Managing Tourism & Biodiversity User’s Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development User’s.Manual.on.the.CBD.Guidelines.on.biodiversity.and.Tourism.Development TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................................. 3 1..FOREWORD...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Ahmed.Djoghlaf............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Jochen.Flasbarth............................................................................................................................................................ 6 .AcronYMS......................................................................................................................................................... 7 2..USING tHIS manUal.................................................................................................................................. 9 1 managerial 3. USIng tHe GUIdelIneS.In PlannIng &.Project aSSESSment..........................................11 4..TOURISM,.SUStaInaBILITY and BIodIVerSITY...........................................................................12 Applying.the.CBD.Ecosystem.Approach.to.management.of.tourism.and.biodiversity.................................... 14 5. InSTITUTIonS..............................................................................................................................................16 Institutions—Case.study............................................................................................................................................19 6. PartICIPatIon and conSUltatIon of StakeHolderS.......................................................20 7..THe PartICIPatorY.PlannIng ProceSS.AND.TECHNICAL SUPPORT.TEAM.................22 Table.1:.participatory.planning.process.and.the.Guidelines................................................................................. 22 7.1.Technical.support.Team.......................................................................................................................................24 8. PLANNING.METHODOLOGIES...............................................................................................................25 8.1.Carrying.capacity..................................................................................................................................................27 8.2.using.maps.and.zoning.in.the.planning.process.............................................................................................. 27 8.3.Developing.screening.criteria.for.impact.assessments.................................................................................... 28 9. BaSelIne InformatIon.........................................................................................................................29 9.1.scoping...................................................................................................................................................................30 9.2.Checking.information..........................................................................................................................................31 9.3.sources.of.baseline.information......................................................................................................................... 31 9.4.information.requirements.and.collection.in.the.tourism.sector.................................................................... 31 10. VISIonS, goalS and OBjectIVES.....................................................................................................34 10.1.vision.and.goals..................................................................................................................................................34 10.2.Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................35 Vision.&.goals—Case.study.......................................................................................................................................36 11..LegISlatIon and control meaSUreS.......................................................................................37 Table.2:.Options.for.control.measures.for.tourism.actions.or.activities.............................................................. 38 11.1.Economic.instruments.......................................................................................................................................39 11.2.voluntary.Compliance.Measures......................................................................................................................40 Legislation.and.Control.Measures—Case.studies.................................................................................................. 41 12. ImPact aSSESSment..............................................................................................................................43 12.1.Role.of.indigenous.and.local.communities.in.impact.assessment............................................................... 44 12.2.Arrangements.and.timing.of.impact.assessments.......................................................................................... 45 13. ImPact management and mITIgatIon...................................................................................47 13.1.impact.management.plans.................................................................................................................................49 Impact.management—Case.studies.......................................................................................................................... 49 14..DecISIon makIng...................................................................................................................................52 Decision.making—Case.study...................................................................................................................................53 1 Managing.tourism.and.biodiversity 15. IMPLEMENTATION...................................................................................................................................56 15.1.information.requirements.for.notification.of.specific.proposals.for.tourism.development.. and.activities............................................................................................................................................................56 15.2.implementation.of.proposals,.projects.and.activities..................................................................................... 57 16..MonItorIng and rePortIng.........................................................................................................58 16.1.Government.Authorities....................................................................................................................................60 16.2.biodiversity.managers........................................................................................................................................ 60 16.3.Managers,.enterprises.and.companies............................................................................................................. 61 16.4.indigenous.and.local.communities.................................................................................................................. 61 16.5.NGOs....................................................................................................................................................................61 16.6.Consumers/.tourists.and.public.in.general..................................................................................................... 62 Monitoring—Case.studies.........................................................................................................................................62 17..AdaPTIVe Management....................................................................................................................66 18..NotIFIcatIon ProceSS and InformatIon REQUIrementS...........................................68 19..EDUcatIon, caPacITY-BUIldIng and awareneSS-raISIng...........................................70 Education,.capacity-building.and.awareness-raising—Case.study...................................................................... 70 technical users 2 reference list 20..TECHNIcal USerS.Reference LIST................................................................................................73 3 checklists 21..CHECKLISTS................................................................................................................................................87 A..PARTICIPATORY.PLANNING.PROCESS.CHECKLIST.................................................................................................87 B..TECHNICAL.SUPPORT.TEAM.CHECKLIST............................................................................................................... 89 C..BASELINE.INFORMATION.CHECKLIST.................................................................................................................... 90 D..VISION,.GOALS.AND.OBJECTIVES.CHECKLIST....................................................................................................... 95 E..LEGISLATION.AND.CONTROL.MEASURES.CHECKLIST..........................................................................................