The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the largest conservation body combining governmental- and non-governmental organizations. Its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) sets major standards and defines protected areas and their management. The mission of WCPA’s Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS) is, to provide a platform for protected area practitioners and others, where expertise and knowledge is shared, sustainability awareness is enhanced, collaboration and dialogue is facilitated, leadership is developed, and innovative solutions are fostered, in order to support the oversight of sustainable tourism in protected area systems.
