Ecotourism
Examples of this pattern in action:
Seequest Adventures
Heiltsuk First Nation entrepreneurs Frank and Kathy Brown created SeeQuest Adventures in their community of Bella Bella. Now a stop on a new B.C. Ferries route along the mid-coast of B.C., the SeeQuest facility at McLoughlin Bay is a prime example of a locally owned and operated culturally-based ecotourism enterprise…
Ecotours of Oregon
In late 1991, the Davies investigated local needs and entrepreneurial opportunities, matching their findings to their own environmental consciousness and lifestyle with a venture which filled a void in the tourism industry locally — forming EcoTours of Oregon…
Alaska towns fight cruise-ship tourism
TENAKEE SPRINGS, ALASKA - When a cruise ship full of tourists dropped anchor nearby early one summer morning, the hundred or so inhabitants of this southeast Alaskan town were caught off guard. They had known the ship intended to bring its 120 passengers to their town, they had registered their objections, but they weren't expecting their unwanted guests until afternoon…
Vargas Island kayaking/hiking adventures
Wilderness Kayaking and Nature Tours
Organizations whose work incorporate this pattern:
Conservation International's Ecotravel Center
The Ecotourism Society
References:
Honey, Martha. Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?. Island Press. Washington, DC. 1999.
McClaren, Deborah. Rethinking Tourism: The Paving of Paradise and What You Can Do About It. Kumarian Press. West Hartford, CT. .
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