Table of Contents
Introduction
Data Sources and Acknowledgements
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- Abbreviations
Background and Definitions
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- Tourism, biodiversity and indigenous communities
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- Figure 1: Major environmental impacts of tourism
- Ecotourism and nature tourism
- Conservation and environmental sustainability
- Education and interpretation
- Socio-cultural sustainability
- Community-tourism guidelines
- Sustainable tourism
The United Nations International Year of Ecotourism, 2002
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- Background
- Activities
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- Figure 2: Responding countries with ecotourism committees and/or national strategies
- Reports from regional panels
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- World Ecotourism Summit
- Follow-up activities
Québec Declaration on Ecotourism
Measuring Ecotourism
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- Ecotourism market reports
- Terminology
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- Figure 3: Use of "ecotourism" language in brochures
- Ecotourists
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- Figure 4: Age structure of ecotourists according to tour operator information, 2001
- Activities
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- Figure 5: Proposed activities in ecotourism packages (taken from the Italian survey of 40 tour operators)
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- Figure 6: Percentage of US outbound travellers engaged in various leisure activities, 1999
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- Figure 7: The most important elements in the choice of destination of a nature/ecotourism product
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- Figure 8: Tour operator perceptions of relative importance of different elements of ecotourism trips
- Destinations
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- Figure 9: Most popular European nature and ecotourism destinations, from the tour operators' point of view
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- Figure 10: Main destination of ecotourists and all leisure travellers
- Ecotourism's market share
- Market Share of Ecotourism and Adventure Travel in Mexico
- Marketing and Promotion
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- Figure 11: Tour operator ratings of various marketing channels
Accommodation and Venues
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- Accommodation
- Venues
- Protected areas
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- Figure 12: European charter for sustainable tourism in protected areas: 12 principles
- Marine parks
- Rainforests
- Arctic
- Urban
Best Practice in Ecotourism
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- Figure 13: A compilation of ecotourism practices
- Sustainable development of Ecotourism: A compilation of good practices in SMEs
- Conservation
- Education and interpretation
- Environmental practices
- Community involvement
- Marketing and promotion
- Profitability
- Regulation and monitoring
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The Demand for Responsible Tourism
Certification and Accreditation
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- Certification
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- Figure 14: Eco certification program principles
- Green Globe 21
- The International Ecotourism Standard
- Accreditation
- Americas – The Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council (STSC)
- Partnership for effective implementation of tools for monitoring ecotourism and sustainable tourism
- Europe – Voluntary Initiatives for Sustainability in Tourism (VISIT)
Organisations and Awards
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- Organisations, projects and research
- Awards
Future Prospects
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