In plain English
Post-colonialist Ecotourism
Post-colonialist Ecotourism is a ecotourism method run by Savimbo. People often refer to it by its code, Savimbo Eco. It works in the conservation tourism space.
In short
Community-designed, immersive travel on equal footing with Indigenous hosts: shared aims, shared economics, on their terms.
What it is
Savimbo post-colonialist ecotourism is a community payment layer that offers travel experiences hosted by Indigenous and local communities on shared and equal terms. The program frames tourism as educational and experiential, with community designed and immersive visits arranged on the communities' own terms and with limited availability. Revenue from these experiences flows to the host communities through Savimbo's collective payment system, reducing the number of intermediaries between buyers and the people doing conservation work. It is offered alongside Savimbo biodiversity, carbon, and agroforestry programs.
What it rewards
The reward is a credit called a Savimbo Ecotourism Credit (SEC). One credit stands for one verified, conservation-linked visitor-night. A verified, community-benefiting, conservation-linked travel experience. A whole period of work is issued as one batch of credits at a time, in the same way a registry issues a batch.
What gets measured
To earn SEC credits, a project has to measure and prove a few things. An independent reviewer checks the evidence before any credits are issued.
Conservation-linked wildlife monitoring. Tourism revenue funds conservation on the host community's land.
Indicator-species integrity maintained. Offered alongside Savimbo's indicator-species biodiversity programme.
Conservation site & area. Experiences are anchored to a protected / conservation site.
Visit-funded conservation actions. Conservation actions funded by visits are logged with delivery.
Who takes part
Standard Registry. Owns the policy, approves participants, anchors each issuance to its evidence.
Project Proponent. Registers the project and submits monitoring reports.
Validation & Verification Body. Independently validates the design and verifies monitored data.
How it works
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The project team registers the project and its plan.
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An independent reviewer checks that the plan is sound and that the benefit is real and would not have happened anyway.
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The team looks after the site and measures the agreed indicators over time.
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The independent reviewer verifies those measurements.
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Credits are issued for the verified result, and a buyer can retire a credit to claim the benefit once.
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