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Countries: | Croatia, Spain |
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Basins: | Guadalquivir |
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) |
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Nature-Based Solutions |
Progress to Date: | NA Establish of a Mediterranean Ecotourism Consortium (MEC) |
Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
Desired Partners: |
Academic Institution
Business Business Association City Government NGO / Civil Society UN Entity |
Language: | English |
Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2017 » Ongoing |
Project Website: | www.iucn.org/regions/mediterranean/projects/current-projects... |
Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, REGULATORY: Poor coordination between regulatory bodies |
Additional Benefits: | Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users) |
Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | More than $500,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | pool |
Project Challenges: | Other |
Project Source: | User |
Profile Completion: | 90% |
Background
Ecotourism respects the resources of a Protected Area (PA) destination and the well-being of the people living in and around it whilst also, providing incentives for conservation and operating in off-season. In order for this sustainable development model to be a feasible alternative in Mediterranean PAs, enabling conditions around governance and policy-making must be strengthened to foster a balance between the sometimes conflicting interests of the conservation …
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, REGULATORY: Poor coordination between regulatory bodies |
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Project Benefits: | Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems, Environmental users (e.g., fishers, recreational users) |
Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | More than $500,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
Challenges: | Other |
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