A presentation made at the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group's Strategy and Networking event at the World Parks Congress, in Sydney 2014.

1. IUCN WCPA TAPAS
Community Working Group
Dr. Sue Snyman
Wilderness Safaris
IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group

2. Objectives of the Working Group
• To connect all TAPAS members working in fields related to benefit-sharing/
community engagement/community development
• To promote individual research on benefit-sharing and the socio-economic
benefits and costs associated with tourism and protected
areas
• To promote collaborative research on benefit-sharing mechanisms and
best practice
• To develop guidelines on benefit-sharing and best practice when
engaging local communities in tourism and protected areas

3. Who should join?
• All those interested or working in fields related to benefit-sharing
from tourism and PAs
• All those interested in local community development and
engagement with communities living in or around conservation
areas
• Researchers and practitioners from all around the world from all
sectors, including academia, government, private sector, etc.

4. How do you join?
1) If not already a TAPAS member, join TAPAS by completing the online
application form
2) Send Sue Snyman (sues@wilderness.co.za) an email requesting to join the
Community Working Group, including the following in your email:
a) Your full name
b) Country where you are based
c) Current position
d) Experience related to benefit-sharing
and/or community development and
engagement
e) How you would like to contribute to
the Community Working Group
f) What you hope to get out of being
part of the Community Working
Group

5. Thank you for your time
Contact Sue Snyman (sues@wilderness.co.za) for any further information