| The crowning event, last month's Summit in Canada, was the largest worldwide gathering on ecotourism ever held. |
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| Hardly an upstart, Maho Bay is instead a pioneer in small-scale, tent-based ecotourism. |
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| In the Asia-Pacific region, ecotourism accounts for 20 percent of all travel. |
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| However, in a public online discussion just before the conference, he also described the pitfalls, and how ecotourism development can fail. |
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| All those speaking on the panel concurred that the rise in ecotourism has coincided with a major shift in the approach to development. |
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| The acclaimed reserve is home to one of the world's largest cloud forests and is a major ecotourism site. |
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| He knows that financial rewards such as those brought in by ecotourism are of great benefit. |
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| Better than ecotourism is staying close to home and finding other ways of enjoying our leisure. |
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| Failing this, the conservation outcomes of ecotourism may be less favorable. |
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| That ecotourism is one of Belize's tickets to development is at least partially a result of the environmental history of Belize. |
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| The natural beauty and relatively healthy and safe environment have potential for tourism and ecotourism. |
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| As more and more of the world's tour operators are beginning to acknowledge, ecotourism has to live up to its green claims. |
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| She also pursued ecotourism, building cabanas and dormitories that now house visitors and school groups. |
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| The other big challenge lies in looking at the mountainous areas where ecotourism is starting to become a very popular activity. |
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| The conference touched on many things, but none more deeply than the fragile environment that still exists around the very concept of ecotourism. |
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| Second, I was on my way to visit one of the pioneers in community-based ecotourism. |
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| The 10 trips profiled here are mere snapshots of the rapidly growing world of ecotourism. |
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| And greenwashing occurs when big resorts label themselves as ecotourism destinations but reject core principles. |
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| According to People and the Planet, environmentalists in some Third World countries now link ecotourism with biopiracy. |
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| And, like ecotourism itself, there are wide variations in the types and rigor of these certification programs. |
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| Shrubbery and tree branches are used as sawdust and fodder for fires that generate steam for energy and land has been set aside for ecotourism. |
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| Costa Rica has pioneered what's now become known as ecotourism, traveling in harmony with nature. |
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| As part of the plan, tribespeople want to erect community and educational centers near the site and develop related ecotourism. |
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| Now it is coming out with ecotourism programs to attract tourists. |
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| Develop and promote responsible great ape tourism, of already habituated gorilla groups and within the broader ecotourism strategy for this site. |
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| The concept of ecotourism and the concept of Biosphere Reserves go together in many ways. |
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| By examining the impacts of habituation for ecotourism, we can better protect and manage greatly endangered populations. |
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| We are supporting sensitive ecotourism development through the Open Air Museum, educational products, display panels and a guidebook. |
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| For several years now, we have observed a strong development in ecotourism activities, such as island tours, sea kayaking and scuba diving. |
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| They have legitimate concerns about what this operation will do to the fisheries and ecotourism and whale watching. |
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| Run by social entrepreneur Bodhi Garrett, it's a model of ecotourism but doesn't shout about it. |
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| I have a lot of people in my riding who are involved in the marine sector, a lot of ecotourism. |
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| Scientific ecotourism, whose basic purpose is collection of material, observation and study. |
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| The removal of the wire will ensure safe use of the trail, allow for increased recreational use, and support ecotourism activities. |
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| A social capacity research project is underway to identify rural economic development prospects in support of ecotourism development. |
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| People know that the whole move toward ecotourism in terms of employment and so on leaves those operators disadvantaged. |
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| All of these projects help restore or preserve the original aspect of the land and foster ecotourism in a controlled manner. |
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| Éco-Odyssée is a novel tourist attraction in line with the new trends in soft adventure and ecotourism product offerings. |
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| Mountain gorilla ecotourism provides important revenue for surrounding communities and rural settings. |
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| Explore ways to use the collapse of resource industries to promote ecotourism. |
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| In the following chapter Judith Mayer explores the social, economic and political effects of ecotourism upon a Dayak community in interior Borneo. |
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| The Samoan environment is tropically lush, with green volcanic peaks plunging to brilliant coral reefs, an ecotourism paradise still unspoiled by mass tourism. |
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| The problem is that many ecotourism operations are unaudited and unaccredited, and there is no shared standard to ensure that they are low-impact. |
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| Today, the main economic activities are fishing, natural gas and oil extraction, sheep farming, and ecotourism. |
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| The environment and the biosphere also will be less affected over the long term by virtue of ecotourism experiences than by most other kinds of tourism. |
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| The Meeting also acknowledged with thanks the efforts made by civil society in mounting an exhibition on ecotourism, held in conjunction with the Meeting. |
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| This is an ecotourism route with activities such as canopy climbing, rafting and rappelling. |
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| In addition, ecotourism, sport fishing and surfing attract many tourists to Nicaragua. |
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| The Government of the State of Paraná has developed a joint project with the surrounding populations focusing on organic agriculture and sustainable use activities, including development of craftmanship and ecotourism. |
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| Communities joined forces with the local authorities to promote ecotourism and introduce educational programmes on the area's important biological and cultural diversity. |
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| Most ecotourism seems to view Biosphere Reserves as places to visit Nature, and sees them little different from a natural park or an attractive conservation area. |
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| In the case of Kakum, this includes a very successful ecotourism strategy that could benefit biodiversity conservation efforts at other national parks and nature reserves throughout the Guinean Forest Hotspot. |
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| The St. Lawrence has enormous recreational, ecotourism, ecological and aesthetic potential and its enhancement can only contribute to the quality of life of both riverside communities and future generations. |
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| In 1996, a project designed to attract recreational boaters and promote ecotourism in northeastern New Brunswick was the subject of an environmental assessment by Human Resources Development Canada. |
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| Create a unique facility for the scientific study, documentation, and biodiversity conservation of the flora of the Spiny Forest as well as to provide a model for the development of sustainable ecotourism in Madagascar. |
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| Aurum Experience Ltd. of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, for building an ecotourism inn that is dedicated to providing quality accommodation with minimal adverse environmental effects. |
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| They also indicated that they had used the trapline as part of an ecotourism business, but after hosting about a dozen patrons they did not continue pursuing that business. |
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| This branch of ecotourism allows a sustainable and commercial use of the cetaceans, as halieutic resources, through the regulated observation of wild specimens in their environment. |
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| I often go camping there with my family. I am an ecotourism enthusiast and I often go with my family to Mauricie park, which is very beautiful and should represent the spirit of a national park. |
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| Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network, focused on using ecotourism to highlight the leatherback's plight. |
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| The Hawaiian subpopulation has made a remarkable comeback and is now one focus of ecotourism and has become something of a state mascot. |
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| In this regard, it is desirable to educate the community on the uniqueness of their flora and fauna and the benefits of ecotourism. |
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| Dude ranches and ecotourism are other options that Uruguay offers its visitors. |
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| Consider, for example, the implications of global climatic change for coral bleaching and consequent destruction of a significant marine ecotourism resource. |
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| By doing so, the economic growth of Congo basin countries will be strengthened through sustainable management of natural resources and their derived products such as timber, ecotourism, medicinal products and agroforestry. |
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| This region offers a great diversity for ecotourism with Sarigua desert as well as Isla Iguana, a woodsy shelter with its coral reefs, various kinds of fishes, whales' transit spot. |
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| The species is also vulnerable to direct disturbances, such as human activity near colonies, ecotourism, egging, netting of adults, and domestic and introduced predators. |
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| Sphagnum bogs are also used for outdoor recreation, with activities including ecotourism and hunting. |
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| The country is a prime destination in Africa and is known for ecotourism which features Namibia's extensive wildlife. |
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| Guyana's ecotourism industry is developing well. |
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| Sometimes ecotourism pays the bills, but it works only in places that are easy for tourists to get to. Why did the European Parliament overlook all this? |
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| Much of that comes from holidays the fair, says Tim Appleton, who runs the Rutland Water nature reserve, is now the world's most important event to promote ecotourism. |
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| Borneo's economy depends mainly on agriculture, logging and mining, oil and gas, and ecotourism. |
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| Its extensive forests, rivers and geography are suited for ecotourism. |
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| Belize is a quickly-emerging country at the Carribean Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, currently one of the fastest growing ecotourism destinations in the world. |
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| Also in this issue, New Mexico's largest landowner, Ted Turner, unveiled a new ecotourism opportunity on his million-plus acres in the Land of Enchantment. |
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