Tht3111 Environmental And Cultural Tourism Assessment Answers

Name

Example

Booderee National Park

https://parksaustralia.gov.au/booderee/

Management / Board

History

Products and Services

(Tourism)

Sustainability and management principles

Unique / special, because…

Stakeholder involvement

Name

Example

Great Bear Rainforest

https://greatbearrainforest.gov.bc.ca/

Management / Board

History

Products and Services

(Tourism)

Sustainability and management principles

Unique / special, because…

Stakeholder involvement

Name

Example

Patagonia National Park

http://www.patagoniapark.org/parque_patagonia.htm

Management / Board

History

Products and Services

(Tourism)

Sustainability and management principles

Unique / special, because…

Stakeholder involvement

Name

Example

Booderee National Park

https://parksaustralia.gov.au/booderee/

Management / Board

The Booderee National Park is a government enterprise which is managed jointly by the Booderee National Park Board of Management, Director of National Parks and the Aboriginal Community of Wreck Bay.

History

In the year 1971 it used to be the Jervis Bay Nature reserve, and from the year 1992, it became the Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens. In the year 1995 the management was transferred to the Aboriginal Communities who in turn had transferred that to the Australian Department of Environment.

Products and Services

(Tourism)

There are several options for tourists to experience ranging from sightseeing to indulging in sportive and adventurous activities. Tours around the national park with the experienced guides, whale watching, cruising in the waterbodies, diving, kayaking, receiving surfing lessons, playing golf are the most popular options chosen by tourists.

Sustainability and management principles

Sustainability management strategies seek to lay its emphasis upon the regional and global climate change.

Unique / special, because…

It is unique as it has adopted an incremental approach in solving the issues of climate change and draw the attention of the world towards the issue through its endeavour of conserving the ecosystem. The message is that in preserving ecosystem lies the key to tackling climate issues.

Stakeholder involvement

The stakeholders of this national parks are the government of Australia, the visitors, the indigenous persons of the region and the businesses that function in the region.

Name

Example

Great Bear Rainforest

https://greatbearrainforest.gov.bc.ca/

Management / Board

The rainforest is managed jointly by the Governments of two nations, Canada, and the Great Britain.  

History

The plans for setting up the rainforest had begun in the year 1996, and it had taken five years to begin the preparatory work in the year 2001. Finally in the year 2016 that Great Bear Rainforest was given official recognition by the government of British Colombia.

Products and Services

(Tourism)

There are ample amount of activities for tourists to enjoy in the Great Bear Rainforest, apart from just watching the bear of the region. The rainforest offers the tourist to enjoy the history of the place and the aboriginal people of the region. A stay in the traditional big house and the information from the local guides shall be helpful. The options to indulge in adventurous sports are also quite a lot, like kayaking, hiking up to the mountains, sailing in the adjacent waterbodies. Leisure activities like fishing, whale watching, wildlife watching and photography can also be indulged in.

Sustainability and management principles

Ecosystem based style of management is followed in the rainforest. Through the style of management the health of the ecosystem and the human beings are being balanced.

Unique / special, because…

It is unique as it is sustainable and seeks to both the safeguarding of the ecosystem and the human commercial activities.

Stakeholder involvement

The stakeholders are the one who manage it, the governments of Canada and Great Britain, the tourists, the local aborigines, the authorities who keep up the process of conservation are the stakeholders.

Name

Example

Patagonia National Park

https://www.patagoniapark.org/parque_patagonia.htm

Management / Board

The Patagonia National Park is managed privately by Tompkins Conservation.

History

It was created as a result of signing an agreement between the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet and the President of Tompkins Conservation, Kris Tompkins on 29^th of January 2018.

Products and Services

(Tourism)

There are plenty of options for tourists to choose from in the national park. In the snow clad Andes tourists can choose to go for skiing, hiking or trekking. White water rafting facilities are also available. The national park is also a good destination for the campers to go on camping and can also be utilised by picnic goers as well. The option to avail of affordable fooding and lodging facilities is also available.

Sustainability and management principles

The national park has a dam in there and the stress on sustainable management of the ecosystem and sustainable energy management is equally devoted. The aim of the national park is to convey the idea that just managing the ecosystem is not enough, human beings must resort to the use of renewable resources as well for living up to the spirit of being truly environment friendly.

Unique / special, because…

Unique features of the national park are that it has a self-sufficient system for supplementing for the source of power. The energy comes from the dam that runs across the river in the national park.

Stakeholder involvement

The tourists from within the country and from international destinations, municipalities, businessmen, the residents, the park authorities, the government, Tomkins Conservation and the NGOs are stakeholders.