Events Archive

Event on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism

The LAC Tourism Beam in collaboration with LAC Climate Change Beam and the
George Washington University  Graduate School of Tourism held an event on Sustainable on Responsible Tourism in Washington DC on April 14to 15, 2008. These are the topics presented during this event:  Agenda

1. Crime, Violence, At-Risk Youth and Responsible Tourism

 The Tourism Assistants Program, San Felipe Panama, by Lupita Valdes, Chief of Public Relations, Panama Tourism Bureau Presentation (pdf)
 Responsible Sustainable Ecotuorism in conlfict areas of Colombia, by Elena Posada, Tourism in Conflict Areas in Colombia Presentation (pdf)
 The experience of Sandals / Beaches Resort, by Marlon Tingling: Jamaica Sandal's Outreach Program Presentation (pdf)

 

2. Indigenous People and Responsible Tourism

 

 The experience of  Entropika Fundation in Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia, by Andres Barona, Co-Founder and Treasurer of Fundación Entropika, Colombia. Presentation (pdf)
 Tourism and Sustainable Development, by Egidio Guerra, Ashoka Fellow, Federation of the Industries of Ceara (FIEC), and Terra da Sabedoria, Brazil Presentation (pdf)
 The experience of Mapuche, Argentina by Jorge Nahuel, Ministry of Environment, Argentina Presentation (pdf)

 

3. Tourism and Local Economic Development: Successes and Challenges

 The experience of "Ak Tenamit" Association, Guatemala, by Steve Dudenhoefer, Director Aktenamit, NGO in Guatemala Presentation (pdf)
 San Jose de Uchupiamonas an Indegenous Commnunity Experience, by Ciro Alex Villca, Chalalán project in Bolivia Presentation (pdf)
 Tourism, a new frontier in social enterprise, by María Elena Querejazu, Tourism and Microcredits in Bolivia Presentation (pdf)

4. Protected Areas, Property Rights and Sustainable Tourism

Martha Honey: Center of Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
Andy Drumm: The Nature Conservancy
Amanda Stronza: Applied Biodiversity Science Program, Texas A&M
Rolando Armuelles: Panama Land Administration Project (PRONAT)
Hellen Echeverria: Panamanian Environmental Ministry (ANAM)
Diniz Ramos Mendoza: Panamanian Tourism Institute (IPAT)

5. Energy and Sustainable Tourism

Presentations:

Mathias Craig, Guillerme Craig: BlueEnergy 
Alexi Huntley Khajavi : Carbon Footprint and Tourism NatureAir

 

6. Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism

Presentations:
Julia Martinez, Tourism and Climate Change in Mexico 
Ulric O'Donnell Trotz, Co- Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, Belize
Carlos Drews, Regional Marine Programme and Species Coordinator, Latin America and the Caribbean, WWF
Ana Baéz: Tourism and Conservation Consultants