Conferences

OECD Tourism Committee Rome conference

This conference was held in Rome in October of 1997. The theme was Partners in Tourism: A tool for job creation.

OAS Inter-American Travel Congress April 1997

This conference took place in Costa Rica. The theme was Partnership for the Sustainable Development of Tourism, and involved the OAS and MIGA of the World Bank Group.

Ethics in Tourism internet conference

This conference will be ongoing from January 31 - April 31, 1998. It is sponsored by the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

Online International Ecotourism Conference

This online conference was organized by the Centre for Nature and Heritage Tourism at SouthWest Texas State University and took place from March 3 to April 5, 1997.

Pata conference on Integrating Indigenous Cultures in Nature-Based Tourism

From January 12-15 the Pacific Asia Travel Association hosted its 9th Adventure Tourism and Travel Mart in Malaysia on the topic of indigenous cultures.

Ecotourism Conference in Kenya

The first ever international ecotourism conference and workshop was held in Kenya from Oct. 27 - Nov. 3, 1997.

Intergovernmental Meeting on Tourism

This site provides the recommendations, major conclusions and decisions made at the Intergovernmental Meeting on Tourism of the Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific held in Bangkok in 1996.

World Ecotour '97 Conference

This Conference was held in Brazil in December of 1997. This page is only available in Portuguese (despite the English title of the conference). I had tried to find out more about the conference months in advance, but received no response from its organizers.

International Conference "Ecotourism - Balancing Sustainability and Profitability"

This conference was held in Estonia and focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Baltic Sea region. The site provides pre-conference materials and outputs of the conference.

First World Conference on Sustainable Tourism April, 1995(?)

This site describes the conference that took places on Lanzerote Island in 1995 (although the date is not clear). The conference was attended by the UNEP, UNESCO and the WTO.

Miscellaneous Internet Resources

EarthWise Journeys is an independent clearing house for information on responsible travel.

Nature Tour Travel Directory

This site maintained by the Foundation for the Conservation of Nature International provides information on nature tours, volunteer programs, educational programs and conferences.

EcoTravels in Latin America

Maintained by Planeta (Ron Mader) this website claims to be the Internet's foremost clearinghouse of environmental news and ecotourism information for the Americas - and they are probably correct! The site contains short articles and in-depth reports, book reviews, lists of travel providers and Spanish language schools.

Lonely Planet on-line

This site provides lots of information to travellers on a shoe string.

Ecotravel Center

From Conservation International. A comprehensive resource of ecotravel information available. The Ecotravel Center provides everything you need to self-design exciting travel experiences that benefit conservation and provide opportunities for local communities.

Africa - Adventure Travel Desk

This site provides travel information on Africa.

Official Tourism Organizations

This site maintained by the World Tourism Organization provides links to official tourism organizations around the world organized by region, then country.

Green Arrow Guide to Central American Ecotourism

This site provides potential ecotourists with information to make their travel plans including conservation groups working in the area, the best tours and lodges...

Amazon Interactive

This interactive games asks you to make important decisions concerning the development of ecotourism in a small community along the Rio Napo in Ecuador. Unfortunately in the real world outcomes are far more complex than in this virtual reality.

Exploring Ecotourism

This site maintained by Ron Mader provides information about upcoming conferences and links to articles about ecotourism in Latin America.

The Green Travel Network

The Green Travel Network is an active travel centre created by travelers for travelers and provides information on trip ideas, trip planning and community issues.

Green-travel Home page (Infotec Travel)

An incredible resource on environmentally sustainable travel. A good site for researchers.

GreenTravel`s World Ecotourism Directory

This site is an INCREDIBLE resource of ecotourism opportunities and relevant sites around the world organized by country. It also includes links to newsgroups, books and guides.

Big Volcano Visitor Guide

This website provide information geared towards tourism in the Wollubin (Tweed) Volcano region in Australia. The site also provides a link to the Big Volcano Ecotourism Resource Centre.

This site provides an incredible amount of information and resources on ecotourism.

Tourism Research Links NEW

This site created by René Waksberg presents many useful links concerning tourism research and industry.

 

Consultants/Operators

Ecotourism in Bolivia

Northern Lights Multimedia

This site provides information of companies that provide ecotourism adventures in Canada.

Earthquest Adventure Travel Specialists

This US-based operator provides adventure tours all over the world. They are proud of the fact that they have all their own facilities because this makes them part of the local community (??? - therefor tourists can benefit the local community).

Ecotourism Operators in Venezuela

Eco Tourism International

This is the home page for Eco Tourism International consultants based in the US. They help government planners and private developers identify, evaluate and implement successful ecotourism projects.

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