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 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject: IDB Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica |
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Hello Ron,
I can't address the concern as to why the "Request for Proposal" is not on the IDB website. I do remember looking for information about it a couple months ago and couldn't find anything. I assumed it took some time for their extremely large site to be updated.
As far as the question "Have local peoples been included in the preliminary discussion?". I can tell you for a fact that I have personally met with and discussed this Technical Cooperation (TC) with many of the Indigenous leaders in Central America. The response and feedback from the Indigenous Leaders I have met with has been overwhelming positive and their only concern is how soon will it be before we visit their region. The Team Leader at the IDB has been discussing this project in the region with "local people" for several years already.
I have tried to do my part as you know, concerning PUBLIC disclosure since I have been in continual contacted with you for several months and have contacted other individuals and organizations that you have recommended. I have also contacted you personally about posting this "Reguest for Proposal" on your website (Planeta.com).
Anyways, thanks for all your help and look forward to keeping you posted as the project progresses.
Cheers for now,
Chip Cunningham
Project Coordinator-Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:02 am Post subject: News - Mass tourism latest menace |
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Mass tourism latest menace for Honduran Garifuna - Catherine Bremer/Reuters
Thu Jun 9, 8:34 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050609/lf_nm/life_honduras_garifuna_dc_1
| Quote: | The powder sand, turquoise sea and sun of this unspoiled corner of northwest Honduras have investors salivating. Planned tourist complexes could spell the end of the centuries-old way of life of the black minority here known as Garifuna. Sanchez fears a $100 million luxury hotel complex and golf course to be built next to his tiny wooden-shack village will destroy the local habitat and turn his sons from traditional fishers into low-paid menial workers.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:06 pm Post subject: IDB Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica- DEADLINE EXTENSION |
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Forwarding message
> From: Chip Cunningham
> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:25:21 -0600
> Subject: IDB Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica- DEADLINE EXTENSION
> RE: Ethnotourism Project Mesoamerica/Site Identification &
> Consultation proposals
> This email is to notify all concerned that the deadline for submitting
> proposals for the Site Identification & Consultation component of the
> IDB Ethnotouism Project Mesoamerica has been extended until June 22 |
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MGeitz
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 11:56 pm Post subject: UNDP seeks international consultant for Kamchatka |
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Hi -
I got the information that the UNDP is looking for an international consultant who can help to develop ecotourism facilites in (some of) Kamchatka's (Far East Russia) protected areas.
Not sure if this information is on UNDP's website, but if anybody is interested, pls contact me and I can pass on the documents. The deadline is already July 1, but might be extended.
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jshores
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: BankWatch: new study from WRI |
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Colleagues:
Here's a link to a study from WRI recommending that (big surprise) Development Banks incorporate environmental and social-risk assessment into their lending.
http://governance.wri.org/newsrelease_text.cfm?NewsReleaseID=331
[from the press release]
WASHINGTON D.C., June 15, 2005 -- A report released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) recommends that multilateral development banks (MDBs) incorporate environmental and social policies into their lending to financial intermediary (FI) institutions in developing countries.
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WRIís report recommends that MDBs:
1. Create a new environmental and social policy system that applies traditional MDB environmental and social safeguards to FIs
2. Develop a transparent environmental- and social-risk rating tool to ensure that all FIs have the ability to manage subproject risks prior to making investments in those subprojects, and
3. Require increased transparency and information disclosure for FI investments within MDB performance standards.
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I haven't read the full report yet. I'd be interested in your opinion of it if you get the chance.
// John Shores //
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject: Certification Watch |
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Marketing Forum for Sustainable Tourism, excerpted from TIES's Digital Traveler
http://www.ecotourism.org/index2.php?publications/digital_traveler
| Quote: | TIES Executive Director Martha Honey gave a keynote presentation at the Rainforest Allianceís "Marketing Forum for Sustainable Tourism," held in New York City on June 29th. About 50 marketing experts, most from or specializing in Latin America, attended the forum, including representatives of† inbound and outbound tour operators, sustainable tourism certification programs, the travel media and marketing firms, marketing consultants, ecotourism societies and NGOs, and development agencies. The purpose of the forum was to present and solicit feedback on the consumer and marketing studies and strategy developed by TIES for the Rainforest Allianceís multi-year project. This project, which is financed largely by the InterAmerican Development Bank, is centered around developing certification programs and providing technical assistance and training regarding best practices and certification to assisting small scale and community-based businesses in Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and Ecuador.
In the powerpoint presentation, ìHow to Build Consumer and Industry Buy-In for Certification?î, prepared together with TIES International Director Amos Bien, Martha reviewed six key findings based on 15 months of research by a team of† 14 researchers in the US, Costa Rica, Australia, Germany, and South Africa. The TIES team studied a range of existing certification programs for tourism and other industries, conducted web research, interviews and focus groups, and produced 10 interim reports, plus a final marketing strategy. Abi Rome, one of the chief researchers, also participated in the forum.
One central findings is the recommendation that tourism certification programs focus on marketing to intermediary tourism providers and promoters, rather than directly to consumers. Martha argued that many other ëgreení certification programs, the Forest Stewardship Council for wood, Marine Stewardship Council for fish, Energy Star for appliances, and The Food Alliance for organic foods have met success by getting retail outlets to carry their products. In her presentation, Martha recommended that certification programs work on getting what she described as the ìlow hanging fruitî such as tour operators specializing in ecotourism and nature-based tourism, educational travel programs, responsible travel Internet sites, and guidebooks to use and promote certified companies. While at present all ëgreení tourism certification programs are voluntary,† Martha described the growing variety of incentives offered to certified companies by governments, parks and protected areas, NGOs, and the private sector. These include, for instance, 15 year operating licenses offered to certified boats operating in the Great Barrier Reef, a 150 percent tax deduction given by Barbados to certified businesses, and a Canadian government program encouraging employees to use green certified hotels.
Tensie Whelan, Rainforest Alliance Executive Director, opened the forum with an overview of her organizationís certification work in agriculture and wood. Ronald Sanabria, RAís Sustainable Tourism Director, reviewed the purpose and progress made to date on the certification projects, while Cristina Suhr, RAís Marketing Specialist, described how TIESí recommendations are being implemented in the four target countries. TIES and Rainforest Alliance have been collaborating since 2000 in a variety of certification projects. An ultimate objective of these projects is to launch, within the next several years, a Sustainable Tourism Stewardship Council.
During the afternoon, forum participants divided into working groups to discuss their views on the strategy and how they could individually and collectively collaborate to better promote certification programs and environmentally and social sound tourism services. The results should lead to concrete actions and the strengthening of alliances to help responsible businesses do better in the marketplace. TIES was pleased to be part of this forum which included so make leading marketing experts and gave an opportunity for very rich discussions.
A number of TIES documents, produced for this project, will be posted on TIESí new website, once it is launched. In addition, TIES plans to publish several of them. If you are interested in getting copies, please contact Ryan Moore at ryan@ecotourism.org.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:20 pm Post subject: Related Topic |
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RELATED TOPIC
Planeta.com has launched a new reference guide to poverty alleviation and tourism. Suggestions are welcome. The guide will be expanded as used as part of an ecotourism certificate course offered in 2006.
Web Tour - Poverty Alleviation
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=495
Planeta Forum
http://forum.planeta.com |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:11 am Post subject: IADB News |
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Rojas enters race to be IADB chief
By Richard Lapper, Latin America Editor, Financial Times
Published: July 18 2005
"The emergence of a Venezuelan candidate has further complicated the contest to elect a new head of the Inter-American Development Bank, the western hemisphere's most important development institution."
>> http://snipurl.com/gccy |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:32 am Post subject: Honduras This Week |
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The July 18th issue of Honduras This Week (HTW) features a profile of the Sustainable Tourism Bank Watch.
>> http://hondurasthisweek.com/travel.htm
In other news, HTW reports that the Group of Eight has decided to relieve Honduras of $1,372 million of external debt owed to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, reducing the total debt to approximately $2,200 million.
>> http://hondurasthisweek.com |
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The Private Enterprise and Financial Markets Subdepartment
of The Inter-American Development Bank
is pleased to invite you to a lecture in the Series
TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT
A Review of Competitive, Market-Based Sustainable Tourism Development Options
by Megan Epler Wood
Principal of EplerWood International
Founder and President of The International Ecotourism Society (1990-2002)
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Place: NW565
This presentation compares and contrasts opportunities for investment in sustainable tourism, including pro-poor tourism; ecotourism; rural and communityñbased tourism, and coastal and marine tourism assessing where investment can best generate economic development outcomes that will benefit all levels of society and result in conservation outcomes. Based on the research her firm performed for the World Bank/IFC, Epler Wood will discuss how a combination of grants and loans can generate stronger sustainable development business models and a more competitive market orientation resulting in greater economic linkages between small and medium and micro enterprises on a regional basis. Examples will be provided from her work in Chiapas, Mexico; the Oriente of Ecuador, and the Tambopata region of Peru. Information will be provided on the upcoming Emerging Industry Forum, an online forum in November 2005 designed to provide professionally moderated, up-to-date results on small and medium enterprise (SME) priorities for funding and investment decisions for sustainable tourism in developing countries.
Megan Epler Woodís Biography 2005
Megan Epler Wood is the principal of EplerWood International, www.eplerwood.com which performs strategic business, market, supply chain, policy and regional planning analysis for sustainable tourism projects worldwide. Epler Wood oversaw the formation of The International Ecotourism Society in 1990, the first and largest ecotourism NGO in the world, and was its president for 12 years. Since launching her firm in 2003, she has developed feasibility, business, and market plans for projects in Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru,, performed sustainable tourism policy analysis for municipalities and national governmental organizations in Mexico, and managed a global study on demand from international source markets for ecolodges and business viability determinants from successful ecolodges worldwide for the World Bank/IFC. Epler Wood was the principal lecturer on ecotourism at The George Washington University from 1995-2000 and has lectured at universities including Duke, Stanford, and Wellesley with lectures upcoming for Columbia Business School and Harvard University in 2005.
For additional information, please contact Carmen AltÈs (x 3693, carmenalt@iadb.org) |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:28 am Post subject: Rebuilding Cancun |
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Mexico Seeks World Bank, IDB Loans to Rebuild Cancun - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aO2JIZhdOhU4
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico will seek loans from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank to help rebuild the Cancun area after Hurricane Wilma damaged hotels, restaurants and beaches that sustain the region's economy. Finance Minister Francisco Gil Diaz appointed Deputy Finance Minister Alonso Garcia Tames to solicit the loans, which are designed ``to reactivate immediately economic activity in Cancun,'' according to an e-mailed statement from President Vicente Fox's office. The amount of the loans wasn't provided. Repair work to restore electricity, water and roads began in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel -- an area known as the Riviera Maya that accounts for about a third of Mexico's $11 billion in foreign tourism earnings, said Dario Flota, president of the Riviera Maya Tourism Board, which is funded by a 2 percent hotel tax. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:38 pm Post subject: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) |
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08 November 2005
U.S. Federal Agency Aids Development of Ecotourism in Nicaragua
http://tinyurl.com/9mnqp
Political risk insurance from OPIC used for ecotourism resort
A U.S. small business will use political risk insurance from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to develop an ecological tourism resort in Nicaragua, according to an OPIC press release issued November 7.
OPIC, a U.S. federal agency that helps U.S. businesses invest overseas while fostering economic development in new and emerging markets, explained that the ecotourism resort, to be developed by The Corea Group of Rockville, Maryland, will help Nicaragua "take advantage of its enormous [tourism] potential in an environmentally friendly way."† The new resort "will be marketed to foreign visitors seeking to experience the [Nicaraguan] rainforest" without harming the ecosystem, OPIC added.
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation
http://www.opic.gov |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:12 am Post subject: IDB weighs overhaul of its environmental policy |
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IDB weighs overhaul of its environmental policy - EcoAmericas (subscription)
http://www.ecoamericas.com/english/story.asp?storyid=689
| Quote: | | The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is considering plans to upgrade its environmental standards, incorporate sustainability in the early stages of the lending process, boost civil-society participation in project development and build its expertise in sustainable strategies. Bank managers have finished drafting proposed reforms thatóif approved by the IDB boardówould mark the first overhaul of the development bankís environmental policy since 1979. IDB spokesman Daniel Drosdoff says he expects the new Environmental and Safeguards Compliance Policy to be adopted by the end of the year. |
Related links
Blue Ribbon Panel on Environment
http://www.iadb.org/sds/env/site_6428_e.htm
EcoAmericas (subscription)
http://www.ecoamericas.com
Latin America Media Project Forum
http://forum.planeta.com/viewforum.php?f=62 |
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