The voluntourism industry has grown and diversified significantly over the past two decades. Scientific attention to voluntourism has focused on voluntourist motivations and outcomes while research on the perceived outcomes and sustainability of voluntourism is sparse. As voluntourism programs increase, it is critical to understand the environmental, economic, social-cultural, and collaborative dimensions that influence outcomes and overall sustainability of voluntourism. This study investigates how voluntourism conservation projects (VCPs) in the Madre de Dios region of Peru interpret their outcomes and the key dimension of sustainable tourism that influence VCPs achieving their outcomes. Through 35 in-person interviews with leaders of 13 VCPs and other local stakeholders, findings suggest that VCPs have diverse social, ecological, and economic outcomes and a VCP's ability to achieve goals of voluntourism and act effectively as a conservation entity can be stifled by limited financial resources, low staff capacity, and pressure to fulfill voluntourist expectations. Results also reveal unique stakeholder relationships, competition among VCPs, and the need to strengthen local engagement. The study provides insights for key dimensions of assessing voluntourism outcomes and enhancing the sustainability of voluntourism initiatives.

在过去的二十年里，志愿服务行业发展迅速，多元化程度显着。对志愿旅游的科学关注集中在志愿旅游的动机和结果上，而对志愿旅游的感知结果和可持续性的研究很少。随着志愿旅游项目的增加，了解影响志愿旅游结果和整体可持续性的环境、经济、社会文化和协作方面至关重要。本研究调查了秘鲁 Madre de Dios 地区的志愿旅游保护项目 (VCP) 如何解释其结果以及影响 VCP 实现其结果的可持续旅游业的关键维度。通过与 13 个 VCP 的领导人和其他当地利益相关者进行 35 次面对面访谈，调查结果表明 VCP 具有多样化的社会、生态、和经济成果以及 VCP 实现志愿旅游目标和作为保护实体有效行动的能力可能会因财政资源有限、员工能力低下以及实现志愿旅游期望的压力而受到抑制。结果还揭示了独特的利益相关者关系、VCP 之间的竞争以及加强当地参与的必要性。该研究为评估志愿旅游成果和增强志愿旅游倡议可持续性的关键维度提供了见解。