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International Year of Ecotourism
related: 2002, ecotourism flickr: [|International Year of Ecotourism] linkedin: http://lnkd.in/Ft-wiH slideshare: [|iye 2012] survey: [|IYE +10] editing: [|International Year of Ecotourism]

2017 is the 15th anniversary of the International Year of Ecotourism.

How easy/difficult would it be 2create archive of International Year of Ecotourism convo? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/2002ecotourism

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/iye2002

Digitize or Die

We'd like to find a way to create an archive of

Yahoo Groups Question: How easy/difficult would it be to create an archive of the International Year of Ecotourism dialogues? Is there a way to download all posts? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/2002ecotourism https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/iye2002

In 2012 Planeta.com conducted a [|survey to review the accomplishments in the past decade]. We would love to see as many responses as possible so that we can issue a summary report.

Then and Now

 * || **2002** || **2012** ||
 * **Parks and Protected Areas** ||  ||   ||
 * **Indigenous Peoples** ||  ||   ||
 * **NGOs** ||  ||   ||
 * **Government Policies** ||  ||   ||
 * **Information and Communication** ||  ||   ||

Flickr
[|International Year of Ecotourism]

Yahoo Group archives
[|IYE Ecotourism] [|2002 Ecotourism]

Editing
[|Preparing the 10th Anniversary Evaluation] [|Evaluating the Impact of the International Year of Ecotourism: Anniversary Report, IYE+5] [|International Year of Ecotourism Resource Guide] [|Reflections on the International Year of Ecotourism] [|Reflections on the Quebec Ecotourism Summit] [|Sustainable Development of Ecotourism Web Conference]

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Ten Year Survey (Preliminary Results 05.2012)
The tourism sector in Spain is a highly rigid (sun and beach) taken over by multinationals of tourism, there are local initiatives increasingly active tourism developed in a natural environment. Our company is a travel agency specializing in responsible tourism, we are a leading company in Spain TR in this type of tourism that combines elements of environmental, socio-cultural and economic
 * How do you characterize ecotourism in the country where you live? Provide examples of best or worst practices.**

Sustainable tourism to natural areas, conserving the environment, contributing to local nature and culture, benefitting and involving local communities, and allowing exchanges between hosts and guests. My best known example is Cristalino Jungle Lodge, the worst Ariau Jungle Lodge, both in Brazil.

Where I live: 2.67 Global: 1.67
 * On a scale of 1-5 (1 being the least and 5 being the most) how well do you think indigenous people are involved in the development of tourism in the country where you live and globally:**

UNEP 2 UNWTO 2.33
 * On a scale of 1-5 (1 being poor and 5 being the best) how would you evaluate the work of developing ecotourism by IYE organizers United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization since 2002?**

Few existing initiatives, but increasingly there are local initiatives increasingly active tourism developed in an environment of nature. Institutional support in these cases, compared with companies that receive mass tourism, is ridiculous.
 * How do you characterize ecotourism in other countries? Provide examples of best practices or greenwashing.**

There are some established leaders like Costa Rica, South Africa, Australia, Botswana, Malaysia and Peru, but new destinations like Panama, Vietnam, India and Namibia are innovating the market.

Contributing to the overall sustainable development of tourism, highlighting the immense potential of traveling as a learning experience, empowering host communities, and financing and drawing attention to the protected areas of megadiverse countries. 
 * Notable accomplishments in the past 10 years?**

Big Questions
Is ecotourism thriving, surviving or diving? Has ecotourism reached its use-by-date? What have been the accomplishments in the past ten years? Is anyone interested in creating a 'where are they now' profile of participants in the online [|IYE Ecotourism] and [|2002 Ecotourism] discussions?

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