Some examples from around the world:
Aventure Écotourisme Québec is an association
of stakeholders in the Canadian province of Quebec. Their
mission is to “protect, represent and promote the interests
of Québec’s professional adventure tourism and ecotourism
producers in order to develop a tourism appeal of high quality
in the sectors of adventure tourism and ecotourism”.29 It
receives public and private funding.
The Brazilian Adventure and Ecotourism
Association (ABETA)30 certifies its members and
represents the interests of the adventure and ecotourism
sectors in Brazil. ABETA works to use adventure tourism
as a tool for sustainable community and destination development.
It receives public and private funding.
Tour and Safari Association (TASA)31 is a private
sector body that acts on behalf of its members to encourage
development and ensure standards and reliability in the
Namibian tourism sector. TASA is funded by membership
dues from private sector members.
The Mexican Association for Adventure Travel
and Ecotourism (AMTAVE) was created in
1994 to help represent, strengthen and consolidate operators,
guides, consultants and other service providers within
this sector in Mexico. AMTAVE is funded through membership
dues from private sector members and occasionally
receives government support for specific projects.