Governor names Kan. ecotourism committee
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57516844/governor-names-kan-ecotourism-committee/
Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Robin Jennison will lead the 16-member Kansas Ecotourism Steering Committee. Brownback said Wednesday the panel's mission is to provide direction, guidance and marketing strategies to help grow the industry.
Can ecotourism conserve the world's national parks?
http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/magazine/news/can-ecotourism-conserve-the-worlds-national-parks
A new study explains how revenue from ecotourism could fund conservation. National parks are huge draws for travellers, many of whom seek remote or off-the- beaten-track experiences in pristine environments. Academics have developed a mathematical ...
Great Plains Center Announces Top 10 Ecotourism Sites in Region
http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-community/ecotourism-great-plains/zw01209zkin.aspx
The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln published the results of a survey which determined the top 10 ecotourism sites in the Great Plains; winners include Badlands National Park, Devils Tower National Monument and ...
Nebraska has three of Top 10 ecotourist sites in the Great Plains
http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/recreation/nebraska-has-three-of-top-ecotourist-sites-in-the-great/article_0501c662-3ee5-5991-b4be-14b14686943f.html
Early this spring the center conducted a two-phase survey of 51 naturalists in nine states with knowledge of Great Plains ecotourism. The most frequently identified sites were then named as the region's Top 10 sites. They are: * Badlands National Park ...
Top Morning News 9/20/12
http://www.kmuw.org/index.php/news/top_morning_new_9_20_12/
Sam Brownback announced the formation of the Kansas Ecotourism Steering Committee Wednesday at Wichita's Great Plains Nature Center. Gov. Brownback says the 16-member steering comittee will help guide ecotourism efforts as well as recommend ...
Leading ecotourism players set to meet in Cairns
http://www.eturbonews.com/31192/leading-ecotourism-players-set-meet-cairns
Ecotourism Australia's Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference is now less than five weeks away, and this year, the program has attracted some of the world's leading players in ecotourism. Over three blockbuster days, sixty speakers will come ...
Biodiverse Papua: Ecotourism potential largely untapped
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/09/14/biodiverse-papua-ecotourism-potential-largely-untapped.html
With its vast biodiversity and cultural richness, Papua's ecotourism potential should be utilized to increase the quality of Papua's social and natural environment, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said. During the book launch of Land of the ...
Achievements a triumph for ecotourism in Sri Lanka
http://www.eturbonews.com/30963/achievements-triumph-ecotourism-sri-lanka
The awards received were: Best Initiative for Ecotourism Research, Training and Education in Sri Lanka; and Best Model Community Based Tourism Project in Sri Lanka, Walawa Nadee Ecotourism Organization, Ambalantota, nominated and supported by the ...
