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The
World Congresses on Tourism For the Environment were interactive
meetings designed to bring together leaders from around the
world in conservation, travel, government, science, and the
communities affected by tourism.
Organized by the Jacana Trust, and coordinated by Egret
Communications, these meetings were designed to bring these
groups into open discussion so that travel can directly
contribute to the protection of natural and cultural resources
and so that tourism can be developed and operated more
sustainably.
The
Second World Congress on Tourism for the Environment (in
Venezuela
) brought together
representatives from all continents, and from each of the
communities important to conservation travel, continuing the
discussions begun in
Belize
.
Seminar topics included: Visitors and Protected Habitats,
Channeling Revenues to Resource Protection and Local Economies,
Orientation and Education of Visitors to Unique Natural and
Cultural Destinations, Designing Sensitive Visitor Activities
and Guide Training, and Developing Destinations - Conservation
From the Beginning. Ideas
shared and commitments made at the 1993 congress will continue
to build conservation progress in
Venezuela
and
several other nations.
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