Ecotourism

News : Ecotourism

The chiefs and people of Gbadzeme in the Avatime Traditional Area in the Ho Municipality, have discovered a number of new tourist sites which should be developed to attract both local and foreign tourists to the area. (AllAfrica)

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, declared yesterday that economic, social, industrial and personal activities of people impact negatively on the ecosystem, resulting in global warming and change in climatic condition of the world. (AllAfrica)

Following the failure of Taraba State government to implement the 27.5 percent Teachers Salary Structure (TSS), as agreed by the Governors' Forum, the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to join the ongoing strike action by the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). (AllAfrica)

The East African Community has received a $3 million grant to save the Mara and Lake Victoria Basin regions from environmental degradation. (AllAfrica)

Kenya's forestry sector, battling to conserve the environment and grow its revenue in tough economic times, is banking on ecotourism as a new stream of cash inflow. (AllAfrica)

Seventeen Rwandans have been trained in ecotourism marketing and wetland management. The training provided by Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management (KCCEM) from July 26 to August 26, aimed at equipping trainees on ecotourism and wetland management. (AllAfrica)

ASUU, I suggest, should rethink its strategy of indefinite strikes in dealing with problems in the universities. As I said before, the strategy is overrated and overused; it might actually be yielding diminishing returns as the years pass by. (AllAfrica)

Bushenyi, located in Western Uganda, is endowed with several tourist attractions. When you visit, expect to enjoy the following key tourist attractions. (AllAfrica)

Brutality against animals and birds not only in Katsina but other parts of the country is not a new phenomenon when one is privileged to undertake a tour of many local markets across the state which is believed to be responsible for the extinction of many domestic and bush animals such as vultures, eagles, leopard, tigers, hyena and many others that have today disappeared completely in the Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

FOURTEEN German tourists have arrived to study opportunities in eco- tourism. The group will also provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Masaka district. (AllAfrica)

Classic Africa Safaris has become the first company in Uganda to go 'carbon neutral'. The safari company, which operates in Uganda and Rwanda, recently bought carbon credits from farmers growing trees in Bushenyi. (AllAfrica)

Experts from Environmental Ministry said that they have spotted Wednesday three more giant black sable antelopes, bringing to six the number of the world's rare species, feared of extinction. (AllAfrica)

Reduction of water in River Mara, whose origin is in the Mau Forest, and which traverses the expansive Maasai Mara game reserve right into Serengeti in Tanzania, is causing the shrinkage of the world famous annual wildebeest migration, which may stop altogether. (AllAfrica)

Kenya's tourism, energy and agriculture sectors may be irreparably damaged unless the Mau destruction is reversed. (AllAfrica)

The Republic of Namibia, one of five member countries of Okavango-Zambezi Project Thursday in northern Cabinda province took up the coordination of the works of the initiative, which predicts to be one the of biggest cross-border references of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the world, being its first phase estimated at over USD 24 million. (AllAfrica)

Angola's Prime Minister, António Paulo Kassoma, was Friday in Luanda informed on the implementation of Okavango-Zambeze Project focussed on the conservation of fauna and flora in a region that covers Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. (AllAfrica)

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday visited the zoological and botanical park financed by the Brazilian mining company Vale, in the Carajas area, in the Amazon Forest. (AllAfrica)

Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has the praised the initiative of a youth corps member, Miss Edem Okon who renovated one of the boarding houses at the Girls' Secondary Schoool, Abbot, Ihiala. (AllAfrica)

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has charged the newly inaugurated committees on Protection of Government Properties and Forest Monitoring to be civil in carrying out their legitimate responsibilities without bending the rules. (AllAfrica)

The Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) will soon use packaged water polythene to grow flowers and other plants in nurseries.Dr Dije Bala, the Chairman of the agency, who stated this in Bauchi on Wednesday in an interview, said the agency would design a method of collecting the sachets and sending them to various plant nurseries for incubation of plants. (AllAfrica)

LOCAL council chairpersons have been urged to account for the funds the Government releases through the Local Government Service Delivery Programme. (AllAfrica)

Ian Redmond, Ambassador for the UN Year of the Gorilla, was in Rwanda to participate in the International Conference on Gorilla Conservation which preceded the Kwita Izina Ceremony. As well as being Ambassador for this year, he continues as Chief Consultant for GRASP, the UNEP/UNESCO Great Ape Survival Partnership, whose key thrust is to ensure conservation of gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans - all endangered species. (AllAfrica)

UGANDA dominated the annual flower trials in The Netherlands with over 600 varieties of chrysanthemums cuttings and pot plants from three flower farms. (AllAfrica)

The government has cut down the development budget for NDP 10 from an initial P63 billion as state coffers feel the effects of the global economic crisis. (AllAfrica)

Outside the Tanzania Tourist Board office in Arusha I stood next to Mr. Willy Lyimo, the Branch Manager, waiting for the car to arrive. In jovial mood, Lyimo exuded a jovial introduction of the Tengeru Cultural Tourism Programme. In a few minutes the car arrived and slowly Mr. Amani Mshana, the driver and I pulled away through the bustling streets of Arusha town heading towards Moshi. (AllAfrica)

THE NamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia has succeeded in achieving a financially self-sustaining private conservation area, says its chief executive officer, Nils Odendaal. (AllAfrica)

Renowned media mogul and philanthropist, Ted Turner, over the weekend visited the Virunga National Park, and trekked the mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. He was later received by President Paul Kagame in Kigali. (AllAfrica)

THE French government has commissioned a building for drying and processing medicinal plants for Toro Botanical Gardens in Kabarole district. Plants like pawpaws, arthemisia and lemon grass will be processed and used to treat fevers and other diseases. (AllAfrica)

After 64 years the National Museum, Esie in Kwara State, during the week got the approval of the federal government. (AllAfrica)

The World Intellectual Property Day is on April 26 this year. This event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 2001 to 'raise awareness of the role of Intellectual property in our daily lives, and to celebrate the contribution made by innovators and artists to the development of societies across the globe'. (AllAfrica)

National Coordinator, National Poverty Eradication Programme (NA-PEP), Dr Magnus Kpakol, has attributed Nigeria's poverty index to weak local economy, adding that the rate would reduce "when we have rule of law and good governance." (AllAfrica)

Links : Ecotourism

Elephant Human Relations Aid

EHRA is a Namibian registered non-profit organization that strives in promoting a mutually beneficial relationship between the humans and the desert adapted elephants of the northwestern regions of the Namib Desert.

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Bushdrums.com - Striving to Protect Wildlife

We provide insider-, insight- and travel information on Africa as well as eco-lodges and camps to protect wildlife and support conservation projects. A must for everyone who wants to travel to Africa or wishes to support the organizations.

African Safaris and Ecotourism

Accommodation, South African Wildlife, Zulu cultural, Big Five, rhino, birding and Battlefields tour operator providing  personalised wildlife, scenic and cultural safaris and travel to Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal and the Kruger National Park game reserves.

Classic Africa

Safari and photographic tours to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, & Namibia - tailor-made by Classic Africa

ECOFAC

Conservation and rational use of forest ecosystems in Central Africa.

Ecotourism Society of Kenya

The Ecotourism Society of Kenya (ESOK) was founded in 1996 to provide a unique forum where members would comprehend the concept of ecotourism and use this knowledge to improve performance in line with the principles of ecotourism.

Kiskeya Alternativa

Ecotourism, Alternative/Sustainable tourism and in Haiti  and Dominican Republic

Ethical Traveler

Travel is an important form of diplomacy, and travelers can be goodwill ambassadors. Join with other travelers to help promote human rights and environmental protection.

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