CONSERVATION TOURISM
I have the privilege to serve as a Trustee to the Africa Conservation Science Centre. In addition, I provide the marketing, media services and specialized promotions required to introduce a very special group of well-to-do Americans to the partnership of Conservation Science and Conservation Tourism.
Creating sustainable science in remote destinations in Africa requires shifting the paradigm from seeking annual financial support to building a funding mechanism, which involves marrying conservation science with conservation tourism. We have created strategic relationships with South African National Parks, South African Airways, Shidzidzi Game Lodge and, Wilderness Safaris to create a one-of-a-kind marketing team.
This process begins with dedicated, hands-on donors that understand the difference between giving a gift and making a donation. The next step is to take these donors into Africa so they can
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see, feel and experience the impact of sustained financial support.
This is accomplished through conservation tourism. The donors are invited on conservation safaris with accommodations in top-of-the-line camps and lodges. Each day the donors visit the projects being supported through the Africa Conservation Science Centre to experience firsthand why their support matters.
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Some of the interesting partners in this Mission include:
- University of Namibia
- South African Airways
- South African National Parks
- Wilderness Safaris and Trust
- Shidzidzi Game Lodge
- Smithsonian Institution
To learn more about the tourism marketing and the significant role of the Partners in this one-of-a-kind program, please contact me: Steve@stevehines.com.
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