Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

Evolution of EcotourismEvolution of Ecotourism

Costas ChristContributing Editor and Travel Columnist, National Geographic

Adventure MagazineChairman of Judges, World Travel and Tourism Council, Tourism for

Tomorrow Awards

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

Tourism – The World’s Largest Industry

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity –

The Rise of Nature and Adventure Travel

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

Tourism – an Opportunity or a Threat?

©Hitesh Mehta

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

The Emergence of Ecotourism

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

What Is Ecotourism?

Courtesy of Ecotourism Australia

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

Ecotourism and Nature Travel – They Are Not The Same Thing

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:“Responsible travel to natural areas that protects nature and

sustains the well-being of local peoples.”

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

The emergence of ecotourism principles has

created a way for tourism to be an opportunity rather

than a threat to the natural and cultural diversity on our

planet.

©Digital Vision

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

MAHO BAY CAMPS, USVI Trash to treasures program

to recycle glass bottles.

Photo by Hitesh Mehta

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

•TIAMO RESORTS, Bahamas100% of electricity needs met by solar power

Photos by Hitesh Mehta

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

What Is Sustainable Tourism?

©Digital Vision

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:The principles first associated with ecotourism have evolved into sustainable tourism

©Westin Regina Los Cabos

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

“Environmentally friendly, direct benefits to local communities, enhancing cultural and natural heritage in a profitable business model”

Courtesy of Ecotourism Australia

Mapping Tourism’s Global FootprintTourism and Biodiversity:Tourism and Biodiversity:

• A Changing Tourism Demographic

• The Creative “Travel”Economy

• Three green questions every tour operator should be able to answer

The New World of Travel:

Green Makes Sense