Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveller‚ to provide funds forecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered
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The Okapi Wildlife Reserve [pic] The Okapi Wildlife Reserve The Okapi Wildlife Reserve takes up about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNESCO Heritage Centre‚ 1992-2008). According to UNESCO Heritage Centre (1992-2008)‚ “ the Congo river basin‚ of which the reserve and forest are a part‚ is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa’’ (para. 1). The reserve contains endangered species of primates and birds and about 5‚000 of the estimated
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1. Introduction The word ecotourism is something that has only recently become a mainstay in the English language. Tours to rainforest‚ gamer reserves‚ and wildlife sanctuaries are growing in every region of the world. They go in tent camps‚ on safaris‚ to jungle lodges‚ and to rainforest resorts. Inspired by zoos and the throngs of animal themed television shows‚ people are taking to the jungles and savannas to see the earth ’s most fascinating creatures in the wild before it is too late. At the
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White Hills location. About the town The town does not possess the historical features or distinctive characteristics associated with most small towns. In particular it has no recognisable town centre and relatively few community facilities. The eco-development presents an opportunity to achieve a number of objectives – meeting the clear need for better local facilities‚ helping the community to protect the natural environment and providing affordable and decent homes. Aims of national and local
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Presentations Organizational Communication 410 In today’s society there is a need to provide the masses with valuable information. From small businesses to massive corporations. Presentations can be given in a multitude of ways‚ written in an email or memo‚ face to face interaction or on a larger scale in an auditorium to a group. “Communication‚ both spoken and written‚ is always addressed to an audience‚ a set of listeners or readers you are intending to convey information to or have some
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ECO ATM Almost all consumer electronics contain toxic materials such as lead‚ mercury‚ arsenic and a broad variety of other materials that pose a threat to the environment and health. Now multiple these hazards by 3 billion! Concerned now? Have you often thought about recycling your cell phone or old laptop computer‚ but simply decided it was too difficult to figure out how? You’re not alone. A consumer survey recently conducted by Nokia in the U.S. reported that‚ out of 6‚500 households‚ only
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Hotel and Resort Management Assignment Diploma Fall 2012 Title: Growing trend: Eco-resorts Tutor: Mr. Hailstones From: Katy Hui Man Ying Course: Diploma 2 Submission Date: Week 15 Word count: 1‚553 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Criteria of Eco-resorts 4 – 6 Benefits of Eco-resorts 6 – 7 Considerations on Eco-resorts 7 – 8 Conclusion 8 References 9 – 10 Introduction There are researches done by the United
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Eco Terrorism Paper one According to the Shorter Oxford dictionary the term terrorism is define as “the systematic employment of violence to coerce a government or community into acceding to specific political demands”. But this definition can be somewhat misrepresentative of someone or some organization that was been labeled as an eco-terrorist. The reasoning behind this is because in most cases there is little to no actually violence that takes place‚ and what little
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pollution it generates 2) to find out what people think about eco-friendly transportation and about the idea of getting it into the country‚ 3) to find out what the government plans to do about the pollution generated by conventional transportation and to discover if eco-friendly transportation is one of their solutions 4) to encourage the development of cleanly energy powered cars in the national territory‚ 5) to endure people to understand that eco-friendly energized transportation methods are the future
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