Move to open eco-tourism resort at Manas
The directorate of tourism, Assam in collaboration of regional director (NE) India, Tourism will soon place Manas national park, a world heritage site, in a better and new shape for promotion of
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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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Return of the natives
Not all tourists are made to feel welcome
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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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Duty free
Uttar Pradesh can t deliver vaccines to its children. But it wants to import vaccine
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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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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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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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Protests galore
Activists protest against mindless development in Uttara Kannada district
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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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Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report : The Monthly Overview, September 2013
<p>A new climate change mitigation project to promote sustainable biomass energy production and modern bio-energy technologies commenced in Sri Lanka . Read more in this first Monthly Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. September 2013 Edition is out! Download, Read and Share. Happy reading!</p>
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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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Sense of service
Caution should be exercised while liberalising the services sector
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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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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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Renuka factfile
Location: On River Giri, a tributary of the Yamuna, in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh Objective: To supply 1,240 mld water to Delhi for nine months a year and 40 MW electricity to Himachal Pradesh Cost: Rs 2,700 crore; Centre will bear 90 per cent of the project cost Dam height: 148 metres, about the height of a 50-storey building Reservoir Length: 24 km
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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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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