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Developing Recommendations and an Action Plan to Integrate Biodiversity Conservation into Tourism Policy in Belize and Guatemala

Grantee Name: Counterpart International

Hotspot
Mesoamerica
Location
Belize, Guatemala
Amount
$136,212
Dates
Jan 2008 – Feb 2010
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Policy/law, Tourism

Strengthen tourism policy in Belize and Guatemala in order to foster biodiversity conservation. Conduct a review and analysis of current tourism policy, hold stakeholder workshops in key sites and capital cities, and develop an action plan aimed at strengthening tourism policy in the two countries and regionally.

Strategic Direction :

1 Foster civil society participation in regional decisionmaking on select policies and investments to promote the conservation and sustainable development of the Selva Maya and the Selva Zoque and Chiapas/Guatemala Highlan

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