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• Day dreams and beach plans!

  
  OUTtv Blog — Authority: 116
  After a horrific winter and a most abysmal summer, Canadians all across the country are crossing fingers (and toes!) in hopes of a gentle winter. In the following weeks, I will be posting blogs (and video!) to take you away from the doldrums that are inevitably right around the corner.  Either for future planning or ...
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• Small Country, Big ‘Dirty Little Secret’

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 136
  Thanks to Blogger TEAA for the News Alert, and Kudos to Fred Pearce for a very readable report.New Zealand: More cows than people!“It looks like the rest of the world is catching on to New Zealand’s dirty little secret.”—NZ Green Party co-leader Russel Norman“But my prize for the most shameless two fingers ...
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• Central Zoo Authority Demands Release of Indian Elephants

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 593
  Approximately 140 elephants are believed to be living in zoos and performing in circuses all around India, but according to the Central Zoo Authority, in a demand issued today, that will happen no more! Read more of this story »
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• Notes from the Field: Track Giant Pandas in Chinas Sichuan Province

  
  Away.com Travel Blog — Authority: 122
  In April and October of next year, U.S.-and Beijing-based operator WildChina is offering new weeklong itineraries to showcase the key panda-conservation areas in western Chinas mountainous Sichuan province. Starting out from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the group tours will delve into the bamboo and rhododendron ...
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• Working With Funzi Turtle Club (Day 2)

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  On our second day at Funzi, we were awoken to a panoramic view of dawn over the island which made our 6am wake up a lot easier.  Our first port of call was to the Turtle Nesting Beach a good 45 minute walk from our base. The beach is not only a place which can Read more: Working With Funzi Turtle Club (Day 2) ...
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• Working With Funzi Turtle Club (Day 2)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  On our second day at Funzi, we were awoken to a panoramic view of dawn over the island which made our 6am wake up a lot easier.  Our first port of call was to the Turtle Nesting Beach a good 45 minute walk from our base. The beach is not only a place which can be used by tourists but more importantly, is where the ...
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• Pablo Escobars Hacienda popular with tourists

  
  Gadling — Authority: 691
  Filed under: South America , Colombia , News Visiting the former home of a famous person is pretty common. Tourists flock to Elvis Graceland and who wouldnt love a look inside the creepy world of Michael Jacksons Neverland Ranch? But exploring the former compound of a Colombian drug lord....well that seems ...
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• People change their daily lives after contact with a marine animal

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 573
  Sea meeting boosts recyclingUniversity of Queensland, Science Alert 11 Nov 09;If you want people to care about the environment, give them a close call with a whale, turtle or dolphin. That is what researchers have found at the University of Queensland.A research team from UQs School of Tourism, under the leadership of ...
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• Eco-tourism project team visits Tanji Bird Reserve

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  The Tanji Bird Reserve got a visit from the project coordinating committee members and stakeholders of the eco-tourism project last Thursday. read more
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• Bowermasters Adventures -- Tourisms impact on the Galapagos

  
  Gadling — Authority: 691
  Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , South America , Ecuador , Ecotourism It would be wrong on its face to say that tourism is the biggest problem facing the Galapagos today. Simultaneously, it is accurate to say that the growth in tourism in the one-of-a-kind archipelago is the ...
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• Analysis Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of Dolphin Watching In Kisite-Mpunguti MPA (Tourist Questionnaires Feedback)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  Tourist Dhow Analysis It is one of GVI’s objectives to analyse the socio-economic impact of tourism operations within the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area (KMMPA) and to ascertain the sustainability of the increasing levels of human-dolphin interaction.  Through doing so GVI hope to identify existing problems ...
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• Adventure Camps in Masai Mara

  
  Your Story — Authority: 457
  The Enchoro Wildlife Camp is situated in a quiet environment, perfect for guests wishing to have a quality time of retreat and relaxation.
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• Christopher Baker on Tourism in Costa Rica

  
  Luxury Latin America Blog — Authority: 117
  Christopher Baker was one of the original hotel reviewers for Luxury Latin America, covering most of the luxury Costa Rica hotels for us. His new edition of the Moon Handbook Costa Rica is the seventh edition of this thorough guide and I caught up with him to ask what’s new in the most popular destination [...]
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• Beijing Assesses Green Travel Destinations

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 431
  The Beijing Tourism Administration has recently published a document called "Assessment Criteria for a Beijing Eco-leisure Tourism Zone" to better delineate criteria for green travel destinations.According to the document, eco-leisure tourism zone refers to a special tourism agglomeration area of not less than 100 ...
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• Esteros of Ibera

  
  Blog of Travel, webblogs of Tourism, Blogs Travel - Vacation - Villadeayora.com — Authority: 135
  The Ibera Marshes are located in central and northeastern Corrientes. Separating them from Buenos Aires about 857 miles. Its main airport is one of the Inns and a major city in the area is Mercedes. If you plan to go to this area the best season is from May to November. And you’ll need three to four days to visit. ...
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• Is Kisite-Mpunguti MPA Offering Dolphin-Watching Tours?

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  As part of the socio-economic impact of the dolphin-watching industry in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area, GVI carried out a study to evaluate the quality of the talks offered during the dolphin-watching tours. The aim was to find out the knowledge of the tour guides and captain on numerous areas and indicators. ...
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• What is Ecotourism?

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  By Harold Baldwin Visiting new areas is fun, can be eye opening, and exiting. But jumping on a jet airplane, staying at a resort in the wilds or a beautiful beach third world county with air conditioning and more comforts than at home, is not usually environmentally sound. Sure, some locals may have unemployment ...
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• Coral Reefs Inspire Rare Consensus -- Just Save Them

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 573
  ScienceDaily 5 Nov 09;One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation -- their stunning beauty is so extraordinary that almost everyone ...
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• What is an Ecotourist and Who Can Be One?

  
  Globe Corner Blogs — Authority: 115
  We have recently started to see an influx of ecotravel guides and beautiful coffee table books on how to travel to exotic places without at the same time forcing them to turn into malls in response to our demands. At first you wonder whether an ecotourist is a new species of a “viator vulgaris” (common [...]
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• Survey shows Ireland is green at home but not away

  
  Greenme: Sustainable Living Blog — Authority: 125
  In the current economic and environmental climate, a large emphasis has been placed on our individual carbon footprints. As an Irish population we are actively being encouraged by multiple initiatives to reduce waste, reuse as much as possible and recycle what can be recycled . We are also encouraged to walk, use ...
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