ALAN ROBINSON Work Interest

HITCHING A RIDE, RESERVA AVAROA, BOLIVIA

Available for short term consulting or volunteer projects in park planning, ecotourism, community-based tourism and marine park development

I am primarily interested in short term assignments dealing with

• Review and improvement of on-going development projects in park management and visitor services
• Production of park management and zoning plans emphasizing public involvement
• Conceptual planning and design of community-based ecotourism activities
• Community-based ecolodge location and conceptual design
• Introduction and improvement of sustainable tourism principles and activities 
• Assisting local conservation NGOs in community or protected area projects
• Improving relations between private or public tourism institutions and public agencies managing protected areas
• Advising small tourism operators on ecotourism itineraries for western markets
• Advising indigenous communities on ecotourism options 
• Development of guided and unguided nature trails in protected areas
• Being resource person in study tour design and implementation for park planning and tourism
• Rapid development of simple, low-cost protected area and tourism project proposals
• Island and marine parks: their planning, resource management and tourism