Public-private partnerships (PPPs), including concessions, can help strengthen management capacity and increase investment. In 2011, the MMA and the Ministiy of Planning, Budget and Management agreed to launch pilot PPP and concession agreements in 10 national parks with high tourism potential. Such agreements could be extended to the full management of protected areas, including environmental conservation activities. This would allow the public authorities to shift their attention from direct management to oversight of protected areas, which is less resource intensive.