Ecotourism Projects, Community Tourism
- Big
Volcano Vistor Guide: Real Estate, tourism businesses
for sale and properties for sale by owners.
 Seachange,
treechange, private sales in Northern NSW (Byron
Bay, Tweed Valley) and Gold Coast hinterland
region, Australia. Australian hospitality and
tourist accommodation for sale and lease. Bed
and Breakfast, B&B for sale, ecotourism and
rainforest retreats for sale, guest inns for
sale. Australian tourist businesses for sale.
- Bhutan:"The
tourism industry in Bhutan is founded on the
principle of sustainability, meaning that tourism
must be environmentally and ecologically friendly,
socially and culturally acceptable and economically
viable. The number of tourists visiting Bhutan is
regulated to a manageable level because of the lack
of infrastructure."
- Chumbe Island Coral
Park An
outstanding not-for-profit ecotourism project in Zanzibar,
winner of the 2001 Green Hotelier of the Year Independent
Environmental Award, 2000 UNEP Global 500 Award, 2000
EXPO 2000 World-wide. project, 1999 British Airways
Tourism for Tomorrow Global Award and more. An
impressive project with a pleasing web site clearly
showing how ecotourism principles have been implemented
in their tourism practice. At last ... a real
ecotourism operation (with not a marina in sight).
A pity that more "ecotourism developments" didn't
model their efforts on this!
- Community Based
Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Français "...
based on the premise that the people living next to
a resource are the ones best suited to protecting the
resource", the Khwai Development Trust in Botswana,
have created a beautiful site that expresses the wish
of that community to use ecotourism as a way to make
a sustainable future for themselves, while preserving
their cultural identity and the natural environment.
You'll also find links to other projects in Botswana
and southern Africa.
- Community
based tourism in the Asia-Pacific region,
by Michael
J Hatton. (APEC, CIDA project). "Community-based
tourism typically subscribes to a number of broadly
defined goals. Perhaps most important, community-based
tourism is socially sustainable.This means the
tourism activities are developed and operated,
for the most part, by local community members,
and certainly with their consent and support.
This is not to suggest that there aren’t
dissenting views on tourism development when
carried out at the local level, but it does imply
that there is a forum for debate, and that the
community encourages participation." Or go directly
to the Index/TOC.
Introduction. Originally
published in 1999, this is an excellent introduction
with a number of comprehensive projects in the Asia
Pacific region.
- Ecotourism:
can it save the orangutans? Inside Indonesia. #51
July- September 1997. "RACHEL DREWRY investigates
ecotourism as a conservation tool. 'We were in the
rainforest for fifteen hours and spent eleven of those
waist-deep in a swamp looking at orangutans'. Trekking
through the swamps and rainforests of Kalimantan may
not be everyone's idea of a fun and relaxing holiday,
but to an increasing number of ecotourists there is
no better way to spend a couple of weeks."
- International Institute
for Peace through Tourism "The International
Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is
a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering
and facilitating tourism initiatives which contribute
to international understanding and cooperation,
an improved quality of environment, the preservation
of heritage, and through these initiatives, help
to bring about a peaceful and sustainable world."
- Global Ecovillage
Network Eco-villages
are attempts to create complete, working communities
in which people can live sustainably, in harmony
with each other and nature. There is a concise
history of GEN for those who are new to the concept
of eco-villages.
- Man
and the Biosphere"Biosphere
reserves are sites established by countries working
with the UNESCO-MAB Programme to promote biodiversity
conservation and sustainable development, based on
local community efforts and sound science. As places
which seek to reconcile economic development, social
development and environmental protection, through partnerships
between people and nature, they are ideal to test and
demonstrate approaches to sustainable development at
a regional scale."
- Mt. Cameroon
Biodiversity Conservation Centre "Provide
facilities, information & services
to support biodiversity conservation and
improve livelihoods in the Mount Cameroon
region and beyond". Great looking site,
with lot's of info for visitors to the region,
and research papers, reports, pamphlets and services
for locals.
- Northwest
Yunnan Ecotourism Association -Strategies An effective
English language web site showing how employee and
community-owned co-operatives can benefit nature conservation,
community development and cultural heritage, with the
assistance of local, regional and international partners. Plus
lots of info for would-be visitors to this Chinese
province.
- Piedra
Blanca Community Ecotourism Project - Ecuador. "The
community of Piedra Blanca consists of some 20 families
scattered throughout a forested valley at the western
foot of the Andes in Ecuador. [our] Ecotourism
Project Mission Statement: "To provide the community
of Piedra Blanca with a non-destructive, economically
beneficial and sustainable use for its rainforest". Simple,
fast loading, comprehensive site. If you want
to visit a genuine community ecotourism project in
the rainforests of South America, this could be it! Español
- The Uganda Community
Tourism Association (UCOTA)"...
was established in July 1998, to empower local
communities in sustainable development through
small-scale tourism and handcraft enterprises,
also known as Community Tourism. Community Tourism
aims at involving the local people in the planning,
decision-making and implementation of tourism
development activities. This form of tourism
assures that the benefits stay as much as possible
in the local community." Lovely looking
and easy to use site. It'll get your travel
bug itching!
See also "What is Ecotourism?", Ecotourism
Associations and Organisations, Sustainable
Design & Management, Volunteer
and Community Tourism and ERC
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- The
Economic Impacts of Ecotourism (1996)
By Kreg Lindberg PhD. A good primer to economic
factors and "ecotourism".
- DEH
Environmental Economics Unit
- Publications Index
to
Environmental
Economics Research
Papers,
Environmental
Economics
Seminar
Series and
Other publications.
- Techniques
to Value Environmental Resources:
an Introductory Handbook (1995)
"This guide complements
the existing literature by introducing
the techniques of valuation,
illustrating them with a wide
range of Australian examples
and indicating how to use the
techniques and the values to
make informed decisions. The
goal of this book is to assist
practitioners and non-practitioners
who need to appraise resource
use decisions and to aid effective
policy formulation."
- Reimbursing
The Future (1996) "An
evaluation of motivational,
voluntary, price-based,
property-right, and regulatory
incentives for the conservation
of biodiversity."
- Second
Environmental Economics
Round Table Proceedings (July
2000) Convened by Senator
Robert Hill, (then) Minister
for the Environment and
Heritage. And when you
have a Keynote Address
by Amory Lovins, it's sure
to be an interesting read;
with the plenary sessions,
addresses and papers presented
all available.
- ePrintsUQ
- Strategic Planning for Local Tourism Destinations:
An Analysis of Tourism "This paper
reports on a study of the planning practices
of local tourism destinations. The tourism
plans of 30 local tourism destinations in
Queensland, Australia were analyzed to determine
the extent to which sustainability principles,
namely strategic planning and stakeholder
participation, were integrated into the planning
process. Utilizing a tourism planning process
evaluation instrument developed by Simpson
(2001), it was found that local tourism destinations
are not integrating sustainability principles
in their planning processes." Downloadable
as PDF file (119kb) only.
- Guiding
Principles of Sustainable Design, USA, National
Parks Service "Guiding Principles
of Sustainable Design is intended to direct
park management philosophy. Its goal is to
provide a basis for achieving sustainability
in facility planning and design, emphasize
the importance of biodiversity, and encourage
responsible decisions."
- Stichting
Recreatie The Dutch Expert Centre on Leisure
and Recreation "Leisure
and recreation policymakers have to deal
with all kinds of questions, e.g.: How much
space will be required for outdoor recreation
facilities in the future? What are the leisure
needs in a multicultural society? How can
nature benefit from recreation and tourism,
and vice versa? And how can we keep a balance
between urban growth and green spaces? The
experts of the Stichting Recreatie have the
expertise and experience to answer these
questions." Site in English and
Dutch. Extensive
reports available in PDF for download.
- Rural Tourism
and Sustainable Development in Hungary A
well designed and presented web site, with
papers about world heritage, ecotourism,
cultural and sustainable tourism development
in Hungary and the EU, plus links to other
tourism resources.
- "The
SPTO Tourism Toolkit. "Designed
to support local small and medium-sized enterprises
in the small island nations of the South
Pacific, this Toolkit focuses on the need
to secure competitive advantage for the industry
in terms of value, quality, consistency,
presentation and service."
- Tourism
Planning Toolkit - Tourism New Zealand. "The
Tourism Planning Toolkit is a set of tools
to help local authorities plan for tourism
and tackle specific tourism-related issues. In
the Toolkit you can: * Use checklists - to
quickly assess what you already know, what
you need to find out. * View examples - including
resources and surveys to fill any information
gaps. * Get guidance - on how to handle tourism
issues. The Tourism Planning Toolkit
covers four broad areas, ... [# Situation
Analysis Toolkit # Strategic Planning Toolkit
# Implementation Toolkit # Monitoring Performance
Toolkit] Complete all four Toolkits and you
will be equipped to produce a tourism strategy." Isn't
it great that resources like these are available
online? Thanks TNZ.
See also Australian Government
Agencies, Ecotourism
Papers & Articles, Outdoor
Recreation & Adventure Activities, Sustainability, Sustainable
Design & Management and ERC
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