EarthTalk / Taking 'ecotourism' a few steps further
http://www.westport-news.com/opinion/article/EarthTalk-Taking-ecotourism-a-few-steps-4164611.php
National Geographic Senior Editor Jonathan Tourtellot coined the term in 1997 to distinguish it from "ecotourism" or "sustainable tourism," both which more narrowly focus on travel's ecological impacts. In addition to a "do-no-harm" ethic, geotourism ...
UN General Assembly: ecotourism key to eradicating poverty and protecting ...
http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/52683/un-general-assembly-ecotourism-key
A landmark resolution recognizing ecotourism as key in the fight against poverty, the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development has been adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (21 December 2012). In a ...
Ecotourism: Ethical Operation or Cultural Exploitation?
http://www.theinternational.org/articles/291-ecotourism-ethical-operation-or-cultural
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) defines ecotourism as ?responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.? Many ecotour operations provide environmentally friendly accommodations, ...
Seaweed farming can be promoted for ecotourism
http://www2.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2013-01-02/seaweed-farming-can-be-promoted-ecotourism.html
The Indonesian Association of Seaweed (ARLI) suggested that seaweed farming in Kutuh village, Nusa Dua, could be developed as a focus of ecotourism to bring it into the tourism sector. The association's chairman, Safari Azis, said recently that the ...
Costa Rica Ecotourism
http://www.costaricantimes.com/costa-rica-ecotourism-2/9768
Costa Rica News ? I know we bring up a lot of negative things about Costa Rica but this is because we really want somethings to change in Costa Rica, to protect the environment. Sometimes the pen is mightier than the sword, and with the fact that Costa ...
Chorbahuli opens for ecotourism from today
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Chorbahuli-opens-for-ecotourism-from-today/articleshow/17838743.cms
Ecotourism in Chorbahuli will provide employment to local youths and 15 of them have been given guides training. While Pench remains closed on Wednesdays, Chorbahuli will remain closed for tourists on Thursdays. A fee of Rs20 will be charged from ...
CM inaugurates eco-tourism park
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cm-inaugurates-ecotourism-park/1051930/
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday inaugurated Eco-tourism Park built on 480 acres of land at Rajarhat. ?The state government has given importance to the film industry and eco-tourism as these sectors have huge potential. The work on this ...
Medina plans for downtown, ecotourism progress
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_93f4d6c6-50a5-11e2-8847-0019bb30f31a.html
RIO HONDO ? Newly hired City Administrator Ben Medina on Thursday outlined city projects that include a downtown revitalization program and a plan to draw ecotourism to make Rio Hondo a destination spot. Medina, who took the job early this month after ...
