The document discusses the partnership between the Azores Geopark and the Azores Tourism Promotion Board to strengthen geotourism in the Azorean archipelago. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region. The partnership implements a joint action plan to manage tourism and geoconservation policies through promoting geotourism as part of the official tourism products and strategies. This collaboration supports local communities and environmental protection in the Azores.

1. The partnership Azores Geopark / Azores Tourism Promotion Board:
strengthening the Geotourism in the Azores Archipelago
João Nunes, Marisa Machado, Eva Lima, Cátia Leandro, Rita Castro, José Toste
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Azores Geopark

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Azorean geodiversity

4. • Tourism is an economic activity with great potential in the archipelago
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Azorean Tourism

5. • Tourism is an economic activity with great potential in the archipelago
• Focused on providing emotions and experiences to visitors
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Azorean Tourism

6. Azores Tourism Promotion Board - responsible for promoting the Azores as a
tourist destination and for the qualification of the tourism offer in the Region
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7. Geotourism is included in the official touristic policies and products
together with Scuba Diving, Hiking, Whale and Bird Watching, Meeting Industry, Golf, Health and Well
Being, and Canyoning, among others.
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8. • Strategy of sustained development of the local communities
• Promotion of an economic growth of the territory with respect for its
environmental values
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9. The Azores Geopark is responsible for the Azorean Geotourism policies, through a
joint Action Plan with the Azores Promotion Board
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10. The Azores Geopark is responsible for the Azorean Geotourism policies, through a
joint Action Plan with the Azores Promotion Board
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Partnership / synergies

11. The Azores Geopark is responsible for the Azorean Geotourism policies, through a
joint Action Plan with the Azores Promotion Board
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12. This partnership is a relevant tool on the management of tourism in the Azores and
the implementation of policies of geoconservation.
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13. Geotourism has turned, also, as an important instrument of environmental awareness,
through the local and foreign people.
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14. Authors institutions:
Sponsors:
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