PROGRAMME

CYCLE OF DEBATES
Gather the main sustainable tourism certifying entities, national and international, in order to have a glance over the Algarve’s potential, focusing Natura 2000 Network area, to affirm itself as a social, economic and environmentally sustainable tourism destination.

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Gather policy makers and specialists from the region for debates and joined-up thinking around a vision for the territory, based in a sustainable development.

Schedule

09h00 to
09h30

09h45

10h00 to
11h00

11h15 to
12h15

12h30 to
13h00

14h30 to
15h30

15h45 to
16h45

17h00 to
17h30

17h45 to
18h30

18h30

Topic

Reception of participants

Opening the Cycle of Debate
José Gonçalves
Município de Aljezur - President
Aura Fraga
Associação Vicentina - Chair, Board of Directors

The sustainability certifications as tools that create value for a tourism destination. Accreditation body for certification programmes

Which valorisation can a Biosphere certification create in the Brand Algarve?

Which is the impact of a Green Local Accommodation Network, in the Algarve?

Which value can the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism award of EUROPARC create in the Natural Parks and Natura 2000 of Algarve?

How to turn the Algarve into a reference of Accessible Tourism in Europe?

Presentation of success case – Geopark e Bandeira Azul

Sustainable Tourism

Official Opening of the Nature Tourism Biennale Algarve 19
Secretary of State for forestry and Rural Development
Eng. Miguel Freitas

Speaker

Luigi Cabrini
GSTC - Chair, Board of Directors

Patrícia Araújo
CEO Biosphere Portugal

Fátima Vieira
Green key - Nacional Program Coordinator

Paulo Castro
Europarc - Council Member

Ana Garcia
Accessible Portugal - Chairman, Board of Directors

Catarina Gonçalves
ABAE - National Program Operator
António Carlos Duarte
Geoparque Arouca - Executive Coordinator

Sérgio Guerreiro
Turism of Portugal - Director, Knowledge Management

Closing of the Cycle of Debates
Message from the Secretary of State Drª Ana Mendes Godinho

Moderator

Nuno Aires
Comunica.me - Manager

Mário Antunes
Antena 1 - Journalist

Elisabete Rodrigues
Sul Informação - Editorial Director

João Tiago
SIC Tv Reporter

Round Table

José GonçalvesMunicípio de Aljezur - President
Aura Fraga
Chair, Board of Directors

José Gonçalves
Município de Aljezur - President
Leonor Picão
Turism of Portugal - Direction Offer Valuation
Daniel do Adro
AIHSA - Vice-President
Elidérico Viegas
AHETA - Chairman
Alberto Mota Borges
Aeroporto de Faro - Airport Manager

Carlos Baía
Município de Faro - Municipal Councilor
João Portugal
Project Manager, Department of Development and Innovation
João Cavaleiro Ferreira
Member of the Executive Committee of Tourism of Alentejo and Ribatejo, ERT
Cláudia Ruivinho
RTA - Superior Technique of the Planning Area

António Pina
Município de Olhão - President
Adelino Soares
Município de Vila do Bispo - President
Filomena Sintra
Município de Castro Marim - Vice-President
Valentina Calixto
ICNF - Director of the Department of Nature Conservation and Forests of Algarve
João Carlos Pinho
ADRIMAG - GAL Coordinator

Mário Fernandes
lnfraestruturas de Portugal - Director of Strategic Planning
Paulo Reis
InfraMoura - Director of the Department of Urban Management
Ester Rosa
Associação Salvador - Coordinator of the Project Management Area
Vanda Pinto
Disabled Divers International - Responsible for Marketing & Communication

Aura Fraga
Associação Vicentina - Chair, Board of Directors
Fátima Catarina
RTA - Vice-president
Paulo Águas
University of the Algarve - University Rector
Pedro Valadas Monteiro
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Algarve - Regional Director
Francisco Serra
CCDR Algarve - Chairman
Jorge Botelho
AMAL - Chair, Board of Directors
José Gonçalves
Município de Aljezur - President

Knowledge Workshops Area: Gather a strong knowledge promotion action concerning Nature Tourism, capable of fomenting the development of a more sustainable tourism based upon the territory’s knowledge within nature activities, endogenous resources, identity and tourism companies’ current management models.

Area / Schedule

10h00 to 11h30
Schedule 1

11h45 to 13h15
Schedule 2

14h15 to 15h45
Schedule 3

16h00 to 17h30
Schedule 4

Area A

NATURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Characterization of the Nature Park of Alentejo's Southwest and Costa Vicentina
Mentor
Fernando Rodrigues de Almeida
ICNF – Forests and Nature Conservation Institute

Workshop objectives

Inform about the main features of Nature Park of Alentejo’s Southwest and Costa Vicentina. see more

NATURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Characterization of the Nature Park Ria Formosa”
Mentor
Ana Xavier
ICNF – Forests and Nature Conservation Institute

Workshop objectives

Discover the Nature Park of Ria Formosa. see more

NATURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Characterization of the Nature Reserve of Castro Marim and VRSA Marshland” | Protected Landscapes of Rocha da Pena and Fonte da Benémola
Mentor
Rosa Madeira / Clara Fernandes
ICNF/ Municipality of Loulé

Contents to be covered

Legal framework; Natural Heritage (Fauna, Flora and Geology); Nature Tourism Activities; Sustainable Development; Visits; Code of Conduct and Best Practices.

Area B

Fauna and Flora Workshop
Discover Algarve’s Marine Fauna and Flora
Mentor
Jorge Gonçalves
CCMAR – Algarve’s Marine Sciences Centre, University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Discover the Algarve’s main species from the most common to the ones which are unique and from the endangered to the invasive ones.

Fauna Workshop
Discover the phenomenon bird migration in the Algarve
Mentor
Thijs Valkenburg
RIAS – Wildlife Rehabilitation and Research Centre

Workshop objectives

Discover when and how birds make their migrations in the Algarve.

Contents to be covered

Main locations to watch migratory birds in the Algarve; Most common species

Fauna Workshop
Discover the Algarve’s Breeding Birds
Mentor
Thijs Valkenburg
RIAS – Wildlife Rehabilitation and Research Centre

Workshop objectives

Discover the wide variety of bird species present in the Algarve during nidulation and key locations to watch them.

Area C

Hiking Workshop
Hiking as a Nature Tourism Activity
Mentor
Ana Carla Cabrita da Conceição
Walkin’Sagres

Workshop objectives

Alert for the importance of hiking in the valorisation of the territory, pointing out the aspects we should take into account in order to reduce the impact in the landscape and ecosystems.

Hiking Workshop
Discover the Nature Tourism Facilities – Via Algarviana
Mentor
Anabela Santos
Almargem

Workshop objectives

Discover the GR13 – Via Algarviana and all potentialities and opportunities related to this facilities.

Cultural Heritage Workshop
Discover the Algarve’s Immaterial and Rural Heritage
Mentor
Susana Calado Martins
Barroca, cultural and tourism products
*Finshes at 16h45

Workshop objectives

Recognize the Algarve’s Immaterial and Rural Heritage as important elements of its identity

Area D

Diving Workshop
Nature Tourism Underwater Activities
Mentor
Fernando Duarte Pereira / Manuel Pavese Araújo
Portuguese Federation of Underwater Activities

Workshop objectives

Establish relations between Diving activities and Nature Tourism on a sustainable basis

Diving Workshop
Algarve’s Diving Guide
Mentor
Nuno Miguel Oliveira
Dive Club Cipreia

Workshop objectives

Present the aspects to start recreational diving, at a business or leisure level.

From the idea to the development of the project Workshop Tourism companies funding
Mentor
Miguel Mendes
Turism of Portugal

Workshop objectives

Inform about the financial support framework for Tourism investment.

Area E

Marketing Workshop
Marketing Strategy Guidelines
Mentor
Célia Veiga / Margarida Santos
University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Promote knowledge about processes and steps to define a marketing strategy related to sustainable tourism.

Marketing Workshop
Promote Tourism Destinations
Mentor
António Gaspar
Turism of Portugal

Workshop objectives

Sharing the marketing strategy of the destination Portugal.

Marketing Workshop
Ecotourism, responsible and creative tourism
Mentor
João Ministro
Proactivetur

Workshop objectives

Inform and raise awareness about the concepts Ecotourism and Creative Tourism, their development potential in the Algarve.

Area F

Qualification Workshop
Qualification of Human Resources in Nature Tourism
Mentor
Mário Silva
Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies

Workshop objectives

Learn about the structural aspects concerning qualification and certification of human resources within nature and adventure tourism.

Qualification Workshop
Nature Tourism Activities, Qualification and Local Development
Mentor
Ricardo Melo
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Contents to be covered

1. Sports and Nature Tourism (DTN); 2. The DTN’s demand 3. Qualification of the offer related to DTN; 4. DTN and sustainable local development.

Qualification Workshop
Qualification of Cycling and Walking destinations – the example of Portuguese Trails"
Mentor
João Portugal
Turism of Portugal

Workshop objectives

Share the structuring strategy of Portugal as a Cycling and Walking destination.

Contents to be covered

The tourism destination and its different aspects.

Area / Schedule

10h00 to 11h30
Schedule 1

11h45 to 13h15
Schedule 2

14h15 to 15h45
Schedule 3

16h00 to 17h30
Schedule 4

Area A

Flora Workshop
Discover the endemic Flora of the Nature Park of Alentejo’s Southwest and Costa Vicentina
Mentor
Ana Carla Cabrita da Conceição
Walkin’Sagres

Workshop objectives

Raise awareness for the importance of the local flora, promoting its preservation and valorisation; Alert for the impacts of Tourism in the habitats.

Geology's Workshop
Algarve’s Paleontological Heritage
Mentor
Hugo Campos
Municipality of Loulé

Workshop objectives

Discover the Algarve’s paleontological heritage and the history of life on Earth.

Geology's Workshop
Algarve’s Geosites
Mentor
Hélder Pereira
GeoWalks & Talks

Workshop objectives

Define concepts of geodiversity, geological heritage, geosite and geoconservation; Analyse a methodology for geosites inventorying;

Area B

Landscape's Workshop
Algarve’s Landscape – coast, barrocal (between coast and mountain) and mountain
Mentor
Carla Rolo Antunes / Teresa Lúcio Sales
University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Transmitir as principais especificidades da paisagem algarvia, de acordo com as Unidades de Paisagem do Algarve.

Landscape's Workshop
The Mediterranean Landscape and the Atlantic Influence
Mentor
Gonçalo Duarte Gomes

Workshop objectives

Promote awareness for the different dimensions of the landscape as process of cultural and environmental synthesis.

Fauna and Flora Workshop
Mediterranean Temporary Ponds: Extraordinary Heritage Value
Mentor
Margarida Cristo
University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Discover the biodiversity of these endangered ecological systems.

Contents to be covered

What are Mediterranean temporary ponds, their richness and ecological importance.

Area C

Geology's Workshop
Lagos’s Geological and Paleontological Heritage – promote and communicate
Mentor
Luís Azevedo Rodrigues / Delminda Moura
Centro Ciência Viva de Lagos / Municipality of Lagos / University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Discover Lagos’s geological and paleontological heritage; Discover Lagos’s Natural History

Cycle Touring Workshop
Guide for cycle touring in the Algarve
Mentor
Marco Fernandes
Bikesul

Workshop objectives

Discover the Algarve’s potentialities for cycling tourism, challenges, opportunities and tourism offer qualification.

Certification Workshop
Bike friendly Accommodations – Bikotel
Mentor
Marta Salvador
A2Z Adventures

Contents to be covered

Concept of bikotel unit; bike-friendly qualification; Cycle routes networks; Product structuring and marketing; Cycle tourer support.

Hiking Workshop
Orienteering – the Nature Sport
Mentor
Rui Bernardo
Teacher and Trainer

Workshop objectives

Discover the Orienteering framework; Understand how to interpret and read an Orienteering map.

Area D

Birdwatching Workshop
Birdwatching – Introduction, local context, virtual tour and challenges
Mentor
Nuno Barros
Birdland

Workshop objectives

Increase knowledge about bird watching in a local context.

Contents to be covered

Introduction to birdwatching; Why Portugal’s SW; Main species; Debate.

Geology's Workshop
Geological guides from Algarve and Lower Alentejo
Mentor
Paulo Fernandes / Sofia Mesquita Soares
University of the Algarve / Association DPGA

Workshop objectives

Discover the Algarve’s and Lower Alentejo geodiversity giving examples of their geological heritage and geotourism potential.

Hiking Workshop
Long Distance Trail of Guadiana GR15
Mentor
Valter Matias
Odiana

Workshop objectives

Discover the Long Distance Trail of Guadiana (GR15), as well as its connection to the walking trails network of Lower Guadiana.

Hiking Workshop
Geotourism: an emerging offer in the Algarve
Mentor
Francisco Lopes
GeoWalks & Talks

Workshop objectives

Define the concept of Geotourism (and others which are inherent to this tourism activity); Framing the Geotourism within the tourism offer in the Algarve;

Area E

Accommodation Management Workshop
Identity, Sustainability and Accessibility within the accommodation offer
Mentor
António Ferreira

Workshop objectives

Understand the importance of applying concepts of identity and definition of marketing positioning as market differentiation factors.

Heritage Management Workshop
Promotion of Railway Heritage – The National Greenways Plan
Mentor
Filipe Beja
IPPatrimónio

Workshop objectives

Inform about the National Greenways Plan’s objectives. Present the strategy, hiring model, Greenways’ examples, examples of railway...

Area F

Nature Tourism Entrepreneurship and Business Management Workshop
Holistic business and income distribution
Mentor
Custódio Ximenes

Workshop objectives

Present the concept of Management linked to Sustainability.

Contents to be covered

Management decision tools related to holistic business.

Qualification Workshop
Artistic Techniques applied to Tourism
Mentor
Rita Sousa Guerreiro e Rita Rodrigues

Workshop objectives

Development of Tourism professional’s soft skills using artistic techniques within movement, voice, improvisation.

Nature Tourism Entrepreneurship and Business Management Workshop
Experiential Tourism as format for economic and social sustainability
Mentor
Custódio Ximenes

Workshop objectives

Promote tourism’s social utility in the development and training of residents in isolated areas.

Nature Tourism Entrepreneurship and Business Management Workshop
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Mentor
Teresa Preta
Territórios Criativos/ISMAT

Contents to be covered

Introduction to “CBP tool – Conscious Business Plan”; Value Proposition: uniqueness, envisioning the path and reason to believe.

Area / Schedule

10h00 to 11h30
Schedule 1

11h45 to 13h15
Schedule 2

14h15 to 15h45
Schedule 3

16h00 to 17h30
Schedule 4

Area A

Flora Workshop
Flora from the coastline ecosystems dune and marsh – Natural Park of Ria Formosa and Nature Reserve of Castro Marim’s Marshland
Mentor
Maria Manuela David
University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Understand the conditioning facts of Flora in dunes and marshes and recognition of the most found species.

Flora Workshop
Floristic Heritage from the Classified Site of Fonte Benémola and Rocha da Pena
Mentor
Ricardo Canas
University of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Deepen the knowledge about flora and vegetation of the Classified Sites Rocha da Pena and Fonte da Benémola.

Area B

Cultural Heritage Workshop
Knowing the Algarve’s Built Heritage
Mentor
Rui Parreira
Regional Directorate of Culture of the Algarve

Workshop objectives

Promote de knowledge about Algarve’s real estate cultural goods.

Cultural Heritage Workshop
The Importance of the Mediterranean Diet
Mentor
Artur Filipe Gregório
In Loco

Workshop objectives

Raise awareness of business opportunities based in the sustainable use of the identity resources within the Mediterranean lifestyle.

Area C

From the idea to the development of the project Workshop
Nature Tourism Start-ups
Mentor
Teresa Preta
Territórios Criativos/ISMAT

Contents to be covered

Inform about successful start-ups related to Nature Tourism; Reflect about the importance of the 4 P’s;

From the idea to the development of the project Workshop
Cultural Tourism Sustainability in the promotion of the destination Algarve
Mentor
Cláudia Henriques
University of the Algarve

Contents to be covered

Promote the reflection about interconnections between culture and nature in the tourism products structuring.

Area D

Maritime Tourism Activities Workshop
Legal Framework of Tourism Entertainment and Maritime Tourism Activities
Mentor
Susana Vaz Vicente
Turism of Portugal

Workshop objectives

Clarify possible promoters about the activity’s access requirements and the legal framework for tourism entertainment and maritime tourism activities.

NATURAL HERITAGE WORKSHOP
Promotion of Natural and Cultural Heritage through the Shared Environmental Management – the example TerraSeixe
Mentor
Miguel Jerónimo, Justin Roborg-Söndergaard e Marlene Marques
Project TerraSeixe - GEOTA

Workshop objectives

Understand the natural heritage value and discover the Project TerraSeixe.

Hiking Workshop
Discover the Nature Tourism Facilities – Rota Vicentina
Mentor
Marta Cabral
Association Rota Vicentina

Workshop objectives

Clarify and encourage people and companies concerning the new opportunities for products and services which strengthen the offer represented by RV in its new stage...

Area E

Cycle Touring Workshop
Cycle Touring Practical Workshop
Mentor
Pedro Pedrosa
A2Z Adventures

Workshop objectives

Understand what cycle touring is, who are the associated tourist customers and their needs and the tourism potential inherent to this segment.

Certification Workshop
Accessible and Inclusive Tourism
Mentor
Ana Garcia
Accessible Portugal

Workshop objectives

Stress the Importance of the Tourism for All.

Contents to be covered

The tourism offer qualification and the certification.

Certification Workshop
Sustainable Tourism Certification
Mentor
Fátima Vieira
Green Key

Workshop objectives

General Objectives: Foster Environmental and Sustainable Development practices in the accommodation sector; Contribute to a better framework of the Green Key programme requirements.

Area F

From the idea to the development of the project Workshop
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nature Tourism – how to create a business?
Mentor
Nuno Silva
Business Consultant, HR Manager and Trainer

Workshop objectives

Contribute for the promotion and awakening for the importance of an entrepreneurial attitude in the different contexts of life.

Certification Workshop
Promotion of products and services – Natural.PT
Mentor
João Carlos Farinha
ICNF - Natural.PT

Workshop objectives

Raise awareness of the brand Natural.PT which promotes a territory network of excellence through a range of entities associated to the promotion and use of protected areas.

Accommodation Management Workshop
Accessible Accommodation tools for tourism professionals
Mentor
Luís Ferreira / Manuela Nogueira

Workshop objectives

Sensibilizar para a problemática da inclusão e acessibilidades das pessoas, numa perspetiva de resolução de problemas específicos dos Spaces e atividades de hospedagem e lazer

NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ALGARVE

NATURE TOURISM ACTIVITIES

QUALIFICATION, MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION

Exhibition Area:
With the presence of municipalities and relevant entities for tourism, as well as an exhibition of sustainable solutions for the territory’s development: products, facilities and services.

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Area B2B, based in the platform Enterprise European Network managed by CCDR, organized in coordination with ATA – Algarve’s Tourism Association, where national and international market agents will gather in order to ensure business contacts and contracts.

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