Antonio Rivas

Senior Mentor in community and rural sustainable tourism

For more than 30 years, Antonio has been: interpreter guide, professor, planner and consultant in community and sustainable projects. In Venezuela he worked in the Pemón and Michiruy Tourism Project. Additionally, he was the assistant of the Deputy Director of Competitiveness and Tourism Quality in the Municipal Tourism of Acapulco (Mexico).

In synergy with native populations, countrymen and fishermen, he has led community projects in Panama funded by the PPD/GEF. He was also a sustainability specialist for the public programs: Ecotourism Vision and Action Plan for the Protected Areas of Panama and the Design and Implementation of Standards for the Development of Green Tourism (ECOTUR).

Joined with Corporación Páramo Savers (Colombia), a system for the management of sustainable cultural events, based on the criteria of the GSTC was designed.
In 2021 he was involved in the project: "Regenerative tourism strategy to build strong and resilient communities in Panama". He promoted regeneration through effective synergy between all social actors and with field monitoring throughout the process.