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ECOCLUB HEADLINES - News from our Members around the world
nominated for the Brazil Awards 2007, organised by the
Embassy of Brazil in the Hague. The winning ceremony
will take place at the International Tourism Fair of Utrecht
(Vakantiebeurs 2008) on January 8. 2008. Meanwhile, the
Dutch Government in cooperation with the Piatam Institute
are planning to build a research centre and canopy walk
system at Amazonat, under the guidance of Prof.
R.A.A.Oldeman, inventor of Canopy Farming.
Canada: Global TV, the Calgary Herald and the YWCA
recently bestowed Carol Patterson of Kalahari Management
Vision award. These awards recognise the
accomplishments of women who have “implemented their
passion and whose personal dedication and actions inspire
us all”. Carol says, “When I started my tourism practice,
there were times I felt like a woman of insanity, not vision.
Ecotourism was not a well-known concept, so to win this
award is very satisfying.” The announcement of the award
and a short documentary on Carols’ career and life was
shown December 3rd on the 6 p.m. news of Calgary’s
Global Channel 2 and 7. A feature article also appeared in
the Calgary Herald Tuesday, December 4th and an awards
banquet (open to the public) will be held March 6, 2008.
that Food, Health and Building Communities will be one of
their spotlight topics for 2008, highlighting local food, slow
food, food miles and wild food. "Come hungry," says
Planeta.com founder Ron Mader. "Foodies play a critical
role in promoting responsible travel and ecotourism.
Choosing what we eat and where we eat goes a long way in
building communities and improving the health of travelers
and locals alike. The dialogue begins with the 2008 Rural
Tourism Fair in Oaxaca City, which will be held January
21-30. A small festival among friends, the 2008 Rural
Tourism Fair will be the eighth annual tourism fair created
by Planeta.com and friends. In 2008 the fair changes from a
one-day event at Amigos del Sol to a nine-day event held at
various locations in and around Oaxaca City. The schedule
will be developed using the methodology of Open Space
Technology and shared on the Oaxaca Wikispace. In town
look for information at Amigos del Sol, Pino Suárez #802.
Mexico has one of the premiere cuisines in the world, noted
for its diversity and innovative culinary and medicinal
traditions. Planeta.com will be updating a number of
features that provide background for visitors to the
country's traditional markets and those interested in the
growing slow food movement. Planeta.com will also pay
close attention to other world events, including the
International Year of the Potato 2008. As consumers
around the world become aware of the carbon footprint of
the purchases and travels they make, a new term is causing
global debate. Introducing food miles. Labels on food items
show the distance that food travels from the time of its
production until it reaches the consumer and its
accompanying contribution to environmental pollution. An
ongoing e-conference, Food, Health and Building
Communities will take place on the Web as well as feature
traditional and innovative events on the ground.
Photographers are invited to share pictures of World Food.
Thailand: Lamai Homestay and Guesthouse
(Web:
recently won a Highly Commended award in the 2007
Virgin Responsible Travel Awards, Small Hotels section.
Jimmy and his wife Lamai have spent seven years
developing relations with the local community encouraging
them to become involved in sustainable tourism. Projects
have included digging a canal around the rice fields to
assist irrigation and to cultivate an organic garden; offering
the traditional skills of the local people to tourists, e.g.
food-foraging, silk-making, basket-weaving; and
pioneering the recycling of waste, e.g. making plastic
bottles into fish-traps. In addition, they have created a
beautiful garden around the house, full of fruit trees, shrubs
and flowers. This has encouraged the return of butterflies,
birds, reptiles and insects which had left the mainly rice-
growing area.
The couple also offer tours to the local
Khmer temples of Phimai and Phanom Rung and thereby
educate tourists on the cultural background of the Khorat
Plateau. Guests are also welcome to help Lamai with the
cooking, learning how to prepare traditional Isan recipes.
The Awards attract entries from all over the world and
nominations are sent by happy customers. Following an
initial short-listing, fifteen judges met in London and
decided on the winners in the fifteen separate categories.
The certificate was presented at the World Travel Market in
the Excel Centre, Canary Wharf, London on 14th
November, 2007.
