Anna Spenceley Tourism And Development cc (STAND)

Dr Anna Spenceley is a tourism specialist based in South Africa. She is the founder STAND cc , and her affiliations include the following:

1. Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (see below)
2. Member of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication and the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
3. Senior Research Fellow at the School of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg.
4. Director of the INTASAVE Partnership Trust, a not-for-profit organisation working on tourism and climate change in Africa.
5. Editorial board of the Journal for Sustainable Tourism, the Journal of Educational Travel and also the journal of South African National Parks: Koedoe.

In addition, she was a founding director of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, and is an Expert Group member of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Tourism.

Anna is the co-editor of a Special Edition of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, on Tourism and Poverty Reduction (see below). She is also the editor of the book "Responsible Tourism: Critical issues for Conservation and Development" and also co-editor of "Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation".

STAND cc (Spenceley Tourism and Development) is a consultancy and research company providing a range of innovative solutions in sustainability globally. The company specializes in sustainable tourism, resource economics, business development and research. Led by Dr Anna Spenceley, STAND cc draws upon its pool of experienced associates to undertake programs in:

Anna is Chair of the Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, which is part of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). The TAPAS Group has six key objectives which are to:

1. Provide strategic advice to governments and others on the optimum approaches to sustainable tourism in protected and natural areas.
2. Strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of protected area managers and policy makers and others in relation to sustainable tourism.
3. Enhance the level of tourism contribution to the goals of protected areas and protected area systems.
4. Enhance the capacity of WCPA, including through co-operative ventures with networks and partners and, in particular IUCN members, and recognize their contributions.
5. Develop and disseminate knowledge on tourism and protected areas, including case studies and best practice syntheses.
6. Provide an interactive forum for individuals working on protected areas and tourism, which allows them to network, communicate, collaborate, and develop partnerships.

For more information on the TAPAS Group, or to get involved in some of its current programs, please review the links below or contact Anna directly.

Links:
- Website
- Membership application
- Facebook page
- Wiki

The papers in this special issue advance our understanding of the changes and potential ways forward in the area of Tourism and Poverty Reduction. The papers included in the edition are as follows: