How can communities be involved in ecotourism?

• One of the main components of ecotourism is community involvement and integration. How do you think this can be achieved?
• Can you think of any example?
• How do you think your community could be involved in ecotourism projects in your region?
• Have you ever been part of an ecotourism project?
• How about the involvement of indigenous communities in ecotourism?

Share your ideas and suggestions, ask questions, be inspired!!!

Should ecotourism focus on culture?

• Can ecotourism be a way of discovering local culture?
• How can cultural tourism be ecotourism?
• Is ecotourism a good way to disclose local cultures and indigenous cultures?
• How can a tourist be a culturally-sensitive ecotourist?
• What are the challenges and the issues?

Share your ideas and suggestions, ask questions, be inspired!!!

Is ecotourism a good way to protect our environment?

• Can ecotourism be an incentive for communities to protect their environment?
• How can ecotourism be a way of reducing tourism impacts on our environment?
• In what way can an ecotourism business minimize its impacts on the environment?

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Is ecotourism a good business?

• Do you think ecotourism is a good niche to make profit?
• How can ecotourism compete with mass tourism?
• Have you got any idea of ecotourism business opportunity?
• What do you think could be a good way of starting your own ecotourism business?
• Are you looking for information on how to start your own ecotourism business?
• How do businesses become eco-certified?

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What did you think of the Urban Nature-Youth Ecotourism Forum??

If you’ve taken part of the Urban Nature-Youth Ecotourism Forum held in Townsville on the 31st of October and 1st of November 2006, as part of the 2006 International Ecotourism Conference, here is the opportunity to tell what you thought of it!!

See the Urban Nature-Youth Ecotourism Forum brochure (510Kb .pdf)
See webpage on the Forum

Interesting, thrilling, boring, fantastic, room for improvement?? Did you enjoy hearing from people from all around the world on Ecotourism? Did you have any surprises, disappointments, wish? What could be done to improve this sort of event in the future? Would you like another Youth Ecotourism Forum to be held in the future? What did you think of the Ecotourism Conference??

Share your ideas, your thoughts, your critics, your suggestions!!!

You can also add your comments to the Ecotourism Youth Charter that you started to draft during the Forum! Click Here

Please add your comments/suggestions on COMMUNITY & CULTURE below,
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Please add your comments/suggestions on WASTE below,
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Please add your comments/suggestions on ENERGY below,
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