Diana Körner

My background is in Tourism Management (BA, IMC University of Sciences Krems and MSc, Skema Business School France). After a work experience at UNEP’s Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism, I joined mascontour GmbH, a Berlin-based international sustainable tourism consultancy. Since then I have been involved in projects on tourism policy (10 Year Framework of Programmes), marketing and PR (National Tourism Organisation of Serbia, Danube Competence Centre), certification (KAZA area) and capacity building (nature conservation, agrobiodiversity and tourism in Albania, Georgia), among others.

I speak four languages and am a passionate sustainable tourism and ecotourism advocate, looking to connect with colleagues from around the world to exchange project experiences and find opportunities for collaboration.

I was based in Seychelles for several years where I co-founded the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation (SSTF), a platform that works toward a structured and holistic approach for sustainable tourism in Seychelles, connecting relevant stakeholders.

Working in small island destinations, I am seeing first-hand the benefits ecotourism can bring to local livelihoods, conservation and environmental education. Currently, I am supporting the LT&C-Example Chumbe Island Coral Park in Zanzibar.