Alan Robinson is
a consultant and adviser in protected areas and sustainable tourism,
specializing in national park planning, visitor infrastructure and activities,
ecolodge location and design, and community-based tourism. He has worked in
North and South America, Russia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and the
Pacific. He is particularly interested in marine conservation, island parks and
related tourism. Alan is a biologist, environmental specialist and park planner
retired from the US National Park Service, former Peace Corps Volunteer and
staff member, and currently Board Member of a non-profit nature association
partnering with US Forest Service and BLM. He lives with his wife Karen in the
mountains of central Colorado, USA.