tourism : Reality in South Africa | 18-20 Oct 2004 |
| Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | Critique of ‘Safari Lodges and rural incomes : Some key southern African trends’ by Peter-John Massyn | 14 Oct 2004 |
| ATLAS Africa Conference, Pretoria, South Africa | Holistic sustainability assessments of nature-based tourism in South Africa | 29 Sept–1 Oct 04 |
| IUCN Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa | Stories from Southern Africa
Gaps in conservation economics research |
5-7 May 2004 |
| Protected Area Management Masters course, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Tourism and Protected areas: Conservation and poverty alleviation | 12 Feb 2004 |
| Vth World Parks Congress, Durban, South Africa | 1. Do local benefits from nature-based tourism generate support for protected areas? (Presentation)
2. Measuring sustainability of nature-based tourism in protected areas (Poster) |
8-17 Sept 2003 |
| International Conference on Tourism Development in Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Cairo, Egypt | Environmental sustainability of nature-based tourism enterprises in protected areas: 4 Case studies from South Africa | 26-29 May 2003 |
| University of Natal, Centre for Environment and Development, South Africa | Community based tourism and linkages with nature-based tourism enterprises | 21 May 2003 |
| Ecotourism and nature parks in East and Southern Africa, Afrika Studie Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands | Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary: Power, poverty and tourism | 12 Nov 2002 |
| Tecknikon Durban, South Africa | Community based tourism and business linkages | Oct 2002 |
| Responsible Tourism in Destinations, Cape Town, South Africa | Application of the South African environmental guidelines to two nature-based tourism enterprises | 22 Aug 2002 |
| Southern African Wildlife College / Texas A&M University, Kruger National Park, South Africa | Ngala Private Game Reserve and the Welverdiend Community: conservation and community development | 30 July 2002 |
| International Association for the Study of Common Property, 9th Biennial Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary: Power, poverty and tourism | 17-21 Jun 2002 |
| Development Bank of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa | Responsible tourism at Jackalberry Lodge | 6 May 2002 |
| Conference on the National Responsible Tourism Guidelines for South Africa, Pretoria | Application of the Responsible Tourism Guidelines to the nature-based tourism operation of Coral Divers, Sodwana Bay, South Africa | 12 Mar 2002 |
| Centre for Responsible Tourism, Chatham, UK | Research methodologies for a Strategic Environmental Assessment of Tourism at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | 12 Dec 2001 |
| Wits University Graduate School of Public and Development Management, Johannesburg | Policies and Programmes in South Africa to promote growth, job creation and local economic development through tourism | 9 Oct 2001 |
| Tourism as a Catalyst for community-based development in Africa, Centre for AfrikaTourism, University of Pretoria, South Africa | Comparative Community Benefits from two Lodge-Benefit systems | 1-3 Oct 2001 |
| Integrating Biodiversity into the Tourism Sector, Mexico City, Mexico | Integration of biodiversity conservation into tourism planning in South Africa | 29-31 Mar 2001 |
| Planning, Development and Management of Ecotourism in Africa, World Tourism Organisation, Maputo, Mozambique | Comparative Community Benefits from two Lodge-Benefit systems, | 5-6 Mar 2001 |
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