Tropical Nature Consulting Services

Tropical Nature consulting clients have included industry leaders:
Flora and Fauna International
Inter-American Development Bank
International Expeditions
Rainforest Aerial Trams
Twin Trading


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With more practical experience than any anyone else, Tropical Nature understands how to plan, build, and manage ecotourism ventures. Our own projects have the additional overhead of paying for the conservation of large expanses of pristine forest (up to 82 square miles!) and of sharing half the profit with local stakeholders - and yet are among the more financially successful in the business.

Tropical Nature wants to see ecotourism succeed as an alternative to other unsustainable economic development methods, and so Tropical Nature has opened itself to partnering with select organizations to share our expertise as consultants. Our involvement ranges from simple assessments to full assessment-design-implementation packages. Please contact Tropical Nature for more information.

Assessment options

Site analysis for ecotourism potential
 • single site evaluation
• wildlife attraction assessment
• multi-site/countrywide assessment

Tourism initiative analysis
• existing lodge efficiency assessment
• transport and supplier network assessment
• equity management and partner assessment
• local guide assessment and training
• passenger itinerary and circuit assessment
• sales strategy assessment and integration
• target market feasibility assessment
• cost and financial feasibility assessment
• efficiency assessment

Stakeholder analysis
• stakehoder/partner identification
• stakeholder expectation assessment and integration
• equity/payment assessment and planning

  

Implementation Options

Wildlife management
• design of wildlife viewing protocols
• design of tourism-appropriate blind structures
• oversight of wildlife management

Staff management
• guides training
• hospitality training
• sales staff training
• new technology implementation

Site management
• lodge management
• day visit management
• staff oversight
• guides oversight

Lodge development
• infrastructure design
• infrastructure construction


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