DoctorRichard Aquino

Findings from our study of tourist-kea interactions were used in the development of the Kea Conservation Toolkit. Specifically, our findings informed the development of the Kea Pledge ("Keep Kea Wild"), an intervention that makes visitors commit to kea protection by performing responsible and respectful behaviours around the species.

I was invited to share my research about social entrepreneurship in tourism to tourism stakeholders in Barcelona City, Spain.

Presented the key findings of our study on tourist-kea interactions to tourism stakeholders across Aotearoa New Zealand