The Habitat Foundation Sustainable Tourism Grants have been created to strengthen the links between ecotourism and conservation. It is no surprise, therefore, that two of these grants are investing in capacity building for local communities.
The grants are facilitating training by academics and science-based NGOs to equip local people to be stewards and guides to natural attractions. This will also enable individuals and community organizations to play an effective role in conservation by safeguarding fragile sites and vulnerable ecosystems, and ensure that they are able to participate more effectively in state tourism development initiatives.
