International Project of ornithological tourism in..
International Project of ornithological tourism in protected areas in the Mediterranean Basin.
Ornithological tourism or birdwatching, as a form of nature tourism, is growing in recent years. This activity is directly linked to rural areas with high natural values, so it is essential to sustainable development activity to ensure their future survival. Moreover, this activity due to their characteristics and requirements requires specific knowledge and practices that professionals should know, because customers demand it. The Mediterranean countries are recipients of this type of tourism, so it is essential to ensure the development of the business without compromising the conservation of the resource itself. This project also marks common standards that ultimately benefit the whole of professionals improve their quality and competitiveness.SEO/BirdLife, SPEA, BirdLife International, HOS and BirdLife Cyprus, has joined into an international project that aimed to transfer training products of improving the Education in the professional sector of Ornithological Tourism in Biosphere Reserves and other protected areas, and countries around the Mediterranean basin.The project provided training modules, aimed at different sectors operating in bird tourism. In addition to the dissemination and promotion of the project, which is a fundamental part of it, an i-phone application (that collects ornithological information, good practices and some of the information included in the training modules) has been created.The consortium had a relationship between partners much stronger than the generated by the project itself, which together with the common interest in sustainable rural development, and this ensures the future continuity of their results. Interest is expected to increase in the medium and long term, among the target sectors and also at geographical level.
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