FÁBIO MARQUES CUNHA 
Eco-tourism Manager 

 
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Who I am?

Brazilian, 36 years-old, Bachelor of Tourism and Postgraduate in Eco-tourism (Planning and interpretation of leisure activities in natural areas); National Tour Guide (Brazil) and Regional Eco-tourism Guide (Espirito Santo / Brazil); Eco-tourism Instructor and Leader of Trekking. Founding member of the Institute of Ecotourism Capixaba (ICE). 

Since 1997, works professionally in outdoor activities and ecotourism plans, linked to: leading visitors in protected areas and sites of cultural; planning ecotourism itineraries follows the technical standards; coordinating competitive adventure events; planning and executing experiential outdoors activities and behavioral training aimed at educational institutions and businesses companies; coordinating and teaching courses on eco-tourism; coordinating developmening interpretive trails.

What am I doing?

In March 2012, I left Brazil towards New Zealand in order to study English and see up the major outdoor travel destination in the world. After spending eight months (April to November 2012), self engaging on English studies and doing some volunteer jobs in conservation projects, I began my empirical journey through that country. During that time, I've been traveling southward New Zealand for eight months (December 2012 to July 2013), trekking a number of wilderness areas, living in huts and campsites, spending my time with local people and worldwide travelers, and above all getting to know how the public and private services of travel activities works. (http://nzoutdoorexperience.blogspot.co.nz/)

In July 2013, I headed out to Asia with the goal of discovering new places and new cultures always looking for unique experiences. I settled for 6 months (August 2013 to January 2014) in southwest of Thailand (at Ko Phra Thong and Ko Ra islands) doing some freelance and volunteer jobs for small resorts, a conservation project and a dive shop, leading family groups in day-trips (hiking and sea kayaking), supporting guests and producing some itineraries.

In February 2014 I got volunteer opportunity in a Community-based Ecotourism in Luang Namtha province (Laos), where I was helping it in monitoring and analysis of the project for 4 months. The result of this volunteer work was a recommendation report  (45 pages) focused on four main themes: Tourism User Fee Program, Awareness Campaing for Visitors, Ecotourism Traning Program and Ecotourism Certification Program.

Currently, I'm arranging promoting and selling products in outdoor experience itineraries, including market research and advertising, and tutoring on techniques of leading groups in a local travel company in Laos.

Career Portfolio


NZ OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE ---------------------------------------

At my last job (still under construction) I've tried to present my cognitive experience during my trip around New Zealand, seeking to show how it works adventure activities in this country, especially the tramping. I've studied the relationship between the tracks, tramping clubs, government support, transportation, accommodation, among others, seeking to answer why this country is now the main destination for nature tourism in the world.


PEIC MATA ATLANTICA -------------------------------------------

This was a large study conducted between 2009 and 2011, the diagnosis of eco-tourism involving the preparation of inventories and eco-tourism diagnostics, on-site survey of attractive, systematic research and secondary data, formatting scripts segmented organization of participatory workshops, georeferencing of trails in 44 cities in Atlantic Forest.


CONDUTOR DE ECOTURISMO -------------------------------------

In English, "Eco-tourism Leader", It shows the new methodology of the eco-tourism course, where I developed a thematic book used to training 153 people to work directly in the development of eco-tourism itineraries, guidance of visitors involving trekking, historical and cultural spots. 



TREKKING EM SETIBA ---------------------------------------------

This blog presents a detailed itinerary of day trip walking a in the Setiba Reginal Park. This script follows the technical standards specified by ABETA (Brazilian Association of Adventure Tourism), the entity responsible for the standardization of activities in Brazil.




GUARA TRIP --------------------------------------------------------

Guarapary and Anchieta are important cities of the Brazilian coast, who keep 64 beaches and dozens of historic monuments. This blog features the attractions found at long this way, done by car, where I led hundreds of groups between the years 2003 and 2009.



VIVENCIAL BRASIL -------------------------------------------------

It's a simple presentation showing a planning work and execution of outdoor experiential training for companies and educational and recreational activities associated with non-formal environmental education for organizations and educational institutions, developed between the years 2006 and 2009  producing  and implementing two programs of recreational activities for groups and business schools, totaling 84 events, addressing more than 2000 people. 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING


• Postgraduate Diploma in EcotourismUFLA-MG-Brazil, as of 2007.

• Bachelor of Tourism. FIPAG-ES-Brazil, as of 2000.

• National Tour Guide (BRAZIL). CIETH-ES- Brazil, as of 1999.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

• Tour guide to interpretive activities and outdoor education (since 2000)
Course instructor for ecotour guides, in national parks (since 2002)
Outdoor Activities Coordinator for corporate groups and schools class (since 2006)
Coordinator for itineraries ecotourism (since 2006)
• Constitutor member of ICE - Capixaba Institute of Ecotourism (since 2002)
• Follower to hiking, trekking, canoeing, swimming and running

MAJOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011/02 - SENAC (National Commercial Training Service/Brazil) - Course Techniques of Guidance in Ecotourism Activities

Position: Coordinator and Instructor

Responsibilities: publish a new thematic book; arrange a new methodology for course and teach in classroom.


Main Results: 153 people enabled to work directly on ecotourism itineraries planning (short-lived trip) and
 guidance of visitors - involving walking in trail, historical and cultural spots.

(read more) http://condutordeecoturismo.blogspot.com


2009/02 to 2011/01 – Project Corredores Ecológicos (Brazil/ES) - PEIC Mata Atlantica - Eco-tourism's Plan

Position: Coordinator of Itineraries Ecotourism and Outdoor Activities

Responsibilities: produce inventories and ecotourism diagnostics; tourist destination survey on-site;  systematic research and secondary data, formatting scripts segmented; organization of participatory workshops and georeferencing of trails.

Main Results: was developed new methods of rate and tabulation of ecotourism attractions and trails, creating the enablers for getting and rating of data, generating script to identification of 07 itineraries (weekend trips) and 35 interpretative trails.

(read more) http://peicmataatlantica.blogspot.com



2008 to 2009/01 – Vivencial Brasil - Outdoor Activities

Position: General Co-ordinator of experiential activities.

Responsibilitiesplanning and carry out outdoor experiential training, for companies groups, and educational and recreational activities - associated with non-formal environmental education - for organizations and educational institutions.

Main Results: was produced and implemented two recreational activities programs for companies and schools groups - 84 events for more than 2000 people. 

(read more)  http://vivencialbrasil.blogspot.com

2005 – IPEMA (Research Institute of the Atlantic Forest) - Project Muriqui - Ecotourism Plan

Position: Technical Auxiliary Pilot Program Ecotourism.

Responsibilities: developing script templates and applying methodology for monitoring and signaling the tracks.


Main Results: was produced diagnostics use interpretive trail system to the desktop core project.





2000 to 2004 and 2006 to 2007 - CCTrekking Adventure - Walking Endurance


Position: Trail Co-ordinator.

Responsibilities: planning, preparation and implementation of activities of walk on trails.


Main Results: support the production of approx. 150 spreadsheet (similar map), guidance and navigation of the trekking 
competitive events for Regional Circuit of Trekking (Espírito Santo - Brazil) and recreational aimed for companies and schools groups, acting between the support team to track the events.

MAJOR ADDITIONAIS QUALIFICATIONS

•  Techniques of Moderation for Works Participatory Planning (PCE, 2005 and 2006)
•  Legal Aspects of the Third Sector, Planning and Administrative Aspects (PCE, 2008)
•  Regionalization of Tourism (MTUR, 2008)
•  Eco-tourism Leader - Minimum Skills (ABETA, 2008)
•  Business Management for Adventure Tourism Companies - Module 01 (ABETA, 2008)
•  Targeting Tourism (MTUR, 2009)
•  Enhancement Products and Market Access Eco-tourism (ABETA, 2010)
•  Business Management for Adventure Tourism Companies - Module 02 (ABETA, 2011)
•  Trekking Leader (Club Kalapalo, 2011)
•  English Language (AWI International Education Group, 2012)
•  English Language (Excellent International Academy, New Zealand, 2012)

Volunteer Job

• New Zealand Conservation Volunteers (CV, 2012) 
• Friends of Oakley Creek, New Zealand (FOK, 2012)
• International Sports Event - Pan American Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro (COB, 2007)
• Conservation Unit - Paulo César Vinha Regional Park (AVIDEPA, 1999)
• Conservation Unit - Itaúnas Regional Park (SEAMA, 1998)

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

• English (good)
• Portuguese (advanced)
• Spanish (good)