Eco-Index: Best Lessons Learned

Best Lessons Learned

May 2008

Managing Visitor Impact in the Diving Areas of San Andrés Island, Colombia

Researchers at Colombia’s Pereira Technological University share their experiences in monitoring the relationship between impacts from recreational diving and the conservation status of coral reefs on San Andres Island.

Categories: Coral reefs, Monitoring and evaluation, Ecotourism, Habitat conservation and management.

Project active in Colombia.

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		Agriculture and farming			Agroforestry
		Arthropods			Birds
		Botany			Buffer zone management
		Capacity building			Certification and sustainable production
		Coastal resources			Community-based conservation (ICDPs)
		Coral reefs			Corridors
		Ecotourism			Environmental education
		Environmental services payments			Fire prevention
		Fish, fishing and fisheries			Forest resources (non-timber)
		Forestry			Grants or fellowships
		Habitat conservation and management			Legal issues
		Mammals			Migratory species
		Parks and protected areas			Reserves, private
		Rivers and streams			Waste management
		Water conservation			Watersheds
		Web sites			Wetlands
		Wildlife research