Spatial planning needs: Natural and cultural places are frequently used as visitation zones for tourist’s and are the very important “honey pots” that drives visitors to choose places when they travel. Which in turn provides profitability for different service providers such as hotels, restaurants, shops and transport. The balance of sustainability and profitability can be more efficient provided the visitation zone managers can protect its environment while accommodating the visitors. The spatial consequences of tourism growth is a hazard to its key resources, but also an opportunity if well managed. Often management plans, and tourism zoning is required, as well as developing concession agreements for different user groups of the private sector.

NATURAL Spatial Development Programs do require pre-program development and may include the following elements

• Field visit and assessment of the existing management plan and its tourism zoning laid out in a report that includes a SWOT analysis of the stakeholder dynamics and priority set of actions to bring about change, if any.
• The report will indicate possible management recommendations that could involve, but not limited to, new tourism zoning, advice on co-management with other stakeholders or local people (possible public-private partnerships and weaknesses and strengths of the same). And how to increase revenue and disseminate the same for a sustainable tourism development, striking the balance of profitability and sustainability.
• Structured activity reviews, linking the lessons learned to each workplace and user group.
• Consensus building program through workshop with the stakeholders and re-visit the report for a final outcome. 
• Follow up and monitoring, mentorship with the local team.

TARGETED OUTCOMES

• The Spatial Development Planning Programs identifies and visualize the key stakeholders and their strategic partners and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats which provides for clarity of these dynamics.
• An action plan is prioritized how to bring about action, detailing who is doing what and under what mandate.  Some training may be required to bring about the actions jointly decided upon.
• A report for all stakeholders consideration with a pilot over 3 years to improve the revenues of a protected area management – for its sustainability and integrity.