Latest comments posted about Moving beyond eco-tourism on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/467-Moving-beyond-eco-tourism http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/467-Moving-beyond-eco-tourism There is more information and resources on this important topic at www.id21.org - especially "id21 insights" #62 which includes plain-English articles by Harold Goodwin http://www.id21.org/insights/insights62/index.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:49:51 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-324 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-324 A journalist friend of mine once said to me: " it is maybe more useful to create a special “pollution tourism”, offering chances for people to visit polluted areas. This probably will help increase the public's responsibility of ecology tourism. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:54:57 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-318 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-318 At the end of September, an ecotourism guide has been approved in THE GREEN OLYMPICS AND ECOTOURISM seminar, which was held in Mingyun, Beijing. This is China’s first official guide on ecotourism. It’s very feasible. The next step is to promote this ecotourism guide among the Tourism Administration, developers and tourists. Only when everyone has understood the guidelines, can they take their responsibilities on environment. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:39:02 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-313 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/467#comment-313