01 May Addressing impacts on nature – Fuze Ecoteer
Addressing impacts on nature – Fuze Ecoteer
Combining tourism and conservation (Malaysia)
Local threats from tourism activities in Malaysia include overcrowding (especially on coral reefs), boat strikes and abandoned fishing gear – particularly lost fishing nets known as ‘ghost nets’. Fuze Ecoteer is a conservation tourism project helping to protect the coral reefs and turtle populations of the Perhentian Islands Marine Park, Malaysia, through a portfolio of activities. In one project, local stakeholders can inform the company if they find any ghost nets, and a ‘rapid response’ conservation unit of 20 local villagers and volunteers is then deployed to collect them. Turtles hit by boats are also reported and – where possible – treated and returned to the sea. Fuze Ecoteer also undertakes coral restoration and seagrass monitoring, and has planted over 500 coral nubbins with an 80% survival rate.
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Case study taken from Nature Positive Travel & Tourism in Action report