Title: Bridging organisations for sustainable development and conservation: a Paraguayan case

Authors: Tazim Jamal, Urs Kreuter, Alberto Yanosky

Addresses: Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, TAMU 2261, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2261, USA. ' Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, TAMU 2138, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 88843-2138, USA. ' Guyra Paraguay, Cnel. Rafael Franco 381, Asuncion, Paraguay

Abstract: This paper addresses the role of emergent organisations like Fundacion Moises Bertoni (FMB) in biosphere reserve conservation. FMB is a Paraguayan NGO that manages the Mbaracayu Forest Nature Reserve (MR), the largest remnant of the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest in Paraguay. The area is inhabited by indigenous Ache and Guarani people. Working with Texas A&M University and aided by the World Wildlife Fund in Paraguay, FMB hosted a workshop in the MR to facilitate South-South technology transfer and capacity building. In this role, FMB fits the characteristics of an altruistic bridging organisation (Westley and Vredenburg, 1991).

Keywords: sustainable development; south-south collaboration; Paraguay; bridging organisations; biosphere reserve conservation; sustainability; NGOs; nature reserves; forest management; technology transfer; capacity building.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTP.2007.015522

International Journal of Tourism Policy, 2007 Vol.1 No.2, pp.93 - 110

Published online: 24 Oct 2007 *

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