Paul F. J. Eagles is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
[2] Over a span of 30 years, Eagles worked on a wide variety of planning projects, with an especially strong emphasis on the planning and management of parks and protected areas.
Since 1996 he has been the Chair of the Task Force on Tourism and Protected Areas for the World Commission on Protected Areas, of World Conservation Union based in Switzerland.
In May 2002, Eagles co-authored the book, Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and Management.
In November 2002 Professor Eagles, in cooperation with Dr. Stephen McCool of the University of Montana, published his 15th book, entitled: Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas: Planning and Management.