Bio-diversity

The acci n of the project field, covers the Florida community, in the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco, in the Velasco province of the Department of Santa Cruz. The model of traditional ecotourism, so far deployed in the area, has failed to provide direct and significant benefits econ micos local communities. The more visitors to tend to gate on accommodations managed by the administrators of the Park and the greater part of what is collected is intended to pay for the services of gu as billing is, transportation and you tourism agencies not based in the regi n. as a result s as a small or a percentage of the revenues generated by ecotourism really reach the local inhabitants through temporary contracts as employees in construction works n, cuisine and lodging. Many residents are still bitter by the presence of the Park to see its creation as an impediment to its long-term development. The opposition n the Park has been partly offset by development initiatives that have been implemented in the area, but the majority of elas have focused on activities of producci n agr tail or pr practices of sustainable forest management. In this context, the general objective of the project is to implement and develop a model of sustainable ecotourism with participation community n seeking to improve their standard of living in harmony with e management and recordkeeping n of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado; Adem s, is intended to ensure that the communities adjacent to the Park, mainly residents of Florida, acknowledged that the prsencia of the Park has improved their quality of life and therefore have to keep it.

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