Village Habitat Design - Workshop Coordinator and Facilitator

EL VALLE ECOTOURISM WORKSHOP AGENDA

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development - November 2018

WORKSHOP - PART 1 - INTRODUCTION & FOCUS GROUP DEVELOPMENT

Friday Nov 9
WORKSHOP Local stakeholders and consultants meet at the El Valle Lodge (Caro's Hotel)
9:30 Introduction to Workshop
- workshop overview and review guiding ecotourism principles
11:00 General workshop topics over-view
1. Municipality of Samana adopt ecotourism resolution for El Valle
Ecotourism and sustainable development region (eco region)
- regional area review
- content of resolution
2. Develop clear planning and zoning strategy for protection of natural
areas and development clusters for El Valle area (ecodistrict)
- best planning strategy - 80/20 preservation approach and DPP
regulations
- land bank/land trust and other strategies for purchasing properties
3. Local Ecotourism Economic and Educational Opportunities
Review ecotourism based social equity and economic opportunities for
the local residents - educational, entrepreneurial and work force
opportunities

12:30 Lunch
13:30 Break out group
15:00 Review next steps/implementation
16:30 Present final comments to group and set up Saturday schedule/attendees
17:00 Close of session

ATTENDEES
o DR attendees: Fernando Hernandez, Tomas Ovogadro, Santiago Obario, Carolina
Cichero, Austin Owens, Victor Esteve, Fausto Fuentes, Francisco Jazmin, Pamela
Lamelas
o International attendees: Shannon Robertson, Greg Ramsey, Bob Cirino, Albert Bates,
Sybilla Sorondo

Saturday Nov 10
9::00am key stakeholders meet as needed to summarize next steps and schedule over the
course of the day
4:00pm close of session

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Village Habitat Design - Workshop Coordinator and Facilitator

EL VALLE ECOTOURISM WORKSHOP AGENDA

Ecotourism and Sustainable Development - November 2018

WORKSHOP - PART 2 - PRESENTATION TO DELEGATION AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

Tuesday Nov 13
11:00 Entire group meets at El Valle beach at end of road for tour by Federico
Alvarez
12:00 End of Tour - depart for Unique Hotel
12:15 Unique Hotel Lunch and presentations
o Session introduction
o ODTS presentations
o Overview of ecotourism strategy
o Presentation of exist development in El Valle
o Final comments - dignitaries
13:45 dignitaries depart
14:00 working session with ODTS
15:00 ODTS members depart
15:15 summary session with local stakeholders/next steps
17;00 close of session
ATTENDEES
o United Nations Representative - Johnatan Delancer
o Mayor of Samana - Nelson Nunez
o Governor of Samana Province -Enriquillo Lalane
o Patricia Lamela - Executive Director of CEBSE
o ODTS attendees
1. Sra. Carmen Ligia Barceló, Comunicadora, Gerente de Cueva Fun
Fun,Miembro ODTS, Cooperativa Dominicana
2. Sr. Rafael Collado, Prediente Cluster de Constanza, Propietario Hotel
Cosntaza, Miembro ODTS, Cooperativa Dominicana
3. Sr. Jose Delio Guzmán, Propietarios Villa Pajón Ecolodge, Miembro
ODTS, Cooperativa Dominicana
4. Sr. Hugo José Mella Groh, Encargado Proyecto La Loma, Miembro ODTS,
Cooperativa Dominicana
o DR attendees: Federico Alvarez, , Fernando Hernandez,, Tomas Ovogadro, Santiago
Obario, Carolina Cichero, Austin Owens, Victor Esteve, Fausto Fuentes, Francisco
Jazmin,
o International attendees: Shannon Robertson Greg Ramsey, Bob Cirino, Albert Bates,
Sybilla Sorondo,

Wednesday Nov 14
9::00am key stakeholders organize working together as needed to work on summary and
next steps over the course of the day
17:00 close of session

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