English - Global Environment Facility

GEF-4 Tracking Tool for Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic
Objective One:
Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Area
Issue Criteria Score: Tick only one box
per question
Outputs
28. Commercial
tourism operators
Do commercial tour
operators contribute to
protected area
management?
Process
29. Fees
If fees (i.e. entry fees or
fines) are applied, do
Visitor facilities and services are excellent for current levels of visitation
There is little or no contact between managers and tourism operators using the
protected area
There is contact between managers and tourism operators but this is largely
confined to administrative or regulatory matters
There is limited co-operation between managers and tourism operators to
enhance visitor experiences and maintain protected area values
There is good co-operation between managers and tourism operators to
enhance visitor experiences, and maintain protected area values
Although fees are theoretically applied, they are not collected
Fees are collected, but make no contribution to the protected area or its
environs
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Comment/Explanation Next steps
3 number of visits. Potentially,
Rancho Frío could be an
important point to develop a
zone of public use, by the
present natural attractions and
by the relative proximity with
The Real community of Santa
Maria (13 Km.).
It is important to indicate that in
the central part of the park,
there is a place called Santa
Cruz of Cana, which is awarded
to ANCON Expeditions of
Panama, for the use ecotourism.
In this operation, the personnel
of the park do not have control
for the tourist’s number
verification; the activities carry
out by the visitors and the
collection of the rights of
income.
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0 In 2008, a new rate of collection,
by use, is established and the
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services offer by the protected
areas of the National System of