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From the blurbs

Zambia

ECO-TOURISM

Threat from eco-tourism

Gainful employment

CAMBODIA

A natural retreat

Kerala woes industry

The tourist does leave a footprint

But eco-tourism could still be people friendly  

BRAZIL

'Give communities a say in tourism'

RAJIV BHARTARI, a LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development)fellow, is building a framework for ecotourism in Uttaranchal. He tells NITIN …

Eco-tourism museum for Maracaibo lake

"Future of local population rests on tiger-related tourism"

Jim Knight, UK's minister for biodiversity, landscape and rural affairs, responds to Kushal Pal Singh Yadav's queries on the British government's …

Baywatch

Goa's 'army' fights drugs, AIDS, nudism and the various other ills of tourism that threaten to snuff out the local traditional lifestyle

Andaman & Nicobar opens 50 sites in 15 islands to enhance tourism

Andaman & Nicobar opens 15 islands to bidders

Living on the edge

Ecotourism on the wing

Uttarakhand strikes a balance between conservation and employment by institutionalising birdwatching camps, says Ghazala Shahabuddin,who attended …

Wilidlife photography ain't that simple

Photographs of wildlife in controlled situations have fostered an exotic image of the wild

Blood on the beach

Fisherfolk on the coast of Saurashtra kill whale sharks to make a living. If this is replaced by an ecotourism scheme the people and the fish …

Holy Hex

Divine wrath could put ski resort deal on ice

Tourism-dependent nations value elephants

Ecotourism can backfire if mismanaged

Caving in

Caves hold clues to evolution and climate change. Why is India dragging its feet over framing a law to protect the fragile structures?

A mountain to climb

Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues