Seminar on Ecotourism

Us convidem al seminari sobre Ecoturisme que tindrà lloc
We invite you to the seminar on Ecotourism that will take place on

Dmecres, 30 d’abril de 2008, a les 10 del matí
Wednesday, April, 30, 2008 at 10 a.m.

A la Sala Josep Laporte de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya,
Room Josep Laporte Room Open University of Catalonia

Avda. Tibidabo, 39-43 – 08035 Barcelona

10:15 h Benvinguda i presentació del Laboratori del Nou Turisme
Welcome and presentation of the New Tourism
Dr. Francesc González. director New Tourism Lab

10:30 h La Planificación de Desarrollo de Ecoturismo como una Herramienta de Desarrollo Económico
Ecotourism Development Planning: a tool for Economic Development
Megan Epler Wood - www.eplerwood.com

12:00 h Preguntes i debat
Questions and discussion

12:30 h Fi del seminari
End of the seminar

Megan Epler Wood’s Biography
Megan 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. Under her leadership, TIES developed a membership program in over 100 countries; publications, workshops and stakeholder meetings that reached tens of thousands; and an international communications program that reached millions.

Since 2003, Megan’s firm EplerWood International has worked for the World Bank to develop sustainable tourism strategies for some of the poorest nations in the world, and for USAID -- developing market-based ecotourism programs in biodiverse regions of Sri Lanka, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, and El Salvador.

Epler Wood has been a keynote speaker at events in over a dozen countries. She has lectured at Harvard, Duke, Columbia Business School, and the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at Leeds Metropolitan University in the U.K. She was the lead ecotourism lecturer at George Washington University from 1995-2000.

In the early1980s, Epler Wood worked for the communications office of World Wildlife Fund-U.S. drawing attention to ground-breaking initiatives in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Subsequently, she worked as an independent television producer for the National Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund-U.S., and the National Geographic Society. Her film, The Environmental Tourist, broadcast by the Turner Broadcasting Corporation and PBS in 1991, was the first major television documentary on ecotourism.

Epler Wood is a published author and editor of many titles, including Ecotourism; Principles, Practices and Policies in 2002 for the United Nations Environment Program. Her numerous academic papers investigate sustainable tourism markets, certification, economic growth, alleviation of poverty and environmental conservation.

In 2006, Epler Wood founded Native Energy Travel Offsets with her business partner, Richard G.Edwards, a company that provides carbon offsets using wind and other renewable energy sources. The firm is committed to reducing the environmental impacts of the travel industry, while helping companies work more efficiently as businesses

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