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ECOCLUB celebrates World Environment Day by funding five
projects in the context of the ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards 2008
ATHENS,
GREECE (5 June 2008)
To
celebrate World Environment Day, ECOCLUB®, the International
Ecotourism Club™ announced today the
results of its fifth annual eco-project competition, the "ECOCLUB.com
Ecotourism Awards 2008" which fund or co-fund community and environment-supporting
projects, organised and implemented by tourism SMEs and NGOs around the
world.
The awards are different in that they are not based on morally rewarding
past performance, but on financially supporting future action through
micro-grants of a total value of Euros 3,000 (USD 4,700).
The winning projects are as follows:
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Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador -
Web:
www.septimoparaiso.com
Winning Project:
Sustainable Ethnic Rescue Centre for
Mindo
In an area where traditions are being
absorbed by the culture and beliefs of immigrants from other
provinces of Ecuador raises the need for an "Ethnic Rescue
Centre" to save and record traditions, folklore and culture.
 Project Proposal Details
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Rachel Dodds / The Icarus Foundation, Canada -
Web:
www.theicarusfoundation.com
Winning Project: Greening Canada's Events
Reducing the environmental footprint of major events
through a practical toolkit that consists of a guide, checklist
and case studies that focus on the benefits of greening.
Project Proposal Details
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Black Sheep Inn, Ecuador -
Web:
www.blacksheepinn.com
Winning Project:
Native-Tree Nursery Using Plastic
Garbage
Spearheading the creation of a
native tree nursery in the high Andes using discarded plastic
bottles and abundant organic fertilizer.
Project Proposal Details
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La Selva Jungle Lodge, Ecuador -
Web:
www.laselvajunglelodge.com
Winning Project: The End of Disposable
Plastic
For many years La Selva Jungle Lodge has
worked towards becoming a disposable plastic free zone but still
we fall short. In this project we would eliminate plastic in its
disposable form altogether.
Project Proposal Details
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Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism (CAMAT),
Pakistan - Web:
www.ecoclub.com/c/blog/suddin
Winning Project:
Kalash Environmental Protection Project
Protecting the environment of the Kalash people by
introducing environmental awareness initiatives and a
community-driven waste disposal campaign in Bomburate, Rumbor
with an aim to make the activity sustainable in future.
Project Proposal Details
As every
year, the winning projects implementation and completion will be
transparently presented and monitored online at
www.ecoclub.com, the world's most
popular ecotourism business portal. The full and timely implementation of the
projects is a pre-condition for the payment of the Award funds.
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