Sylvie Blangy
Expert in Ecotourism

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Comme le dit un berger nomade du Kenya, « Un Maassaï sans sa culture, c’est comme un zèbre sans ses raies. » Pour de nombreux peuples indigènes à travers le monde, le tourisme constitue aujourd’hui la dernière chance pour continuer à vivre sur leurs terres et dans le respect de leurs cultures. Un tourisme solidaire, équitable qu’ils conçoivent et gèrent en étroite concertation avec les acteurs de l’environnement et du développement durable, des chercheurs et des voyagistes pionniers. Ce guide recense cent quatre-vingts formules, totalement inédites, de séjours chez les Sami de Laponie, les Bushmen du Botswana, les Maasaï du Kenya, les Indiens Navajo d’Arizona, les Inuit du Nunavut, les Mayas de Belize, les Kazakhs de Mongolie, les Aborigènes du plateau des Kimberley, les Papous… Tous les séjours ont été testés par l’auteur ou ses collaborateurs qui les certifient tant sur le plan de l’authenticité, que de la sécurité des voyageurs.
 

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Sylvie Blangy is a consultant in ecotourism and sustainable tourism based in the South of France, with 11 years experience in this field. She has worked extensively throughout the world and mainly in Latin America, Africa and Europe (Eastern Europe included) for various contractors, particularly for the European Union, the French Ministry of Environment and the French Co-operation Agency. For 4 years, she was the director of the tourism department of a French consulting company specialised in environment, protected areas and conservation of biodiversity, SECA, Société d’Eco-Amènagement. She worked previously for the French Ministry of Agriculture on the development of an experimental rural tourism programme in France.

She has covered a whole range of expertise ranging from ecocertification, product development, market studies, national policies, park master plan, regional strategies, environmental impact assessment, code of ethics, environmental guidelines, project evaluation for donors…etc. She has published several articles in French and English speaking magazines and scientific journals.

She has worked for UNEP and WTO. With UNEP, she was involved in the preparation of the International Year of Ecotourism and the World Ecotourism Summit in Quebec. She wrote the UNEP manual for IYE. She completed the WTO ecotourism market study in France. Sylvie has also developed for 2002 the manual on ecotourism initiatives and good practice in France for the French Ministry of Tourism.

Sylvie sits on the Advisory Board of The Ecotourism Society and is an active member of TIES in Europe. She is involved in the co-management group of IUCN. Sylvie is completing a thesis on “Ecotourism, indigenous communities, land management and conservation of biodiversity” and writing a book on ecotourism in French.

 


CURRICULUM VITAE

1.    Surname:     

   BLANGY
2.    First name:    Sylvie
3.    Address (permanent):   152, Impasse des Deux Ruisseaux
34090, Montpellier – France
Tel: 33 (0)4 99 61 17 93
E-mail:
4.    Date and place of birth: 23 April 1955, Corbeil - France
5.    Nationality:   French
6.    Family situation:   Married, 1 child
7.    Education:  

Institution

University of Montpellier III – Paul Valéry- France.

Date :

2000-2003

Qualification

P.H.D. in Geography and Environment

 

Institution

University of Montpellier I – Sciences Economiques- France.

Date :

1982

Qualification

DESS Postgraduate studies in Agricultural Economics
 

Institution

University of Montpellier I - France.

Date :

1979

Qualification

Masters in Rural Economics

8.    Language skills:

Language

Reading

Speaking

Writing

French

Mother tongue

English

5

5

5

Spanish

4

4

3

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9.    Membership of professional societies / Further qualifications

  • Member of the board of directors of “The International Ecotourism Society” (TIES) (USA). and the advisory committee for 5 years. French representative of TIES in France.
  • Member of ECOTRANS, a European network of experts in sustainable tourism.
  • Member and expert of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), - - member of two working groups: CMWG, Co-Management and tourism.
  • BA in Biological Sciences - Florida State University - Biological Department, USA (1992) – Audited studies.
  • MA in Travel & Tourism Management - New School for Social Research, New York, USA (1991) audited studies
  • State diploma – Certified Mountain Expedition Guide, AMM, France (1985)
  • Qualification in development Economics, Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen (IAM), Montpellier, France (1977)

10.   Current position:

Free lance consultant in ecotourism, sustainable tourism, rural tourism

11.   Main areas of expertise:

  • Assessment of environmental and tourism policy impacts,
  • Eco-certification, labelling, criteria, charter of ethics, code of conduct,
  • Ecotourism, rural tourism and sustainable tourism,
  • Support for setting up groups of professionals in rural areas and ecotourism associations,
  • Development of strategies, ecotourism programmes for protected areas,
  • Training, awareness raising, organisation of seminars,
  • Tourism product development and testing, organisation of Fam Tours and Eductours,
  • Local development, support for local authorities, participation-based action for the development of alternative rural activities.
  • Participation-based management, co-management of natural resources, community development, conflict resolution,
  • Implementation of environmental and tourism measures.

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Main areas of expertise - Professional experience - Publications - Conferences