Projects and Milestones
Projects and Milestones
How Are We Making a Difference?
Utilizing ecotourism as an effective tool for bio-cultural conservation, TIES is committed to promoting and supporting efforts in leading sustainable change in the global tourism and travel industry. Our ecotourism initiatives address crucial needs to promote authentic ecotourism, and to give back to the global ecotourism community. Through various ecotourism projects and initiatives, TIES aims to: increase awareness of ecotourism and responsible travel; expand learning and professional development opportunities; connect travel professionals and ecotourism stakeholders; and help shape policy to mainstream sustainability in tourism.
>> Download key documents marking TIES milestones
>> Learn about the Innovation Award and TIES 20th Anniversary
Project Summaries & Reports
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in El Salvador (2008)
The aim of this collaborative project by TIES and FUNDEMAS (the Business Foundation for Social Action) in El Salvador was to establish a national strategy for the sustainable development of tourism through effective partnerships among various stakeholder groups and decision makers.
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>> [Press Release] Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Project in El Salvador Strengthens National and International Collaboration
>> [Press Release] TIES and FUNDEMAS Join Forces to Strengthen Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism in El Salvador
>> Impulsarán marca de "turismo sostenible" (La Prensa El Salvador)
Lebanon Mountain Trail: Community Based Ecotourism (2007)
This very creative project worked to develop the 300 km Lebanon Mountain Trail, knitting together beautiful landscapes and a string of mountain villages in an effort to promote ecotourism, conservation, cultural understanding, sustainable livelihoods, and peace.
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>> The Lebanon Mountain Trail Project Final Performance Report (USAID) (Login Required)
University of Central Asia Professional Training Course (2006)
TIES, in collaboration with Fachhochschule Eberswalde in Germany, developed a professional training course specifically for local tour operators in the mountain areas of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, with the aim of fostering sound ecotourism development and operation in Central Asia.
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>> [UCA Module] Mountain Tourism and Sustainable Development (Login required)
>> [UCA Module] Product Development and Tour Packaging (Login required)
>> [UCA Module] Marketing, Sales and Promotion (Login required)
Sustainable Tourism in Northern and Central Montenegro (2005)
TIES undertook a consultancy for Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the UNDP to further assess the potentials for sustainable tourism development in the central and northern regions of Montenegro.
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>> Implementing Sustainable Winter and Summer Tourism in Northern and Central Montenegro
Sustainable Tourism Certification, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam (2004)
Through the Vietnam Coastal Biodiversity Support program, led by Flora and Fauna International (FFI), TIES developed monitoring and local certification programs as well as user guides and technical assistance manuals for the region.
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>> VNAT Basic Standards for Environmental Management in Hotels (Login required)
>> Recommendations for the Proposed Basic Standards (Login required)
>> Vietnam Eco-Certification Workshop Report (Login required)
