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Dr Corazon Catibog-Sinha

Senior Lecturer, Tourism and Heritage Studies

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Biography
Areas of expertise
Awards / Honours
Grants / Current projects
Selected publications
Membership in professional organisations
Community engagement

Biography

Corazon is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism. She completed her BS and MS degrees from the University of the Philippines and her PhD from Oklahoma State University (USA). She has published numerous refereed articles and presented conference papers on her research in ecotourism, visitor and environmental impact studies, urban tourism, environmental monitoring, wildlife ecology, protected areas, and biodiversity conservation. She has written a book, entitled “ Philippine Biodiversity: Principles and Practice” (2006, 495 pp.). Before coming to Australia, she served as the Director of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Philippine Department of the Environment and Natural Resources. She was on the Executive Committee of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for ten years, serving as the focal point for training and capacity building component (1996-2000) and the regionalisation component (2000-2004). She is also a member of the World Commission for Protected Areas in Australian-New Zealand and the global Task Force of Parks and Cities. Her professional and research experiences in South East Asia and Australia have enriched her teaching and interactions with students.

Qualifications
1981 PhD (Wildlife Ecology) Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA;
1975 M.S. (Applied Zoology) University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines;
1971 B.S. (Zoology) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Areas of Expertise

Nature-based tourism; wildlife tourism; biodiversity and natural heritage conservation; visitor impact assessment; integrated protected area systems management; sustainable development.

Awards / Honours

Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award in Environment, University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Australia - New South Wales (UPAAA-NSW) Chapter, 2008

Teaching Excellence Award, University of Western Sydney, 1999, 2002

Public Service Award (Leadership), Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, June 2002

Steering/Executive Committee, IUCN - Species Survival Commission, 1994 - 2005

Achievement Award in Basic Science and Education, Gregorio Y. Zara Award, Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, 1986

Grants / Current Projects

Philippine Biodiversity Book Project, Nagao Foundation and Conservation International and World Wildlife Fund for Nature, 2004-2006

Internal Research Grant, Biodiversity and Monitoring Systems-Developing a Monitoring Framework for the National Park Systems, 2003

Selected Publications

Articles in international refereed journals

*Sinha, C. (2008). Visitor impact and biodiversity: A monitoring framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. Asia Pacific Tourism and Research Journal, 13 (3), 245-263.

*Sinha, C. (2008). Zoo tourism; Biodiversity conservation through tourism. Journal of Ecotourism, 7 (2 & 3), 155-173.

*Sinha, C. C., and Wen, J. (2008). Sustainable tourism and management model for protected natural areas: Xishuangbanna Bisophere Reserve, South China. Asia Pacific Tourism and Research Journal, 13 (2), 145-162.

*Desailly, M., Bushell, R., Scott, J. E., Simmons, B. L., Sinha, C.C., & Baillie, B. (2004). Environmentally and socially responsible practices in the camping and caravan industry: A case study from Australia. Tourism and Recreation Research, 29 (3), 39-51.

*Sinha, C. , & Bushell, R. (2002). Understanding the linkage between biodiversity and tourism: A study of ecotourism in a coastal village in Fiji. Pacific Tourism Review 6: 35-50.

Book
*Sinha, C. C., & Heaney, L. (2006). Philippine biodiversity: Principles and practice. Manila: Haribon Foundation Inc., 495pp.

Book Chapter
*Simmons, B. L., Scott, J.E., Bushell, R., Sinha, C. C. Desailly, N., & Baillie, B. (2006). Environmental management partnerships: A research case study from the tourism industry. Pages 74-93 in Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Perspective from the Asia Pacific Region. Hong Kong University Press.

*Catibog-Sinha, C. (1994). The implementation of the Integrated Protected Areas System (IPAS) programme in the Philippines. Pages 191-195 in Krattiger, A.F., J.A. McNeely, W.H. Lesser, K.R. Miller, Y. St. Hill & R. Senanayake (Eds.), Widening Perspective on Biodiversity. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & International Academy of the Environment, Geneva, Switzerland.

*Catibog-Sinha, C. S. (1993). Some salient articles of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Pages 40-50 in Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Philippines. Book Series No. 132, PCARRD-PAWB, Los Baños, Laguna, 73 pp.

Referred conference papers
*Sinha, C. C. (2007). Visitor impact assessment and management in protected areas: Euroka Clearing, Glenbrook at the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings, International Heritage Tourism, Guangzhou, China, 12-15 July 2007.

*Sinha, C. C. (2007). Monitoring visitor impact and biodiversity: A framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings CAUTHE Conference, Manly, Sydney, 13-14 February 2007.

*Sinha, C. C. (2007). Conceptual model and recreational threat analysis: A twin approach to managing visitor impacts on natural areas. Proceedings CAUTHE Conference, Manly, Sydney, 13-14 February 2007.

*Sinha, C. C., & Wen, J. (2006). Tourism management and biodiversity conservation: Xishuangbanna Bisophere Reserve, South China. Proceedings Third China Tourism Forum, Hong Kong, pp.2-215, 10-14 December 2006.

*Wen, J., Morre, S. J., & Sinha, C. C. 2006). Analysis of the spatial distribution of tourism in China. Proceedings Third China Tourism Forum, Hong Kong, pp.230-242, 10-14 December 2006.

*Bushell, R., Simmons, B. L., Scott, J. E., Desailly, M., Sinha, C. C., & Baillie, B. (2004). Environmentally and socially responsible tourism management through certification program. Sharing Tourism Knowledge.

*Sinha, C., & Bushell, R. (2004). Environmental management of wildlife tourism: A case study of dolphin watching in Nelson Bay, NSW. Proceedings CAUTHE Conference, 11-13 February 2004.

*Sinha, C., & Blaydon, D. (2003). Impact indicators and standards for wilderness campsites. Proceedings CAUTHE Conference, Coffs Harbor, 5-8 February 2003.

Sinha, C. (2002). Biodiversity conservation- A tool in sustaining food security: An analysis of Philippine situation. Proceedings International Symposium: Sustaining Food Security and Managing Natural Resources in Southeast Asia-Challenges for the 21st Century, Chiang Mai, Eiselen Foundation Ulm (Germany), Thailand, 8-11 January 2002.

Sinha, C. (2002). Traditional resource management: Tourism and biodiversity conservation. Fiji case study. First Regional Session of the Global Biodiversity Forum for the Pacific. 4-5 July, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

*Bushell, R. Simmons, B. Sinha, C. & Staiff, T. (2002). Researching visitor impact management: Jamberoo Valley nature-based study. The Fenner Research Conference, CRC-ST Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, ACT.
Sinha, C. (2001). Wildlife tourism: A geographical perspective. Tourism Geography: Issues, Challenges and the Changing Nature of Contemporary Tourism, University of Western Sydney, National Parks and Wildlife Service (CD-ROM).

Sinha, C. (2001). Integrated protected area system in the Philippines (Weblink 3.7). In G. Worboys, M. Lockwood, & T. De Lacy. Protected Area Management: Principles and Practice. Melbourne; Oxford University Press.

Sinha, C. (2001). A monitoring framework for biodiversity and tourism management at Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. Paper presented during the UWS and NSW-National Parks and Wildlife Service Research Colloquium, Minnamurra Rainforest Centre, Kiama, 15 February 2001.

*Sinha, C., & Blaydon, D. (2001). Monitoring impacts of visitor use on camping sites at the Greater Blue Mountains Area, New South Wales, Australia. In Pforr, C. & Janeczko, B. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Eleventh Australian and Hospitality Research Conference, (pp. 303-318). Canberra, Act, 7-10 February 2001.

Sinha, C. (2001). The use of a conceptual model in ranking and monitoring recreational threats at Bungonia State Recreation Area, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia, Working Paper, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), Canberra, Act, 7-10 February, 2001.

*Bushell, R. & Sinha C. (2000). An environmental audit of village-based tourism: Fiji’s Hidden Paradise. Proceedings Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, La Trobe University.

*Palomo, S., & Sinha, C. (2000). Waste management in the construction and demolition industry: Barriers to the implementation of best management practice. Fifth Australian Waste Convention: New Millennium New Opportunities. Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbor, 9-13 April 2000.