Costa Rica has pioneered what's now become known as ecotourism, traveling in harmony with nature. |
The crowning event, last month's Summit in Canada, was the largest worldwide gathering on ecotourism ever held. |
He knows that financial rewards such as those brought in by ecotourism are of great benefit. |
Hardly an upstart, Maho Bay is instead a pioneer in small-scale, tent-based ecotourism. |
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. |
And, like ecotourism itself, there are wide variations in the types and rigor of these certification programs. |