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Integrating Nature Conservation and Tourism in Galapagos
• Introduction of the Galapagos Island
• Tourism Development • Tourism Model in the
Islands – a new vision• Tourism Management
System• Sustainable Financing
Voyage to Galapagos
Galapagos National Park
Galapagos Marine Reserve
Galapagos Marine Reserve
InsularArea
Area Extension Km2
%
Galapagos Marine Reserve
138,000.00 94.21
Galapagos National Park
7,732.58 5.60
Populated areaUrban and rural
262.80 0.19
234 emerged terrestrial units
94.21%
5.60%
0.19%
GMR GNP Pop Area
Galapagos
Islands
Fishing
Tourism
Migration
Invasive Species
The Galapagos Special Regime Law 2015
• Financing Protected Areas: entrance fee, annual
permits, other financing mechanisms
• Migration
– Residents born in Galapagos can work and buy
properties,
– Ecuadorian citizen or foreigners need permits to
work no more than 5 years.
• Productive activities: preference to local people
• Biosecurity: established protocols to transport
goods and materials from the continent
Protected Areas
Populated Areas
ECUADORConstitution
Chapter 2Rights of the good
way of living
Good way of livingNational
Plan
GalapagosManagement
Plan
Sustainable Development and Land Use
Plan
The Galapagos Special Regime Law
2015
Tourism Development
TOURISM MODELS
LIVE ABOARD
CRUISE TOURISM
LAND BASED
TOURISM
LIVE ABOARD CRUISE TOURISM
Around 80 Tour Operators1600 beds per week
LAND BASED TOURISMFishing Tours
Day Tours
Dive Tours
Estimated 500 Hotels=7000 beds /week
"Galapagos, a World Heritage Site, is the most important ecotourism
destination worldwide, thanks to a model of sustainable tourism
development, which guarantees the preservation of the environment,
the full satisfaction of the visitor and the Good Living of the community"
Governance
Destination reengineering
Market Positioning
Tourism Observatory
VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Citizen Science
(Naturalist Guides Reports)
Invasive species conflicts
between activities, garbage,
species of interest, illegal
activities, etc.
http://741176402928187055.wee
bly.com/reporteguias.html
How many divers?
Divers profile?
Satisfaction ?
Why Galapagos?
Nature sightings?
Condition of sites
Monitoring Marine Tourism
http://741176402928187055.weebly.com/divestat.html
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Sources of income
Entry fees Governement funds Self funding Other
Tourism revenues for Galapagos
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Eddy Silva
Oceans and Coasts Program
WWF – Ecuador
Email: [email protected]
