Volume 54
The TCI Experience: Pros and Cons of Developing Eco-tourism Related Activities
Authors
Pardee Woodring, M. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2001
Pages: 361-371
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fourth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands
Country: Turks and Caicos Islands
Abstract
Trail systems and programs have been developed in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TC!) to augment and entice eco-tourism related activities. The Little Water Cay Rock Iguana Trail Program was the first such endeavor, developed in 1996 to aid in the protection of the endangered TCI rock iguana, Cyclura carinata. Two underwater snorkel trails (Smith's Reef and Bight Reet) were developed in 1997 in an effort to help protect nearshore reefs and in 1998, the Middle Caicos Eco-tourism Projectwasinitiated with the development of the historical CrossingPlace Trail. An experiential review of the mechanisms for the development, design, funding and implementation of these programs are discussed, as well as the pros and cons experienced while undertaking each of these endeavors.