Two exciting upcoming projects have been confirmed. In Rwanda I will conduct a case study for my research in Nyungwe National Park. This study will take about four weeks and will begin in July. In Uganda I have been appointed technical advisor to conduct a feasibility study and provide technical specifications for the development of canopy walkways and/or ziplines in the Uganda national parks. This commitment will take place in June. Read the whole article »
For one week now I have been in Malaysia where I am going to conduct a study on the effects of canopy tourism. This study is conducted in cooperation with Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) of Universiti Putra Malaya and Forest research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). At this stage the study has the working title Canopy Tourism in tropical forests - an actor-oriented analysis within a political ecology framework . I will be in Malaysia for another six weeks to conduct research. Here you can find a project description… Read the whole article »
In September 2007 I did an expertise for Biosphärenhaus Pfälzerwald. It was the aim of the project to enhance the quality of their walkway regarding environmental education as well as looking at possibilities to extend the infrastructure of the facility.
Concerning environmental education, the visitors should… Read the whole article »
In July and August 2006 I conducted a preliminary study on the potential of canopy tourism to improve the situation of local livelihoods for the Global Canopy Programme (GCP).
Malaysia can be… Read the whole article »
The Biosphärenhaus Pfälzerwald offers Germany’s first treetop experience, a 270m walkway in a hight of up to 35m. The walkway is a special attraction to the visitors of the Biospere Reserve Pfälzerwald. The offer… Read the whole article »
In a field trip from May to June 2005 I conducted an evaluation of canopy tourism in Costa Rica which was my final university thesis. This thesis was written with the support of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) which considered it a pilot study for an evaluation of the global value of canopy tourism. It was… Read the whole article »
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