Ecotourism Research and Publications - Conservation International

There are a number of publications that the CI Ecotoursim program has authored or co-authored. We offer these tools, manuals, model project/ factsheets, and publications for working tourism professionals, communities, and other educational purposes. The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business's (CELB) Tourism and Leisure program has also authored and co-authored several publication pieces on tourism. Please feel free to download these free tools and publications.
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CI Ecotourism Program Publications

Ecotourism Program Factsheet (PDF - 449 KB)
A Practical Guide to Good Practice for Tropical Forest Based Tours (PDF - 4 MB)
Tropical Forest Checklist (PDF - 113 KB)
Linking Communities, Tourism and Conservation: A Tourism Assessment Process (PDF - 2 MB)
Business Planning for Environmental Enterprises (PDF - 1 MB)
Planificacion de Negocios para Empresas Ambientales (PDF - 500 KB)
Green Host Effect (PDF - 1.39 MB)
Tool Kit Summary (PDF - 23.4 KB)
GWU/CI Ecotourism Learning Program summary (PDF - 96 KB)
CI Frontlines: A road less traveled (PDF - 2.87 MB)
A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Mountain Tours (PDF - 3.1 MB)
Mountain Guide Self-Assessment Checklist (PDF - 162 KB)

The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business: Travel and Leisure Program

A Practical Guide to Good Practice:
Managing Environmental Issues In the Marine Recreation Sector (PDF - 841 KB)
Managing Environmental and Social Issues in the Accommodations Sector (PDF - 813 KB)
Making Biodiversity Work for Your Travel Busisess: Increasing Profitability While Protecting the Environment (PDF - 151 KB)
A Shifting Tide, in interim report on environmental challenges for the cruise industry (PDF - 479 KB)
Supply Chain Management Tool (PDF - 157 KB)
From Ship to Shore (PDF - 3.9 MB)
De la nave al a costa (PDF - 7.7 MB)

Funding Resources

These are organizations that fund or partner with small to medium sized enterprises, community groups, or larger businesses on the importance of biodiversity and their strategies on conserving these areas.

Statistical Resources

These are links to organizations that give general information on tourism, ecotourism and sustainable tourism in the world. There is also information on biodiversity and threatened and endangered species.

Partners

The Ecotourism program works with directly and indirectly with a number of CI programs. There are also a host of organizations that CI ecotourism has worked along with a wealth of websites dealing with ecotourism and sustainable tourism.