Adventures in happy land |
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Authors: | Dave Wakelin |
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Institution: | Environmental interpreter , Tongariro Taupo Conservancy, Department of Conservation , Private Bag, Turangi, New Zealand Phone: +64 7 386 9240 Fax: +64 7 386 9240 E-mail: dwakelin@doc.govt.nz |
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Abstract: | Abstract Interpretation proved to be a key to the successful outcome of three overseas aid projects in Asia and the Pacific. In Vanuatu, interpretation games were used to interest and involve local villagers in writing a management plan to protected a recently protected Pacific Kauri (Agathis macrophylla.) forest. The rapid establishment of national parks in Indonesia required staff to be trained in a variety of disciplines including interpretation. Park interpretation manuals were also written. Small scale tourism ventures in Fiji, where locals are the interpreters, are part of a management plan to protect a private forest park forest from logging. |
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Keywords: | Environmental interpretation Eco‐tourism Fiji Indonesia Pacific Vanuatu |
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