Interesting articles, interviews, and information about ecotourism to inform your sustainable travel decisions.
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Heritage Tourism: To Conserve what is Ours is an interactive tool to provide information about the promotion and management of World Heritage Sites in Central America.
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Watch the videos Sustainable Tourism: A Win-Win Solution and Sustainable Tourism: Chimborazo.
Asociación Balam parlayed a stakeholder dialogue into a major conservation and sustainable tourism development model in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve. Read the interview in the Eco-Index database. December, 2009.
The Biomass Users Network in Central America (BUN-CA) is working to improve energy efficiency for small hotels in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica by reducing electricity consumption and making energy use more sustainable. Read the Project Profile, published in the Eco-Index database. November, 2009.
Reviving a Lost Tourism Tradition and Creating a Better Future along Ecuador’s Inca Trail. In the majestic Andean province of Chimborazo, a coalition of 17 indigenous communities are working together to develop a suite of authentic, sustainable tourism businesses to help generate and diversify their incomes and ensure the conservation of their ancestral lands for future generations. Read the article in the Eco-Exchange newsletter. October, 2009.
The Rainforest Alliance wins Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award. Read the press release on the Rainforest Alliance Web site. November, 2009.
Tourism businesses in Latin America benefit from sustainable practices. Read the press release on the Rainforest Alliance Web site. September, 2009.
Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria and Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council announce merge to form Tourism Sustainability Council. Read the press release on the Rainforest Alliance Web site. September, 2009.
Read the Rainforest Alliance’s tips for sustainable travel tips for sustainable travel and watch our new video. September, 2009.
Federico Bosche, manager of Hotel Casa Naranja, talks about how even in a city like Managua, Nicaragua, it is possible to implement simple, but ingenious best management practices for sustainable tourism. Read the interview in the Eco-Index. July, 2009.
Conservation Takes Flight on Ometepe Island; Migratory and Resident Birds Inspire Lofty Goals. Fauna and Flora International is conserving valuable resident and migratory bird habitat in the Volcán Maderas and Volcán Concepción Natural Reserves by improving park management and infrastructure, training local park rangers and tour guides, and is working with the Rainforest Alliance to train local hotel owners in best management practices for sustainable tourism. Read the article in the Eco-Exchange newsletter. July, 2009.
Watch a video on Assignment Earth that explains how Guatemala’s Green Deal certification promotes environmental, sociocultural and economic sustainability.
The Eco-Index of Sustainable Tourism is celebrating its third anniversary! Read the article in Sustainable Tourism Connections, a Rainforest Alliance e-newsletter. April, 2009.
The Costa Rican Rural Tourism Organization is this month's Innovative Eco-Initiative in the Eco-Index.
