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planeta · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:31 am Post subject: Water Guide

Check out our Water Guide
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/resources/water.html

This is the hub on Planeta for water-related topics -- from water conservation in hotels and laundrymats to sports and adventure travel.

For those interested in Planeta adding a feature or a link, please review our guidelines
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/search/guide.html

planeta · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: Newsgoogled

TIP -- For current features about water, consult Google News
>> http://news.google.com/news?q=water

marlenehrenberg

I traveled through the state of Chiapas a week ago guiding an Austrian group of teachers.
The Sumidero Canyon is a mayor atraction, we do a one and a half hour tour looking for cocodriles, monkeys, parrots, buzzard, voltures, pelicans, igrets, etc. and a rich flora.
I was deeply shoked this time, because we had to cross a big obstacle of floating plastic garbage (pvc) and a bad odor.
We visited ceveral villages and drove from San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenque, stoping at the waterfalls of Agua Azul.
To my sadness more and more dwelings are growing like mushrooms a long the river and unluckily their sewage is contaminaiting the water.
How on earth will I be able to keep on taking visitours to these once beautiful places?

planeta · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject: Following up

Following up on Marlene's warning about Sumidero Canyon ... here's an article about the pollution published this week by Reforma and the Terra website:

Es el CaÒÛn del Sumidero un basurero
"Toneladas de basura afean y contaminan uno de los lugares m·s hermosos y emblem·ticos de Chiapas"
>> http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/167516

QUESTION -- What is the best course of action for tour guides (such as Marlene) who see such problems first-hand?

BRAINSTORMING -- Mexico plays host next year to the World Water Forum and perhaps it might be a good idea to compile a list of places to visit. It does not have to be limited to 'best practices' but it should show the places where positive action is taking place. It could even become a post forum tour with Marlene as guide!

marlenehrenberg

En fechas recientes se convocÛ para participar en un foro alternativo paralelo al IV Foro Mundial del Agua , marzo 2006, a representantes de la sociedad civil.
Por esta razÛn la red ciudadana del Agua, presedida por la diputada Martha Delgado organiza trabajos por ambientalistas, academicos e investigadores y especialistas en el tema para elaborar propuestas para resolver el problema del agua.
El objetivo central es la presentaciÛn de Alianza Mexicana para una nueva cultura del Agua, una propuesta politica del Agua para todo el paÌs.
El Colegio Mexicano de Ecoturismo (COMECO) participara con el programa ConservAgua/Mariposa de Agua.

El 27 y 28 de septiembre se celebra el dia Mundial de Turismo, habra una conferencia dada por ConservAgua.

planeta · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: Follow-up

Thanks to Marlene for an informative post. A reminder and two requests

REMINDER -- This particular topic seeks input for the Planeta.com water guide. Many of the tips and suggestions posted here and elsewhere on the forum have been incorporated online
>> http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/resources/water.html

We do have a discussion about the upcoming 2006 World Water Forum. The first request is that ANY news about the official forum or parallel forums be posted online
>> http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=287

(If that URL does not work, look up the topic in the water forum)
>> http://forum.planeta.com/viewforum.php?f=38

Second request. Marlene, can you add the location and time for the presentation of ConservAgua on World Tourism Day?

marlenehrenberg

ANNOUNCEMENT

MÈxico City -- On Tuesday, September the 27th, World Tourism Day -- I will
be giving a presentation of ConservAgua, a water conservation program for
hotels. The event takes place downtown (Centro Historico) at the Centro de
Educacion Continua y a distancia Unidad Allende, Belisario DomÌnguez # 22.
For registration, consult http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx

Marlene Ehrenberg Enriquez
http://www.marlene-ehrenberg.com.mx

Ciudad de MÈxico D.F. el martes 27 de septiembre del 2005, DÌa Mundial del Turismo

Impartire una conferencia de ConservAgua, un programa de ahorro de agua en la hotelerÌa.
El evento se llevara a cabo en el Centrode EducaciÛn Continua y a distancia Unidad Allende, Belisario DomÌnguez 22 Centro Historico.
Para registrarse consulte www.mexicocity.gob.mx
Marlene Ehrenberg Enriquez
http://www.marlene-ehrenberg.com.mx

planeta · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:08 am Post subject: Updates

Updated - Sumidero Canyon Guide
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/chiapas/sumidero.html

Water Slideshow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/sets/878370/show

Picture of the Week: Memory of Water
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/56549006/in/set-878370

planeta · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: News -- This Means War

HEADLINES -- This Means War - John McClelland/Mexico Connet

planeta · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject: Water Gallery

New pictures have been added to our water gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/sets/878370

FYI - The gallery has been visited 1,508 times.

We have also updated our water guide and added a 10-question survey
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/resources/water.html

planeta · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:16 am Post subject: World Water

NEW ON FLICKR - World Water!

The focus of this group will be water conservation and recreation around the world. Show us places you've visited. Bonus points for photos that show eco practices and which include a detailed description. Let us know the place where the photo was taken.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldwater

planeta

New book - Marine Ecotourism: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by C. Cater and E. Cater, CABI, 2007

Marine Ecotourism: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea covers economic, marketing, planning and regulation issues and considers the role marine ecotourism plays in raising awareness of the significance of seas and oceans to sustainable coastal livelihoods.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1845932595/ref=nosim/ecotravelsinlatiA

planeta · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: World Water on Flickr

Status Report - 18 members, 68 photos
http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldwater

planeta · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: New topic

New topic

Water Conservation: Games and Educational Tools
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=1234