These courses have been developed
Within the framework of “Amazonian vision: integration of the protected areas of the Amazon Biome (IAPA)” with the support of the University for International Cooperation through its Latin American School of Protected Areas.
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Environmental Funds for Protected Areas
This course has been designed with the objective of presenting one of the strategies that protected area systems use to solve their financial gaps.
Who is this course for?
Protected Area director, PA planning experts, advisers and decision makers of the protected areas system
Course arguments
Why choose this course?
This course responds to a real need of PA.
Some features of this course are:
Suitable for the Latin American context
Integrating innovative approaches
Easy-to-understand format
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Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
This course recognizes that management of tourist activity within a protected area -or the impact on the environment- is undoubtedly a complex task, with many issues to consider and with too many flanks of uncertainty that can radically change any projection scenario that we could have imagined.
We have designed this course to strengthen the basic knowledge for planning, managing, and monitoring tourist activities in protected areas, with the aim of achieving a positive experience for the visitor with a low socio-environmental impact.
Who is this course for?
Technicians whose functions are linked to planning and / or decision-making regarding the management of tourism activities in PA and surrounding areas.
Course arguments
Why choose this course?
This course responds to a real need of PA.
Some features of this course are:
Suitable for the Latin American context
Integrating innovative approaches
Easy-to-understand format
Course
Good Governance in Protected Areas
This course recognizes the relevance of governance in protected areas, which derives largely from people’s interest in access to natural resources and the limitations for its use.
Making decisions under a correct procedure, applying appropriate principles and values, is what we call good governance.
This course integrates both guidelines that have been formulated by IUCN and lessons learned in some protected areas in Latin American.
Who is this course for?
People managing of territories, who face the challenge of improving the governance on protected and conserved areas.
Course arguments
Why choose this course?
This course responds to a real need of PA.
Some features of this course are:
Suitable for the Latin American context
Integrating innovative approaches
Easy-to-understand format
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Adaptive Management of Protected Areas
This course focuses on strengthening the understanding of fundamental elements to implement Adaptive Management of PA.
Who is this course for?
Staff related to the management of protected and conserved areas especially those working in planning and direction.
Course arguments
Why choose this course?
This course responds to a real need of PA.
Some features of this course are:
Basic concepts on PA Management Cycle
Basic concepts on Adaptive Management
Tools for Adaptive Management
Adaptive management case study
Select the course according to your learning expectations.
Each of these courses has been designed to address aspects of great relevance for management effectiveness of protected areas.
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