About This Section

Focusing on current industry trends and best practice examples from around the world, the EcoCurrents section features discussions around specific themes within ecotourism and sustainable travel.

EcoCurrents Themes

Wildlife Conservation & Education

• Tourism and Biophilia: Protecting the world’s remaining natural habitats | David Mahood, V.P. Sustainable Hospitality, NEWH

Developing Ecotourism Destinations

• Developing Ecotourism Destinations – looking back and gazing into the future | Carolyn Wild, President, WILD International
• Ecotourism in Afghanistan | Ian MacWilliam, Communications Officer, Aga Khan Development Network, Afghanistan
• Taste the spice of local Thai life | Peter Richards, Marketing Support & Development Coordinator, Thailand Community based Tourism Institute (CBT-I)
• Community initiatives for the sustainable development of tourism in Chitral, Northern Pakistan | Shams Uddin, Manager, Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT)
• Virginia Beach as a greener vacation destination | Pamela Lingle, Communications Manager, Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau

Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Ecotourism

• iEco-Reporter: Supporting conservation research by strengthening ecotourism network | Chris Desmond, Director, 10,000 Islands Dolphin Project
• Indigenous Tourism, Biodiversity and Web-Based Initiatives | Oliver Hillel and Sofía Gutiérrez, Convention on Biological Diversity
• Connecting Communities through Integrated Web-based Technologies | Sylvie Blangy and Scott
• Mitchell ICT4Ecotourism @Wat Yai Chaimongkol | Wat Yai Chaimongkol, Thailand
• How to Get Started in Social Media Promotions for Your Ecotourism Business | Nancy Harrison
• Is Blogging Right For You? | Jackie Fisher
• Twitter: A New Tool for Researching Your Trip Away | Stephen Chapman
• Special Report: Can Sustainability Survive in Hard Economic Times? | By Dina M. Belon