Ecotourism

Ecotourism is catering for tourists wishing to experience the natural environment without damaging it or disturbing its habitats. It is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial mass tourism. It means responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for …

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IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 27 March 2024 English

renewable energy

................................... 30 Box 5 Ecotourism powered by mini hydropower: Trans Niugini Tours Papua New Guinea ..................... 41 Box 8 Ecotourism powered by solar photovoltaics: Trans Niugini environments poses a challenge, as does developing ecotourism while preserving natural attractions. As section Niugini Tours’ renewable energy projects used ecotourism to enable cultural exchange, letting communities ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES AT A CROSSROADS Box 5 Ecotourism powered by mini hydropower: Trans Niugini Tours


AALCO: Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization · 21 March 2024 English

The Verbatim Record of Discussions contains the texts of the statements of the Inaugural Session, the three meetings of the Delegations of the Member States, five general meetings and the …

coastal industries. This could involve promoting ecotourism, sustainable aquaculture, or providing training


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 19 March 2024 English

communities find new sources of income, for instance, by integrating trees into farmlands and developing ecotourism.  In Lebanon, the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation is working to help people

integrating trees into farmlands and developing ecotourism. In Lebanon, the Association for Forests, Development


Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies · 15 March 2024 English

In spite of being a champion of environment conservation and one of the pillars of the Gross National Happiness (GNH) development concept, Bhutan is not an exception, and the impact …

515-533. Montes, Jesse & Kafley, Bhuwan (2019). Ecotourism discourses in Bhutan: contested perceptions and


World Bank Group · 14 March 2024 English

waste generation as a part of the POM for small ecotourism infrastructure activities generating waste and


World Bank Group · 14 March 2024 English

Ecosystem restoration is critical to the global ambition of halting and reversing nature loss. Tremendous efforts have been deployed globally to conserve the remaining rainforests, grasslands, rivers and lakes, reefs …

Market Increased food production yield Increased ecotourism revenues for businesses Reduce cost for water


World Bank Group · 13 March 2024 English

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CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity · 8 March 2024 English

The report on the exploration of the biodiversity finance landscape contained in the annex to the present document has been prepared under the responsibility of the Secretariat of the Convention …

management; forestry and plantations; tourism/ecotourism services; and other investments such as retrofitting


World Bank Group · 8 March 2024 English

speculation. Furthermore, the development of ecotourism may lead to increased human activities, posing derivation hydraulic infrastructure and developing ecotourism and establishing new value chains. The ESMF Simultaneously, initiatives aimed at fostering oasis ecotourism, providing an opportunity to explore the rich cultivation methods, renewable energy utilization, ecotourism, and value chain creation, may also contribute


ICZM Platform: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol · 8 March 2024 English

NBS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTS 1.1 THE COASTAL ZONE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA The Mediterranean Basin stands as one of the world's most esteemed and cherished seas, encompassing an extensive …

they offer recreation opportunities, fostering ecotourism and outdoor activities like birdwatching and


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