Tourism

Ongoing Projects

Implemented Projects

Publications

According to the thematic approach, Tourism has the following subtopics::

Systematize tourism information in the Amazon, by assessing the feasibility of creating a regional observatory.
Creating integrated regional tourism circuits, specifically three integrated circuits as a pilot example of sustainable tourism in the Amazon Region.
Developing environmentally sustainable community-based tourism, geared to maximizing the benefits for the local communities.
Strengthen the image of the Amazon as a Geodestination for sustainable tourism
Discuss the feasibility of creating funding mechanisms to implement the regional tourism agenda.

In the process of regional cooperation, the main challenges faced in the consolidation of this theme are associated with long-term financing and to the still insufficient interconnectivity infrastructure among Member Countries and its sustainability. According to the first issue, the ACTO Members Countries are developing a long-term financing strategy where the importance of funding from public budgets has been identified. These public funds can be supplemented by funding from the international cooperation requiring joint efforts for its implementation. Regarding the second item, the consolidation of local tourism products is a key issue, but it is associated with other variables that are outside of ACTO´s scope.

The products obtained in the implementation of the Strategic Agenda for Amazon Cooperation are:

Draft Technical guidelines to implement the ACTO Tourism Observatory.
Glossary of terms and touristic terms and concepts.
Compilation of national experiences in sustainable community-based tourism in ACTO countries protected areas.
Guidelines for strengthening the tourism image of the Amazon.
Preliminary proposal for three tourist circuits for the Amazon: Waters Tourism Circuit, Amazon-Caribbean Tourist Circuit and Andes-Amazon Tourist Circuit.

Ongoing Projects

Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact

Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...

Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources

Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...

Bioamazon Project

Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...

Implemented Projects

Project Institutional strengthening of ACTO Member Countries in ecologically responsible forest management and conservation of biodiversity in the managed forests of the Amazon (ITTO/CBD/ACTO)

Project “Institutional Strengthening of the Member Countries of ACTO in forest management environmentally responsible and conservation of biodiversity in managed forests of the Amazon (ITTO / CBD / ACTO)More informationsPublicationsDocumentsThis project seeks to...

Monitoring Project of Forest Cover in the Amazon Region Monitoring of Deforestation, Forest Use and Changes in Land Use in the Pan Amazon Forest

Project Monitoring Forest Cover in the Amazon Region/ Monitoring Deforestation, Forest Use and Changes in Land Use in the Pan-Amazon ForestMore InformationsvideoDocuments The "Project Monitoring of Forest Cover in the Amazon Region”/“ Monitoring of Deforestation,...

ACTO/UNEP/GEF Project- Integrated and sustainable management of transboundary water resources of the Amazon river basin considering variability and climate change

ACTO/UNEP/GEF Project- Integrated and sustainable management of transboundary water resources of the Amazon river basin considering variability and climate changeMore Informations videos Documents ACTO / UNEP / GEF Project - Integrated and sustainable management of...