Hitesh Mehta has worked on many protected planning projects. His vast experience in Protected Area Physical Planning includes planning for National Parks that protect the last remaining endangered species such as Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda and DR Congo; Jaguars in Costa Rica, Chimpanzees in Uganda and Rwanda; Giant Pandas in China; Western Lowland Gorillas in Gabon, Tigers in India and Black Rhinos and Leopards in Kenya. Following are examples of some of the Protected Area Planning related projects that Hitesh Mehta has been involved in:
- Antam Cluster Master Plan, Java Island, Indonesia
- Integrated Master Plan Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya
- Virunga Massif Transboundary Tourism Plan, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
- Sustainable Development Master Plan for Wolong Panda Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.
- Ecotourism Plan for Loango NP, Gabon.
- Nyungwe Forest National Park Ecotourism Plan, Rwanda, Central Africa.
- Nankun Mountain Experience, Guangdong Province, S. China.
- Lapa Rios Reserve Master Plan, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
- Nosy Be Island and Toalagnaro Development Plans, Madagascar.
- Western Kenya Tourism Plans, Kenya, East Africa.
- Uganda Districts Development Plans, Uganda, East Africa.
- West Caicos Island Sustainable Master Land Use Plan, Isle of West Caicos, Turks and Caicos.
- The Lodge at Chaa Creek Master Plan, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve, Belize.
- Program for Belonger Business Opportunities in Protected Areas, Turks and Caicos (TCI), British West Indies.
- Corbett Tiger Reserve Facilities Planning, India.
- Parque Nacional de Los Nevados Ecotourism Plan, Colombia, S. America.
- Northwest Point, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.