Summary of main project outcomes achieved:
Participatory development of two tourism management plans in cooperation with the Local Working Groups (LWG)for the destinations Koh Kho Khao and Tai Muang/Lam Kaen and approval of these plans by the local population
Development of ten biodiversity-related tourism products, including launching of national and international marketing
Planning support for two locally-managed destination management organisations (DMOs)
Enhancement of level of knowledge and acceptance regarding sustainable tourism development among the target groups
Awareness raising among provincial and local governmental bodies for the importance of biological diversity as natural asset for tourism
Linking of the project with other project activities of, inter alia, GTZ, Tour Operators Initiative (TOI) and WWF
Launch of a project aiming at the improvement of energy efficiency in hotels on the island of Kho Khao, financed by the international climate initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment