Purpose of award (summary of the goals and objectives of the project): as one component of increased collaboration between the governments of greenland and the united states, the U.S. Department of…

Purpose of award (summary of the goals and objectives of the project): as one component of increased collaboration between the governments of greenland and the united states, the U.S. Department of the interiors international technical assistance program (DOI-itap), with funding from the U.S. Department of state office of the coordinator of U.S. Assistance to europe and eurasia (EUR ACE), has launched a multi-year project to help build greenlandic capacity to sustainably manage its cultural and natural resources through a period of tourism growth. Planned project components include workshops, professional exchanges, educational programs, and volunteer assignments. The project is applying expertise from bureaus within the department of the interior, including the national park service, as well as leveraging subject-matter experts from the private sector and other government, non-governmental organizations (ngos), and academia.summary of project specific activities: the project team will organize two workshops and plan for a follow-up site visit to alaska. The two workshops will be hosted in late 2024 early 2025 (prospectively nuuk or ilulissat, then reykjavik), and the third site visit to alaska will be in 2025 (ideally spring or early summer).workshop 1: support development of passenger education and interpretation programs that reflect unesco world heritage area site manager priorities.workshop 2: link municipal representatives and representatives from the cruise tourism industry to better understand best practices.site visit to alaska: interact directly with successful programs and view visitor management protocols for safeguarding protected resources in practice.performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes: this project supports engagement with recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in interdisciplinary problem-solving, knowledge development, and shared environmental stewardship, and ultimately supports informed decision-making for natural and cultural heritage conservation on public and private lands and waters. Beneficiaries: wildlife conservation society, partners, communities, stakeholders.