Presentation events: Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States

The Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) took place between 23 and 24 November, 2017 at UniSey campus Anse Royale, Mahe. The event took place during the was open to tourism professionals from public and private sector, NGOs involved in tourism, academics and students. Besides tourism stakeholders from Seychelles, the conference convened 30 international delegates from 18 other countries.

In addition to keynote presentations, the two-day conference included seven sessions on (1) the evaluation of financial and economic benefits of tourism in protected areas, (2) destination management and the application of standards and certification tools for protected areas, (3) impacts on biodiversity of protected area tourism, (4) tourism concessions and partnerships, (5) community-benefits and socio-economic linkages from protected area tourism, (6) sensitization and awareness: tools and best practices to involve local populations and tourists in sustainable tourism, as well as (7) employment and training in sustainable tourism: tools to reduce poverty in SIDS.

Links to the presentations are provided below, via the IUCN WCPAs’ Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group’s Slideshare page.

Session 1: Keynote presentations
Keynote: A global view of sustainable tourism	Randy Durband
Keynote: Sustainable tourism in protected areas	Dr. Anna Spenceley
Keynote: Social responsibility and sustainable tourism in SIDS	Dr. Madina Regnault
Session 2: Evaluation of financial and economic benefits of tourism in protected areas
Tourism-induced contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals: insights from Jozani – Chwaka Bay National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Zanzibar/Tanzania	Florian Carius (Germany)
Manta Rays, Communities and Tourism: Yap’s manta sanctuary as a partnership experiment	José Truda Palazzo (Micronesia)
Can sustainable tourism create and manage Marine Parks?	Sergio Chiarandini (Tanzania)
The reality of providing communities with socio-economic benefits in a coastal protected area in South Africa	Prof. Felicité A. Fairer-Wessels (South Africa)
Session 3: Destination management and the application of standards and certification tools for protected areas
Tourism certification in Africa	Dr. Anna Spenceley (Seychelles)
Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL)	Janice Bristol (Seychelles)
Using private-public partnerships to develop sustainable agro- tourism: the Sao Tomé and Principe	Michele Maccari (Sao Tomé ad Príncipe)
Oceans without Borders: &Beyond’s pioneering Marine conservation initiative.	Prof. Kevin Mearns (South Africa)
Session 4: Impacts on biodiversity of protected area tourism
Impacts of voluntourism in the Cap Ternay Marine Park	Josie Woodgate (Seychelles)
Sustaining healthy corals in Tumon Bay Marine Preserve: How is Guam’s tourism epicenter coping with climate change?	Dr. Laurie J. Raymundo (Guam)
Impacts of human use on coral health in the Tumon Bay Marine Preserve, Guam	Whitney C. Hoot (Guam)
Hotel establishment and Protected Area Management: Opportunities and potential	Hervé Atayi (UK)
Session 5: Tourism concessions and partnerships
The prospects for environmentally sustainable tourism in New Zealand’s National Parks- testing a concessions-focused theory of regulation	Valentina Dinica (New Zealand)
Protect and Prosper: World Heritage and Tourism in the Wadden Sea	Anja Domnick (Germany)
A Public Private Partnership model for Ecotourism Development in Wadi el Gemal National Park in Egypt	Mahmoud Sarhan (Egypt)
Session 6: Community-benefits and socio-economic linkages from protected area tourism
Antigua and Barbuda’s contribution to Sustainable Tourism initiatives that link culture and Heritage meeting CBD targets	Ruth Spencer (Antigua)
Benefits and Costs Experienced by Communities living next to Amboseli National Park and Kimana Conservancy in Kenya	Dr. Margaret Wachu Gichuhi (Kenya)
An Investigation into Community Fishing Practices around Mnemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania	Prof. Kevin Mearns (South Africa)
The Hunting Ban and its Aftermath: The case of Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity	Prof. Joseph E. Mbaiwa (Botswana)
Wildlife FriendlyTM Tourism Certification as a Conservation Tool for Biodiversity in Small Island Developing States	Marissa Altman
North Pole White Bear Study Tour	Sergio Chiarandini (Tanzania)
Session 7: Sensitization and Awareness: Tools and best practices to involve local populations and tourists in sustainable tourism
The Impact of Environmental Degradation & Community Involvement	Ehad Bhaukaurally (Seychelles)
Social impacts of the Solid Waste & Tourism issues: how to involve locals and tourists alike in sustainable waste management.	Katharina Raab & Prof. Ralf Wagner (Germany)
Using pre-dive briefings to change tourist diver behavior in Guam, Mariana Islands	Ashton Williams (Guam)
We can make a difference…#AnseForbans	Lisa Laporte-Booyse (Seychelles)
Session 8: Round table Employment and Training in Sustainable Tourism: Tools to Reduce Poverty in SIDS
Introduction: Sustainable Tourism as a Tool for Employment and Reducing Poverty in SIDS	Dr. Frederick Thomas (France)
Using SOCMON as a Tool to Involve Islanders in Develop Community Based Tourism and Provide Need Based Training to Foster Sustainable Product Enhancement	Dr. Vineeta Hoon (India)
Approach and Processes Developed by the Indian Ocean Commission for Sustainable Tourism in Indian Ocean	Véronique Espitalier-Noël (Mauritius)
Sustainable Tourism as a Tool for Employment and Reducing Poverty in SIDS	Marion Etienne (Seychelles)

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