Program for the Tourism and Nature-Based Solution session on 13 November 2014 at the World Parks Congress, Sydney, Australia, as part of an IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Area Specialist Group event.

1. Side Event: IUCN WCPA Tourism & Protected Areas Specialist
Group (TAPAS Group): Tourism as a nature-based solution
When: Thursday 13th November, 1215-1430
Where: Nature-Based Solutions Pavilion
Theme: Building resilience of Ecosystems and Societies Effectively
Who: Members of the TAPAS Group and WPC delegates
interested in tourism and protected areas
Overview: A discussion forum and networking event on tourism and resilient
ecosystems. Key activities will include presentations and facilitated discussion tourism in
protected areas and its implications sustainable development. The forum will also
officially launch of the ‘tourism journey’ through the WPC and extend an invitation to
participants to contribute to an important new publication on tourism and protected
areas.
Tourism’s contribution to resilient ecosystems
Introduction to the session and the TAPAS Group– Anna Spenceley (facilitator) –
annaspenceley@gmail.com (5 minutes)
 The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and
Production (10YFP) – Marcio Favilla L. de Paula (UNWTO) (10 minutes)
 Private sector contributions to conservation in protected areas – Susan Snyman
(TAPAS Group, Wilderness Safaris) – (10 minutes)
 Tourism as a nature-based solution in Russian protected areas – Elena Nikolaeva
(TAPAS Group) (10 minutes)
 Tourism for health – Robyn Bushell (TAPAS Group, University of Western
Sydney) - (10 minutes)
 The Makuleke’s joint venture partnerships in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier
Conservation Area– Lamson Maluleke (Makuleke Community) - (10 minutes)
 Tourism’s contribution to resilient ecosystems through the Convention on
Biological Diversity – David Steuerman (CBD) – (10 minutes)
 Plenary Q&A (20 minutes)
Tourism journey and TAPAS Group events at the WPC
 Tourism and protected area events at the WPC and new publications – Robyn
Bushell and Susan Snyman (TAPAS Group) – 10 minutes
Wrap up – Anna Spenceley (5 minutes)