November 11, 2010 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
World Travel Market – London, UK / North Gallery Room 8
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n the occasion of the International Year of Biodiversity and during this year’s World Travel Market, IUCN would like to invite you to join a discussion on “Nature conservation and tourism: how to make it work” taking place on the 11th of November from 11:00 to 12:00 in North Gallery Room 8.
The purpose of this session is to bring together representatives from hotels, tour operators and developers to debate what has been achieved, what is at stake and what could be realistic solutions for tourism and conservation. The session will be chaired by Dr Anna Spenceley, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group. The discussion will be preceded by presentations from four panelists from the tourism industry.
For more information on our panelists and what will be discussed please visit: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/business/bbp_our_work/tourism/other_activities/wtm_2010/.
