CHILE
Tourists were evacuated after raging forest fires engulfed three state-protected nature reserves, favourite destinations for campers in southern Chile. The fires consumed 15,000 ha of native forest
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New areas of eco-tourism identified
At a time when Nepali tourism is plagued by regional disproportion, a consulting team working to advise the ADB and the Government to develop a eco-tourism, has identified new areas for eco-tourism
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National panel to roll-out 5 year plan for eco-torurism development
The two week old National committee on eco-tourism headed by tourism minister Jagmohan, which met for the first time, has decided to formulate a five year rolling plan for development of eco-tourism
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Centre, states to prepare reports on eco-tourism
Detailed project reports will be prepared to develop eco-tourism in the country, Union Tourism Minister Jagmohan said. Eco-tourism in the country is slated to get a boost with the government
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal, January 2014
<p>Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal</p>
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TANZANIA
The United Nations Deve lopment Programme (undp) is launching a new initiative for conserving Mount Kili manjaro by involving communities who live around the mountain. "Under the aegis of the
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PHILIPPINES
Even as dolphin parks are going out of vogue in the West, they are becoming a craze in South-east Asian countries, much to the dismay of conservationists. These countries are keen on boosting
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Ecotourism and sea turtle harvesting in a fishing village of Bahia, Brazil
Many environmentalists believe ecotourism has the potential to generate net benefits for people and nature. For more than two decades, the Brazilian Sea Turtle Conservation Program (TAMAR) has provided jobs and income through ecotourism in Praia do Forte, Brazil, in exchange for reduced harvesting of sea turtles.
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Protests galore
Activists protest against mindless development in Uttara Kannada district
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MAKING ACCOUNTABLE
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a mandamus to the government for controlling the quality of the water resources and setting standards for curbing pollution. The court's decision comes a year
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SAFE MEASURES
In a bid to protect the ecology of the Kumarakom bird sanctuary, the Kerala High Court recently directed the state government and the Taj Kerala Hotels and Resorts Ltd not to cut,
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Duty free
Uttar Pradesh can t deliver vaccines to its children. But it wants to import vaccine
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MALAYSIA
Many parts of Malaysia have been engulfed by a thick smog resulting from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, where trees are burned to clear land for cultivation. Though the Malaysian government
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"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
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Sense of service
Caution should be exercised while liberalising the services sector
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Spot the well
It isn't that the rich and the wealthy got their water from elsewhere. They invested more than others in design as well as beautification. From the seventh century AD, the city was ruled by dukes (<i>doge</i>). One of the most photographed locations is the Doge Palace. But the tourists taking pictures of the palace don't stop to notice that the pavement on which they stand (<i>right</i>) is part of an elaborate water storage system that supported the pomp and glory of the palace. The tourism brochures don't tell.
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KENYA
Many African econo mies thrive on tourism that centres on wildlife safaris. Every year, the Masai Mara national park in Kenya is visited by nearly 250,000 people to witness the mass migration of
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Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS)
Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) is a research, campaign and advocacy organisation. Study the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact of tourism on local communities. Believe that tourism
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Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise
Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. Socially responsible and ecologically sustainable tourism, which could at the same time be profitable for the com
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Wages of success
efforts to promote ecotourism in the Manuel Antonio National Park in Quepos, Costa Rica, seem to have boomeranged. Every year, thousands of tourists visit the 680 ha park, which is home to