Research projects
Research projects for SECA between 1997 and 2001
Employer/client: SECA eco-development company, Montpellier
Position: Director of the Department of Sustainable Tourism and Local Development
27 missions in the following zones/countries:
Europe, Central Africa, France, Italy, Gabon, Dominique (Caribbean), Brazil, French Guiana, Guadeloupe (French Antilles), Chile, Senegal, Mauritania, Estonia, Reunion Island, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Bolivia, Morocco
For the following contracts:
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- World Tourism Organization (WTO)
- French Fund for the Global Environment (FFEM)
- European Union (EU), DG Development, FED
- European Union (EU), DG XI, LIFE Environment
- Association for the Development of a Regional Natural Park in Narbonne (France)
- Monti Sibillini National Park (Italy), EUROPARC
- French Mission for Cooperation and Cultural Action (MCAC)
- ECOTRANS, European Union, DG Environment
- Cévennes National Park
- French Ministry of Land Development and the Environment, Service of International Affairs (MATE/SAI)
- French National Forest Agency (ONF), Midi-Pyrénées Regional Department of Forests (DRONF)
- Association for the Planning of a Regional Natural Park in Narbonne (France)
- French Mission for Cooperation and Cultural Action (MCAC), French Embassy, FIC
- Guadeloupe National Park
- Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA), Chile Ministry of Agriculture
- French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), EU DGXI, Fondation Danone Evian
- EU PHARE, Kienbaum Consultants International GmbH
- Réunion General Council
- French Ministry of the Environment, Service of International Affairs (SAI)
- Cebenna environmental organization, Hérault General Council, EU LEADER II programme
- FFEM and MCAC Mauritania
- French Ministry of Land Development and the Environment (MATE), French Guiana Environmental Directorate, Mission for the Creation of a Park
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), b<>com Institute of Research and Technology
- Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC), French Development Fund, Morocco Ministry of Tourism
Details
Date / place: 2001 / International
Employer/client: SECA, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Description: Methodological support for the organization of the International Year of Ecotourism. Development of the UNEP agenda, creation of a manual aimed at funding bodies, government agencies, institutions, NGOs and a methodological guide for organizing regional events
Date / place: 2000–2001 / Europe
Employer/client: SECA, World Tourism Organization (WTO)
Description: Marketing study of ecotourism for France. Survey of visitors, tour operators and destinations at the World Tourism Trade Fair for France as an inbound and outbound market. Co-drafted the publication ‘Market study on ecotourism in Europe’ with consultants in Germany, Spain and Britain for distribution by the WTO.
Date / place: 1999–2001 / International
Employer/client: SECA, French Fund for the Global Environment (FFEM)
Description: Evaluated the ecotourism aspect of FFEM projects in terms of biodiversity, defined eligibility criteria, a decision-making guide and guidelines. Comparison with projects funded by the GEF/World Bank/EU/FED and the bilateral cooperation in Europe and the United States.
Date / place: 2000–2001 / Central Africa
Employer/client: SECA, European Union, DG Development, FED
Description: Assisted with the ecotourism aspect of the ECOFAC programme (Forest Ecosystems of Central Africa). Financial programming of the ecotourism aspect of phase 3 of the FFEM. Drafted contractual documents and a proposal for the regulation of tourism in protected areas in the six ECOFAC countries. Co-led the CTS of 2001.
Date / place: 1999–2000 / Europe
Employer/client: SECA – European Union, DG XI, LIFE Environment
Description: Defined guidelines for sustainable tourism in the protected areas of the NATURA 2000 network. Organized a European seminar of 150 participants, with 47 speakers and 12 workshops. Drafted a publication translated in 14 languages collecting 20 descriptions of best practices in sustainable tourism. Conducted a comparative analysis of sustainable tourism charters and specific recommendations for Natura 2000 sites
Date / place: 2000 / France
Employer/client: SECA, Association for the Development of a Regional Natural Park in Narbonne
Description: Validated and launched a Charter for Sustainable Tourism for the ESCAPADE organization. Translated the action programme. Organized a study trip in the Garrotxa Regional Natural Park in Spain.
Date / place: 2000 / Italy
Employer/client: SECA, Monti Sibillini National Park, EUROPARC
Description: Assisted in the organization of the conference ‘Young people, jobs and national parks’. Selection of projects and good practices in France. Coordinated and mediated the ‘Interpretation and tourism’ panel and sat on the jury to select the award.
Date / place: 2000 / Gabon
Employer/client: SECA, EU FED, European Union
Description: Feasibility study to create value for the protected areas of Gabon. Contributed to defining the ecotourism aspect of the programme. Led a workshop at Libreville to support the Gabon government to develop a national tourism strategy.
Date / place: 2000 / Dominique (Caribbean)
Employer/client: SECA, French Mission for Cooperation and Cultural Action (MCAC)
Description: Development, testing and marketing of joint offers between Guadeloupe and Dominique to illustrate the label ‘Sisserou Seal of Eco-excellence’, in partnership with two tour operators, French and Swedish.
Date / place: 2000 / Europe
Employer/client: SECA, ECOTRANS, European Union, DG Environment
Description: Identification and description of 13 sustainable tourism projects in France with the aim of creating a database and selecting the 100 best practices in Europe and making them available on the ECOTIP website.
Date / place: 2000 / France
Employer/client: SECA, Cévennes National Park
Description: Development and testing of ecotourism offers for the Cévennes National Park with a group including representatives from park lodges (Gîtes Panda), naturalist guides and inbound tourism providers.
Date / place: 1999 / Brazil, French Guiana
Employer/client: SECA, French Ministry of Land Development and the Environment, Service of International Affairs (MATE/SAI)
Description: Programme of cooperation between French Guiana and the state of Amapa for biodiversity conservation. Identified and described centres, projects and pilot offers for ecotourism, created a steering group, held training and awareness-raising sessions for local governments, developed an outline for a common strategy, assisted in preparing a French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) fund.
Date / place: 1999 / France
Employer/client: SECA, French National Forest Agency (ONF), Midi-Pyrénées Regional Department of Forests (DRONF)
Description: Defined a national ecotourism strategy for the ONF. Analysis of sustainable tourism initiatives of national forest agencies in France, Europe and the United States. Proposals to create a network of forested areas in the region of Midi-Pyrénées. Expertise and recommendations for the forested Causse Noir plateau in the Aveyron.
Date / place: 1999 / Dominique (Caribbean)
Employer/client: SECA, French Mission for Cooperation and Cultural Action (MCAC), French Embassy, FIC
Description: Financial programming to implement an initiative for cooperation in eco-certification and the development of joint offers between Guadeloupe and Dominique.
ate / place: 1999 / Guadeloupe (French Antilles)
Employer/client: SECA, Guadeloupe National Park
Description: Designed a guide/manual aimed at candidates wishing to become eco-certified with the Guadeloupe National Park.
Date / place: 1999 / France (Languedoc-Roussillon)
Employer/client: SECA, Association for the Development of a Regional Natural Park in Narbonne
Description: Definition of an organizational strategy and a sustainable tourism charter for the professional organization ESCAPADES in the framework of developing a Regional National Park in Narbonne.
Date / place: 1999 / Chile
Employer/client: SECA, Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA), Chile Ministry of Agriculture
Position: Ecotourism expert
Description: Expertise for agrotourism projects, gave a presentation at the agrotourism seminar on the topic of eco-agrotourism, provided technical support for the FIA.
Date / place: 1999 / Senegal, Mauritania
Employer/client: SECA, French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) / EU DGXI / Fondation Danone Evian
Description: Facilitated an ecotourism and local population seminar for the East Atlantic RAMSAR network, organized by the French Coastal Conservatory, the French Bird Protection League and Eurosite.
Date / place: 1998 / Estonia
Employer/client: SECA, EU PHARE, Kienbaum Consultants International GmbH
Description: Environmental impact study of the Väike-Maarja Tourism, Recreation and Training Area Development project, as part of the EU PHARE cross-border cooperation programme.
Date / place: 1998 / Réunion Island
Employer/client: SECA, Réunion General Council
Description: Strategy, development, implementation and training of an eco-brigade on Réunion Island.
Date / place: 1998 / Guyana, Suriname, Brazil
Employer/client: SECA, French Ministry of the Environment, Service of International Affairs
Description: Phase 3 of an exploratory mission of the cooperation possibilities between the six countries that make up the Guiana Shield on the topic of conservation and ecotourism.
Date / place: 1997–1998 / France (Haut Languedoc)
Employer/client: SECA, Cebenna environmental organization, Hérault General Council, EU LEADER II programme
Description: Defined a development strategy for scientific ecotourism in the Haut Languedoc Regional National Park, developed offers, created an ecoguide, trained tourism providers.
Date / place: 1998 / Mauritania
Employer/client: SECA, French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), Mauritania Mission for Cooperation and Cultural Action
Description: Blueprint for ecotourism in the Banc d’Arguin National Park.
Date / place: 1997 / French Guiana, Venezuela
Employer/client: SECA, French Ministry of Land Development and the Environment (MATE), French Guiana Environmental Directorate, Mission for the Creation of a Park
Description: Mission to turn the Guiana forest into a reserve. Preparation and supervision of a study trip to Venezuela of a mixed delegation from Guiana made up of elected officials and representatives of Indigenous communities to raise awareness about the operation of a national park that meets conservation and sustainable development objectives.
Date / place: 1997–2000 / Guadeloupe, Dominique
Employer/client: SECA, Guadeloupe National Park
Description: Evaluated the Racoon Charter. Designed the Guadeloupe National Park eco-branding and drafted the criteria. Assisted in organizing the Guadeloupe Ecotourism Promotion network and the Racoon lodges. Design, testing and presentation of ecotourism offers.
Date / place: 1997 / Bolivia
Employer/client: SECA, Inter-American Development Bank, Institute of Research and Development
Description: Strategic analysis and ecotourism programme in the framework of defining an integrated management and development plan for the densely forested Torotoro National Park (for BCEOM/CONICOM).
Date / place: 1996–1997 / Morocco
Employer/client: SECA, Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC), French Development Fund, Morocco Ministry of Tourism
Description: Strategic analysis and development plan for rural tourism in the Rif in northern Morocco.