The Biosphere Reserve of Fuerteventura hosts Tourism Development course organized from UNWTO

Registration for the 'tCampus' remain open for tourism professionals and international cooperation through late May

The Biosphere Reserve of Fuerteventura, which is still in its infancy, has begun to realize its integration into the World Tourism Organisation (an agency of the United Nations) with the course on the Island 'Development and Tourism: Transfer Knowledge for International Cooperation ', within the T-Campus Summer School.

This course will be held from 4 to 17 July between Madrid and Fuerteventura, the theory and then how to turn it into practice in Fuerteventura through the organization of activities related to the Parque Natural of Jandia, Reintroduction Project The loggerhead turtle or whale watching. The remaining tCampus programs are developed in parallel in other areas as the Amazon, Portugal or the UK.

All these courses and practices tCampus are aimed at professionals and future professionals in both the public and in private enterprise and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Specifically, 'Development and Tourism' has a total of 25 seats available, especially targeting people to develop their work around tourism and cooperation.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura is assisting through the Ministry of Environment and Biosphere Reserve. Natalia Evora insular area counselor, said, "is great news that the Biosphere Reserve begins to integrate into United Nations activities. In this case, through a course oriented from the perspective of tourism and the environment , ie that could not be more consistent with the motivations of our reserve. "

The course 'Tourism and Development: Knowledge Transfer for International Cooperation' is born from the idea of economic synergies through tourism as a tool of international cooperation. To do this, to be exploited biodiversity as a tourist resource, providing the necessary training to professionals and volunteers.

The courses are specifically aimed at tCampus Tourism area that approached from perspectives such as development, governance and science and innovation. The objective of this program is excellence in the training of tourism professionals and the creation of knowledge networks of professionals and researchers in tourism. The courses are all theory and practice, and developed in Spain, Portugal, England and Peru.

Information and Registration

tCampus Madrid (Spain) - : + 34 91 4466533

Email: tcampus@tcampus.org

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