Foreword E cotourism has been growing rapidly over the last decades. Yet, while ecotourism has the potential to create positive environmental and social impacts. Ecotourism can create an incentive for environmental protection and preservation of protected areas, What is Sustainable Tourism? ECOTOURISM AND OTHER FORMS OF TOURISM 2. 1 Principles of Ecotourism As presented in the previous chapter. As local communities begin to see their natural resources as sources of tourist income, the communities may work harder to protect those resources. ECOTOURISM IN RURAL DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES Lisa M. Campbell University of Western Ontario, Canada Abstract: This paper considers the ad hoc development of ecotourism. Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development Tu! ba Kiper Additional information is available at the end Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development. From a freeloan Media Collection for classroom use to childrens literature, from unique websites to teachercreated curriculum, the CLACS Teaching Resources pages. ECOTOURISM, POLICY AND PRACTICE: Including a Case Study from the Maya Forest Submitted by: Wendy Rubinstein, J. Candidate Mariana ValdesFauli, J. Candidate Sustainable development in ecotourism Tour operators managing the economic, social and environmental concerns of sustainable development in Costa Rica Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica Bernardo Duh Buchsbaum Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a synopsis of the current issues facing Ecotourism usually involves tourists from developed countries (eg. North America, Europe, Australia) visiting ecotouris t destinations in developing countries, although developed countries also have natural areas which draw eco tourist s. Well established ecotourism destinations include C entral and South America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. ecotourism, which also shows that there is as such no absolute boundary between sustainable and unsustainable tourism (Eriksson, 2003). According to Weaver (2001); Ecotourism exists within the broa der classification of tourism types which, at an initial level, can be divided into mass tourism and alternative tourism (Figure 1). The term ecotourism has become increasingly popular in both conservation and travel circles, but what exactly does it mean? The Nature Conservancy adopts the. Ecotourism and sustainabletourism Ecotourism can be considered as a subset of sustainable tourism and nature tourism because it represents a sustainable way of travellingin natural areas. The Importance of Ecotourism as a. Development and Conservation Tool in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Laura Driscoll, Carter Hunt, Martha Honey and. 4 Ecotourism Development: A Manual for Conservation Planners and Managers ecotourism activities becoming a drain on scarce NGO and protected area resources as. TRENDS AND ISSUES FOR ECOTOURISM SUSTAINABLE TOURISM. Uniting Conservation, Communities, and Sustainable Travel Extraordinary travel meets endless possibilities. Guidelines for communitybased ecotourism development WWF International July 2001. Prepared by Dr Richard Denman, The Tourism Company, 11a High Street, Ledbury HR8. The encyclopedia of ecotourism edited by David B. Topical chapters arranged under a common theme. Includes bibliographical references. dc21 ISBN 0 368 0 Typeset by Columns Design Ltd, Reading. The Components of Successful Ecotourism Ecotourism Stakeholders The ecotourism sector of the travel industry is primarily a collection of small and mediumsized