TOURISM

supporting conservation

NATURE

providing resources

TOSCO (Tourism Supporting Conservation Trust) is the leading organisation in promoting responsible travel in Namibia, by bringing tourism into harmony with nature.

Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide and in Namibia. With its wide-open landscapes, free-roaming wildlife and authentic traditional cultures, Namibia will continue to be an inspiration for travellers from all around the world. For tourism to be sustainable, it needs to support the conservation efforts that secure the natural resources that the industry depends on.

TOSCO is an NGO that offers tourism businesses a platform to link travel to positive conservation outcomes, by supporting the communities that look after it. Rural communities have been central to Namibia’s conservation success story, and so the relationship between tourism and nature can only be strengthened and deepened when travel contributes to poverty alleviation and rural economic development. This way, communities can benefit from maintaining a healthy environment.

This is how TOSCO assists tourism businesses in being the responsible agents that travellers are looking for.

Travel responsibly, the Namibian way!

TOSCO'S VISION

Our vision is for tourism and nature to flourish in harmony. Tourism members go up as natural ecosystems grow more diverse and spectacular, whilst benefiting local communities for the natural resources that they conserve, in a a self-sustainable and infinite way.

We promote responsible travel by linking tourism and conservation within three key themes:

Climate

Support climate change mitigation and climate resilient livelihoods whilst sequestering tourism carbons.

Education

Support awareness and capacity building for sustainable tourism and conservation within the travel community, rural communities and amongst youth.

Wildlife

Support landscape conservation of wildlife species whilst developing tourism-related incentives to conserve.
Creating impact through travel

TOSCO in numbers

A cumulative total of 0
members joined TOSCO since 2012
TOSCO supported various conservation projects with 0
namibian dollars since 2012

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responsible travel

movement

By becoming a TOSCO member you join a growing movement of responsible tourism businesses that together want to ensure a sustainable future for travel in Namibia.

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