In the 13 Calls for Proposals successfully conducted by the OAD, several funded projects have been related to astrotourism. A list of these projects is compiled below:
Astrotourism projects funded by the OAD
- AstroStays/Cosmohub
- Community Development Around Timor Observatory
- Development of Astro Tourism in South West Asia
- Astronomy for Himalayan Livelihood Creation
- Beyond the Beach: Foundations for Caribbean Astrotourism
- Astro-tourism with nomadic herder in forest area of Mongolia
- Guide Training for the Tribal Students (Phase 2)
- AstroTribe Guide training workshop for the Tribal students.
- Inclusive astronomy in Guatemala
- Langkawians Guide Malaysians to the Stars
- The small corner of the stars : An initiative for development of local communities in “La Tatacoa”
- Astro-Petroglyphs Mapping
- BARCo: Bringing Astronomy to Rural Communities of Colombia
- Fostering Socioeconomic Development through STEM Education and Astrotourism in the Tharparkar Desert
Astrotourism Initiatives Survey
While there are many independent astrotourism initiatives around the world, including ones funded by the IAU-OAD, we noticed that there currently isn’t a central point for astrotourism practitioners to exchange knowledge, best practices, and collaborate. As a first step towards facilitating a broader, more global astrotourism community, we want to better understand astrotourism initiatives around the world and their structure, operations, challenges, and broader goals.
If you are running an astrotourism initiative, please fill out this survey to help us better understand astrotourism globally, and plan ways in which we can better support the global community to run their initiatives sustainably and effectively.
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Please email us at astrotourism@astro4dev.org
Visit our dedicated astrotourism website for more information, resources and activities.
Astrotourism website