Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism

Home

About this Custom Collection

Sustainable travel represents a worldwide and growing demand to reduce the impacts of tourism on the environment and the local communities. It is also referred to as sustainable tourism, ecotourism, and geotourism. Whether you are a traveler or a member of the travel industry or a citizen living in a community that relies on tourism, you will find a voice here on EarthSayers that educates and inspires you.

Curated by mokiethecat

Sustainability: Indigenous Tourism and the Web by Ron Mader

EarthSayers.tv, voices of sustainabilty: Interview of Ron Mader, founder of www.planeta.com, a global journal of practical ecotourism, at the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference where he received an innovation award. The conference sponsored by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) was held September 8-10 in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Mader was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett, founder of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability. Mr. Mader is a strong voice for respecting the indigenous communities around the world. Here he addresses the use of the Web to promote indigenous communities to travelers. Created in 1994, Planeta.com is a handcrafted website aimed at travelers and locals alike who share a common vision of eco-friendly, people-friendly and place-friendly travel. There are countless ways to participate.

EarthSayer Ron Mader