Economic Development

Favourite destinations

USA: Domestic and international travellers made nearly 287 million visits to the 378 parks under the US National Park Service in 1998 compared to the 275 million visits in 1997. This travel generated

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

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0

Tags:

Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim

India

Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim

India

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim

India

Willingness to pay for pleasure

If tourism revenues are generated by the quality of natural

Publication Date:

30/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020731

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecotourism, Marine Ecosystems, Mountains, Lakes, Economy, Tourism, Biodiversity, Economic Development, Kenya, South Africa, Peru, India, Kerala, Sikkim

Industry

Going slow

Efforts to reduce the impact of business and industry on nature are falling short, reveals a new United Nations Environment Programme (unep) report. Very few companies in each industry are actively

Publication Date:

14/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rio Summit, Water Treatment Technology, Economic Development, Industry, UN, Waste Recycling

Energy

First wind power plant

hungary has taken a significant step towards promoting renewable energy

Publication Date:

29/09/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Emissions Trading, Energy, Economic Development, Hungary, European Union (EU)

Health

Health of developing nations

Developing nations prioritise expenditure and social costs, like that for pubic health, are the first to be axed. The Human Development Report 2001 indexes the overall development by including the

Publication Date:

Friday, September 14, 2001

Source: Down to Earth

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Health, Children, AIDS, Economic Development, India, Developing Countries

Environment

ARGENTINA

A document that will aid in conserving the environment of Argentina has been drafted by the country's non-governmental organisations. The document will become the country's national strategy to

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Economic Development, Argentina

Poverty