TMPE 7: ECO TOURISM

CHAPTER 2: THE ECOTOURISM MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Ecotourism as a business established by law,

conventional international
agreements of which the
Site Assessment In A Philippines government is a
Protected Area signatory.
 According to National
Integrated Protected PROTECTED AREAS MAY
Areas System Act HAVE DIFFERENCE
(RA 7586 of 1992) MANAGEMENT ZONES AS
protected area FOLLOWING:
rephrase to identified
portions of land and 1. Strict protection zone
water set aside by  Of limits to all human
reason of their unique activities except to
physical and scientific studies and
biological significance religious use by
manage to enhance indigenous
biological diversity communities.
and protected against
destructive human 2. Multiple use zone
exploitation.  Allow different activity
within the prescribed
Protected areas are management plan
classified into: such a settlement
1. Strict nature reserve traditional and
2. Natural park sustainable land use
3. Natural monument and livelihood
4. Wildlife sanctuary activities.
5. Protected landscape and
seascape 3. Sustainable use zone
6. Resource reserve  Natural areas where
7. Natural biotic areas, and habitat and
8. Are there categories biodiversity are
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conserve in line with 7. Cultural zone

the Protected Areas  Contains significant
Management Board cultural religious
(PAMB). spiritual and
anthropological
4. Restoration zone values.
 Environmentally
degraded zone that 8. Recreational zones
needs to revive their  Promote recreational
natural habitat and tourism educational
biodiversity. environmental
stricter protection awareness values.
levels are employed
of limits to human 9. Buffer Zone
activities.  Located outside and
adjacent to the
5. Habitat management protected area that is
Zone still under the control
 Contains natural of the PAMB.
habitats particularly
rare threatened and PHASES OF ECOTOURISM
endangered species. MANAGEMENT

6. Special use zones 1. ASSESSMENT PHASE

 Set aside for special  Done by the
use (such as Department Of
telecommunication Environmental
facility, irrigation Natural Resources
canals, or electronic (DENR) of local
power lines) and are stakeholders and the
retained upon mutual Protected Area
agreement among the Supervisor (PASU)
concerned parties.
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A. Preliminary sites Department of

evaluation (PSE) Tourism (DOT),
 Carried out to NATIONAL
determine if a site has ECONOMIC AND
the potential to be DEVELOPMENT
developed into AUTHORITY
ecotourism site. (NEDA), local
community
B. Full site evaluation indigenous people
Evaluator will consider the and the private.
following criteria: 1. Site profile
1. Access  Contains relevant
2. Tourism built-up areas if general information
any about the sites.
3. Development limitations 2. Tourism situation
4. Eco tourism product  Describe
5. Ecotourism operation development that can
6. Community participation still be introduced in
7. Skills and training needs of the site
communities 3. Issues and concerns in
8. Marketing developing and sustaining
9. Site management ecotourism
10. Visitor management  Includes
11. Partnerships environmental social
financial and
2. Planning Phase institutional issues
4. Ecotourism planning for
A. ECOTOURISM the site
MANAGEMENT PLAN  Appropriate
(EMP) development for the
 Includes the Local site eco tourism
Government Unit products detailed
(LGUs), the physical plans.
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5. Vision goals objective 4. Marketing strategy

6. Strategies covering: 5. Financial projections
a. Zoning 6. Monitoring and
 Optimum use of area evaluation
based on its
environmental Eco tourism business may
capabilities be categorized by:
b. Site planning and
design 1. Community-based
c. Sustainable ecotourism enterprises
infrastructure design  Owned and managed
d. Visitor management by local communities.
revenue generation  Primary goal is to
empower and involve
ECOTOURISM the community.
MANAGEMENT PLAN  Revenue generated
(EMP) > REGIONAL from ecotourism is
ECOTOURISM often reinvested in
COMMITTEE (REC) > community
PROTECTED AREAS development and
MANAGEMENT BOARD conservation efforts.
(PAMB)
2. Private concessions
B. ECO TOURISM food and beverage lodging
BUSINESS PLAN(EMB) tours
Contents of an eco  Operate this
tourism business plan are ecotourism
the following: enterprises and
1. Executive summary provide services such
2. Product or service as lodging dining and
description guided tours.
3. Eco tourism industry
analysis
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 Profit generation is a
key objective for this
businesses.
 They may lease or
have concessions in
ecotourism areas
including national
parks or protected
areas and pay fees or
royalties to the
relevant authorities.
3. NGO Ecotourism 5. Business ventures
Enterprises
 Establish manage
ecotourism ventures
as part of their
conservation or
community
development
initiatives.
 Their focus is often
on sustainability
conservation and
community
engagement rather
than profit
maximization.
4. Joint ventures by NGO
private sector and LGU
 Involves collaboration
between NGOs
private companies
and local government
units
combine sources
expertise and funding
to develop and
manage eco tourism
projects that benefits
both the environment
and local
communities
 Owned operated by
marginalized or
minority groups such
as women indigenous
communities and
youth.
 Objective is to
provide economic
opportunities and
empowered these
groups while
promoting sustainable
and responsible
tourism.
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3. Implementation Phase
Implementation of the
management plan
Implementation of
business plan

Monitoring and evaluation

The implementation of the
ecotourism management
plan.