BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND TOURISM NEWS

Tanzania okays more hotels in Serengeti
Yahoo! News , 04 July 2007- DAR ES SALAAM (AFP)
Tanzania has allowed construction of hotels in Serengeti National Park, Prime Minister Edward Lowassa told parliament Monday, dismissing the concerns of environmentalists.

Kenya: Kenya Praised for Nature Conservation Nation
Nairobi , 20 June 2007
An international tour operator and environmentalists have praised Kenya for its conservation efforts. More

Ecuador Weighs Galapagos Turtles vs Tourists
Reuters, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 18 June 2007
Marauding Europeans are nothing new to the Galapagos Islands, which long ago were the haunt of English pirates preying on Spanish galleons laden with Inca gold.

Tourisme et environnement, le guide des hôtels verts du Vietnam
Actualitiés News Environnement , 11 June 2007
Tourisme et environnement : un « guide des hôtels verts » au Vietnam réalisé avec la participation de l’ADEME. L’Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME), l’Administration nationale du tourisme vietnamien (VNAT) et Enerteam (ONG locale) ont présenté le « guides des hôtels verts », le 29 mai dernier à Dalat (Vietnam), en présence de Michèle Pappalardo, présidente de l’ADEME, une action en faveur d’un tourisme respectueux de l’environnement.

Tourism threatens Antarctica Times
London, 06 June 2007
More than anywhere else on Earth, the polar regions are most affected by global warming. Yet it is exactly this threat to their existence that is attracting more tourists to the region than before.

Rapid Rise in Tourism New Challenge to Polar Environment
UNEP, Tromso/Nairobi 03/04 June 2007 Polar tourism has grown dramatically in the last ten years raising concerns about the possible negative impact on the environment and local communities, a new report says.

Tourists brave Chad's wild territory
BBC News , 01 June 2007 Chad may not seem like an obvious tourist destination, with the spillover of the Darfur conflict from Sudan and regular clashes between rebels and government soldiers.

Kenya hopes to safeguard wildlife
iol.com.za, 19 April 2007
Nairobi - Kenya's wildlife authorities forecast on Wednesday that their annual revenues would more than triple to $100-million (about R750-million) in three years, helping to safeguard animals threatened by land clashes, poaching and global warming.

Gambia: Strengthening Enterprise Development On Beekeeping And Eco-Tourism
Daily Observer (Gambia), 18 April 2007
A three day capacity building training for strengthening local enterprise development of beekeeping and Eco-Tourism groups on business skills and management was recently concluded at the Forestry Training School in Kafuta village.

US Developer to Build Hotels in Congo National Park
Planet Ark, 03 April 2007
BRAZZAVILLE - Congo Republic has signed a deal to allow a US developer to build hotels and casinos in a natural park that is home to several endangered species, a source at the Forestry Ministry said on Monday.

World Tourism Forum launches biodiversity network
Travel Daily News, 12 March 2007
REPORT - BERLIN - ITB 2007: The implantation of the Biodiversity Network, integrant of its Network of Networks that favours dialogues, collective realisations and exchange of experiences around the themes of the cause of the Forum has been initiated by the World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development. The Biodiversity Network, which was launched at the ITB Berlin, is the fruit of the partnership formed during Destinations2006, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, between the Forum and the Convention on Biodiversity.

Bridge Attached to Grand Canyon's Edge
Associated Press, 08 March 2007
PHOENIX (AP) -- An Indian tribe fastened a massive glass-bottomed walkway to the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday as part of an ambitious tourism center that has angered environmentalists and some tribal members.

Scientists grouse at eco-unfriendly ski resorts
Guardian Unlimited, 07 March 2007
Ski resorts have a profound impact on wildlife, according to a study of a declining bird species in the Alps.

South Africa: South African Tourism Still On Growth Path
Business Day (South Africa), 28 February 2007
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said yesterday SA should double the number of visiting business tourists, and he unveiled statistics showing SA's overall tourism had continued its upward trajectory.

Kenya: New Bid to Lift Hunting Ban
Nation (Nairobi), 26 February 2007
The killing of wildlife for fun may be re-introduced in Kenya if the Government implements a new wildlife policy believed to have been influenced by the U.S., the Saturday Nation can exclusively reveal.

Kenya: Activists Want Mara Ban Lifted
East African Standard (Kenya), 26 February 2007
The Government has been urged to lift the ban on putting up of new tourist facilities within the Maasai Mara.

Spectacular Colombian Island In Tourism Battle
Planet Ark , 21 February 2007
ISLA BARU - To visitors, it is a paradise of white beaches and brilliant blue waters, but Colombia's Isla Baru has been scarred by a long fight for control between Afro-Colombian residents and hotel developers..

Le Kenya, une destination écotouristique modèle
La Presse (Canada) , 19 February 2007
Aussitôt débarqué du minibus qui m'a (péniblement) transporté de Nairobi, capitale du Kenya, au campement Porini, non loin du Kilimandjaro, je suis accueilli par un groupe de guerriers massaïs.