Bay Minette Mayor Bob Wills aggressively promoting business, ecotourism hub ...
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/11/bay_minette_mayor_bob_wills_ag.html
bob-wills-sworn-in-2012.jpg Bay Minette Mayor Bob Wills, right, is sworn in by Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin earlier this month while Wills' wife, Betty Lou, holds the Bible. (Jeff Dute/jdute@al.com). BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- First-term ...
Vietnam may evict bears from 'protected' park land
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-11-14/vietnam-may-evict-bears-from-protected-park-land
They point to documents showing that the daughter of the park's director is involved in a proposed ecotourism venture that wants to lease park land. Conservation groups say the dispute in Tam Dao National Park is emblematic of conflicts brewing across ...
Development vs. Preservation in Modern China
http://www.cntraveler.com/ecotourism/2012/12/china-environmental-protection-pollution-wildlife-sustainable-development
Guizhou residents Guizhou, China's poorest province, plans to develop ecotourism on a grand scale, but the central government is working furiously to industrialize the region. Residents, like this man and his nephew, stand to benefit economically ...
BP grant to advertise Pasco ecotourism, upgrade website
http://www2.tbo.com/news/pasco-news/2012/nov/14/panewso2-bp-grant-to-advertise-pasco-ecotourism-up-ar-563810/
Pasco County will receive a $250,000 grant from BP to create a new ad campaign promoting the county as an ecotourism destination. The county's tourism development office is one of 33 Florida nonprofit groups picked to get shares of $43.7 million in BP ...
Eco Tourism: Wilderness on the water
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2012/10/eco-tourism-wilderness-on-the-water.html
Fast forward about 21 years and, thanks to a photo assignment for Richard Bilbao's ecotourism feature, I find myself smack in the middle of a Florida marshland in Osceola County. Birds take flight from tall reeds lining the waterway. Alligators peer ...
China's green shoots of ecotourism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/nov/16/naked-reserve-ecolodge-china-zhejiang-province
Examples of smaller scale ecotourism resorts in China include the Red Capital Ranch (redcapitalclub.com.cn), which offers guests a private entrance to a wild section of the Great Wall and accommodation in 10 rustic standalone villas. In Xishuangbanna ...
Bidayuh land reserve set to become a must-visit ecotourism park
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/11/14/sarawak/12314847&sec=sarawak
KUCHING: A virgin reserve land, which lies near the Association of Research and Development Movement of Singai Sarawak (Redeems) Centre in Apar, Bau near here, is set to become a must-visit ecotourism park. Industrial Development Assistant Minister ...
Ecotourism: Orlando sightseeing gone wild
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2012/10/26/ecotourism-orlando-sightseeing-gone.html
Industry standards estimate at least 25 percent of travelers are ecotourists who take part in nature-based attractions. And tourism is Central Florida's dominant industry, with an annual economic impact of $34.7 billion, some of which is tied to ...
