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"Lebanon is a big playground," says Beshara, to emphasize the recreational dimension of eco-tourism. It can even include volunteering: the tourists combine travel and charity work during their stay, to help local organizations.

Eco-tourism in Lebanon finds increasing interest

WAUGLEN Vildmark, a green hostel in West Sweden offering walking tours, is the latest company in the region to receive the Europe-wide Nature's Best accreditation for eco-tourism nature trips.

Sweden gets into nature

"About 70 million people each year travel to places with fragile eco-systems and cultures under what you might call eco-tourism," said Tensie Whelan, executive director of the green group Rainforest Alliance.

How green is your holiday?

Under the Eco-Tourism Development Program (ETDP) the government, with the assistance of the European Union, has invested heavily in the improvement and restoration of a number of eco-tourism sites, popular areas of interest for stay-over and cruise passengers.

Inaugural cruise ship call

They say high-quality eco-tourism is key to rebuilding the railway's tourism service.

Train service restricts tourism

If the gorillas can lure rich Westerners, eco-tourism could become more sustainable than logging.

Preserving Africa's jungles: an economic opportunity

The owner of the lodge helped establish the largest national park in the Bahamas, and the resort has won eco-tourism awards.

Banking on the Bahamas: protecting the Grand Banks

Both Global ReLeaf projects will restore forest-land for orangutan habitat and work with local communities to educate them on proper forest management, eco-tourism, and conservation principles, ensuring the future of these areas for the great apes.

Saving the man of the forest from mankind: protecting the orangutan means restoring its habitat. And with only two populations of this most human-like great ape left, there's not a moment to waste

A January 22 New York Times article, highlights eco-tourism as a trend that is popular across the world because of its economic success.

Eco-tourism spreads worldwide

Yet surprises abound even there: Huge private gay parties for locals happen regularly, and a well-known but discreet lesbian couple runs a respected local hotel and eco-tourism company.

How homophobic is the Caribbean? Find out where you can be gay and "feel irie" on your next island hop

But tickets for one-day games, around pounds 30, are included in 10-day packages to British Guyana from pounds 1,848 upwards, including flights from London and the chance to explore the eco-tourism of the interior.

Fascinating frontier to be put to the Test

TIDCO is promoting investment in hotels, service providers, dive operations and eco-tourism businesses.

Trinidad and Tobago: a strategic location for investing in the Americas: regional hub bidding to host FTAA secretariat