Sustainable Tourism in the Protected Areas of Ajara. 2015

Sustainable Tourism in the Protected Areas of Ajara. 2015

December 15, 2015

The Ajara Sustainable Tourism Strategy and Action Plan provides guidelines for the development of sustainable tourism in Mtirala National Park, Kintrishi Protected Areas and Machakhela National Park while taking into account the need of conservation of the protected areas as well as financial sustainability of the parks and economic opportunities for the local communities. For the purposes of effective coordination and management, the Strategy considers the three areas with their differences and uniqueness as a single system.  

The strategy was developed by the consulting company HIDRIA Ciencia, ambiente y desarrollo S.L. with support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia.