Ecotourism

Ecotourism Markets

• Consumer Demand and Operator Support for Socially and Environmentally Responsible Tourism, Report 2005 IETS - (409.67 kB)
• Ecotourism in Asia Pacific, Report 1998 - (292.9 kB)
• Global Ecotourism Fact Sheet, Report 2007 IETS - (239.67 kB)

Ecotourism Product Development

• Building a ‘Green’ Ecolodge by K. Lewis - (81.44 kB)
• Ecotourism Guidelines for Nature Tour Operators-Main Document, IETS - (79.95 kB)
• Conservation and Tourism-A Value Chain Approach by Conservation International, 2008 - (413.03 kB)
• Building Biodiversity Business, 2008 IUCN - (4.49 MB)
• Challenge for Visitor Centres, IUCN - (1.39 MB)

Ecotourism Worldwide Case Studies

Case Studies from Africa

• The Return, CC Africa’s Phinda Private Game Reserve - (2.54 MB)
• Klein’s Camp, CC Africa - (1.46 MB)
• Exploring the Economic Element of the Triple Bottom Line, Western Cape - (155.57 kB)
• Public-Private Partnerships-The Rationale, Benefits and Lessons Learnt, South African National Parks - (3.95 MB)
• Responsible Tourism Development Lessons from The Gambia - (976.59 kB)
• Who are the Responsible Tourists? Exploring the links bt tourists’ characteristics and their socioeconomic and environmental impacts, based on research at Bwindi, NP, Uganda, University of Cambridge - (718.42 kB)

Case Studies from Asia

• Conservation-Communities-Commitments through Tourism in the East Himalaya, Help Tourism - (922.37 kB)
• From Relief to Self Reliance-Developing Community Based Tourism after Tsunami, Amanda Discoveries, Thailand - (1.47 MB)
• Community Based Ecotourism-A Sustainable Development Option for Kerala, University of Alberta - (502.82 kB)
• Ecosphere Initiatives in the Himalayas - (2.07 MB)