[Fwd: "Americas" Tourism Prep Meeting for International Year ofECOTOURISM]

Potter at Island Resources wrote:
>
> [I find it REALLY DISTURBING that the only presentations from the
> insular Caribbean are from the large islands --- NO information or
> indication of the ecotourism or sustainable tourism issues faced by
> the SMALL ISLANDS, where 50+% of their GDP depends on tourism. . . .
> there doesn't even seem to be a presentation by the Caribbean Tourism
> Organization.
>
> I think this WTO (World TOURISM Organization) is a whole lot like the
> OTHER WTO (the World TRADE Organization) ---- it all seems nice and
> egalitarian, as long as everyone can afford to have the multiple
> levels of staff and lawyers and experts and apartments in Geneva or
> London or wherever. The clue was when Ron Mader suggested that they
> could set up an on-line discussion group for those who couldn't
> afford the trip to Brasil, and the WTO said "oh no, that's never been
> done."
>
> Did I miss something, or has the name been changed to the
> International Year of MEGA Ecotourism?"
>
> this forwarded by Ron Mader . . .
>
> bp]
>
> >To: iye 1 <iye2002@yahoogroups.com>, brazil 1 <planeta_brazil@yahoogroups.com>
> >From: Ron Mader <ron@planeta.com>
> >Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:26:47 -0500
> >Subject: [iye2002] WWW> Brazil Program - WTO
> >
> >FYI -
> >
> >Copying and pasting this week's IYE program from the WTO website
> >
> >Ron Mader
> >Planeta.com
> >>> http://www.planeta.com
> >
> >---
> >
> >>> http://www.world-tourism.org/sustainable/IYE/Regional_Activites/Brazil/Prelim
> >inary-prog-eng-Brazil.htm
> >
> >Sustainable Development and Management of
> >Ecotourism in the Americas
> >
> >Preparatory Conference for the
> >International Year of Ecotourism, 2002
> >
> >(Cuiabá, Brazil, 22-24 August 2001)
> >
> >
> >
> >PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
> >
> >Tuesday, 21 August
> >
> >Arrival and registration of participants
> >
> >Wednesday, 22 August
> >
> >09:00 - 10:00 Opening Session:
> >
> >Opening Speeches by:
> >
> >He. Carloz Melles, Minister, Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Brazil
> >
> >Dr. Dawid de Villiers, Deputy Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization
> >
> >10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
> >
> >10:30 - 12:30 First Plenary Session:
> >
> > "Global and Regional Tourism Trends"
> >Presentation by Mr. Carlos Gutierrez, Regional Representative for the
> >Americas, World Tourism Organization
> >
> >"Contribution of Ecotourism to Sustainable Development in the Americas"
> >Presentation by Mr. Eugenio Yunis, Chief, Sustainable Development of Tourism
> >Section, World Tourism Organization
> >
> >"Ecotourism in Brazil"
> >Presentation by Dr. Caio Luiz de Carvalho, President, Brazilian Institute of
> >Tourism - EMBRATUR
> >
> >12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
> >
> >Theme 1: Ecotourism planning and product development: the sustainability
> >challenge
> >
> >14:00 - 16:00 Introduction by Mr. David Parra, WTO Expert
> >
> > Case study presentations:
> >
> >"Ecotourism Development in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic"
> >Mr. Bolívar TRONCOSO MORALES, Director, Department of Ecoturism and
> >Environment, State Secretariat of Tourism, Dominican Republic
> >
> >"Ecototourism Development Programme in Amazonia Legal - PROECOTUR "
> >Sr. Ricardo José SOAVINSKI, Programa De Desenvolvimento Do Ecoturismo Na
> >Amazônia Legal - PROECOTUR, Coordination Secretariat of Amazonia, Ministry
> >of Environment
> >
> >"Ecotourism Planning and Product Development in Paraguay"
> >Mr. Hugo José GALLI ROMANACH, National Tourism Secretariat (SENATUR),
> >Paraguay
> >
> >"Ecotourism Development Programme Across the Border between Haiti and the
> >Dominican Republic in the Region of the Lakes Azuei and Enriquillo"
> >Mr. Piou FERNNEY, Consultant, Ministry of Tourism, Haiti
> >
> >"Ecotourism Management Plan of the Fernando de Noro Archipelago, Brasil"
> >Elder Lins TEIXEIRA, President of the Technical Consulting Council, ADM &
> >TEC - Institute of Administration and Technology, Brasil
> >
> >16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break
> >16:15 - 18:00 Group discussions
> >18.00 - 18.15 Coffee break
> >18.15 - 19.00 Presentation of group discussions, conclusions on
> >theme 1
> >
> >
> >Thursday, 23 August
> >
> >Theme 2: Monitoring and regulation of ecotourism: evaluating progress
> >towards
> > sustainability
> >
> >09:00 - 10:45 Introduction by Mr. Eugenio Yunis, Chief,
> >Sustainable Development of Tourism Section, World Tourism Organization
> >
> >Case study presentations:
> >
> >"Policies, Strategies and Regulations for the Sustainable Development of
> >Ecotourism in Ecuador"
> >Joint presentation by Dr. Mateo Julián ESTRELLA DURÁN, Sub-secretary of
> >Tourism, Ministry of Touris of Ecuador and Mr. Diego Raul ANDRADE GARCÍA,
> >Executive Director, Ecuadorian Ecotourism Association (ASEC)
> >
> >"A Strategic Overview of Ecotourism Accreditation and Certification: the
> >Road Forward"
> >Mr. Fergus Tyler Maclaren, Director, International Year of Ecotourism, The
> >International Ecotourism Society
> >
> >"Identification of Sustainable Indicators in Tourism Development: The
> >Chilean experience"
> >Mr. Humberto RIVAS ORTEGA, Chief of the Planning Department, National
> >Tourism Service, Chile
> >
> >"Building a Sustainable Tourism through Certification in Brazil"
> >Mr. Sérgio Salazar SALVATI, WWF-BRAZIL - Tourism And Environment Program,
> >Brasil
> >
> >"Analysis of the Law #340 of 31 December 1998 Facilitating the Development
> >of Ecotourism in Puerto Rico"
> >Mr. Edmond A. FREDERIQUE, Special Assistant of the Executive Director, Land
> >Authority of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
> >
> >"Posada Amazonas in Madre de Dios, Peru: A Joint Venture Between a Private
> >Tourism Company and a Native Community"
> >Dr. Amanda STRONZA, Lang Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
> >Anthropological Sciences, USA
> >
> >10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break
> >11:00 - 12:15 Group discussions
> >12:15 - 13:00 Presentation of group discussions, conclusions on
> >theme 2
> >
> >13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
> >
> >Theme 3: Marketing and promotion of ecotourism: reaching sustainable
> >consumers
> >
> >14:30 - 16.15 Introduction by Mr. Gabor VERECZI, Programme
> >Officer, Sustainable Development of Tourism Section, WTO
> >
> > Case study presentations:
> >
> >"Ecotourism Marketing Realities: Who is selling and who is buying"
> >Ms. Carolyn WILD, President, WILD International, Canada
> >
> >"Application of New Information Technologies in Ecotourism with Focus on
> >Small and Medium Ecotourism Operators"
> >Mr. Diego Raul ANDRADE GARCIA, Executive Director, Ecuadorian Ecotourism
> >Association (ASEC), Ecuador
> >
> >"Public/Private Sector Partnership in Ecotourism Development: Lesons from
> >Ontario, Canada"
> >Mr. Todd LUCIER President and CEO, Northern Edge Algonquin, Ontario, Canada
> >
> >"Nomad.com.br : Promoting Ecotourism through a Community Of Travellers"
> >Mr. Marcelo FLANZER and Mr. Roberto FALCÃO, Directors, NOMAD.com.br, Brazil
> >
> >"Urban Green Tourism - Ecotourism in the City: The Case of Toronto (Canada)"
> >Ms. Rachel DODDS, Marketing & Business Development Manager, Green Tourism
> >Association, Canada
> >
> >16:15 - 16:30 Coffee Break
> >16:30 - 18:00 Group discussions
> >18.00 - 18.15 Coffee break
> >18.15 - 19.00 Presentation of group discussions, conclusions on
> >theme 3
> >
> >
> >Friday, 24 August
> >
> >Theme 4: Costs and benefits of ecotourism: a sustainable distribution
> >among all
> > stakeholders
> >
> >09:00 - 10:45 Introduction by Ms. Pam Wight, WTO Expert
> >
> > Case study presentations:
> >
> >"Ecotourism Clusters in Latin America"
> >Mr. Rudolf Buitelaar, Industrial Affairs Officer, United Nation Economic
> >Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean
> >
> >"Ecotourism Development in Bocas del Toro, Panama: A Challenge to
> >Sustainability"
> >Mr. Evans M. CANTO RODRÍGUEZ, Instituto Panameño de Turismo, Bureau Oficial
> >de Turismo de Panama
> >
> >"Ecotourism Development in the Southern Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica"
> >Ms. Rebecca Frances SCOTTI and Mr. Zachary David RABINOR, Schoepflin
> >International Fellows, The University Of California, San Diego, USA
> >
> >"Tourism in the Circumpolar World - Arctic: Trends and Issues"
> >Ms. Jeanne PAGNAN, Chair, Artic Task Force, World Commission on Protected
> >Areas (WCPA), Canada
> >
> >"Community-based Ecotourism in the Guaporé River Valley: Advances and
> >Constraints"
> >Ms. Doria Carolina RODRIGUES DA COSTA, ECOPORÉ / UNIR, Brazil
> >
> >"Training of Local Guides in the Community adjacent to the Tortuguero
> >National Park, Limón, Costa Rica"
> >Mr. Alberto SANCHEZ SAENZ, Ecotourism Advisor, Costa Rican Institute of
> >Tourism, Costa Rica
> >
> >10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break
> >11:00 - 12:15 Group discussions
> >12:15 - 13:00 Presentation of group discussions, conclusions on
> >theme 4
> >
> >13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
> >
> >14:30 - 17:30 Closing Session:
> >
> > Conclusions and recommendations
> > Future actions by governments, private
> >sector, NGOs and WTO
> > Closing remarks by Brazilian authorities
> >and WTO
> >
> >
> >The IYE 2002 Forum is sponsored by the Planeta.com website
> ><http://www.planeta.com> and archives can be found online
> ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iye2002/>
> >
Received on Tue Aug 21 18:06:43 2001