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As part of the global celebration of World Environment Day (June 5), Planeta.com presents the annual Colibri Ecotourism Award to a leading catalyst working toward ecotourism and responsible travel in Mexico!

The 2009 winner is Pedro Martinez, the owner of a small business in Oaxaca City that has pioneered responsible travel and ecotourism the past 20 years.

Previous winners include Steve Bridger, Gerhard Buttner, Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, Jorge Chàvez de la Peña, Fernando Garcia Aguinaco, Marlene Ehrenberg, Juan Carlos Ibarra, Jennifer Morfín, Antonio Suárez and Francisco Verástegui.

The award is announced in recognition of World Environment Day (June 5).

In 2009 the Colibri Ecotourism Award celebrates its ninth anniversary, making this one of the longest-running tourism awards. Selection is made by Planeta.com founder Ron Mader in consultation with friends and colleagues.

The winner receives a trophy, diploma and a cash award of $1,000 from Emilio Kifuri, president of Canyon Travel.

Additional financial support comes from Destination Ventures which allows Planeta.com to develop supporting projects, including the documentation of winner's work. The company specializes in travel industry education and currently works for the Mexico Tourism Board and United Nations Foundation in promoting sustainable travel to UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

LANGUAGE LESSON

'Colibri' means 'hummingbird' in Spanish.

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CRITERIA

Ecotourism depends on bold leadership and the Colibri Ecotourism Award recognizes leaders working in Mexico.

Planeta.com presents the Colibri Ecotourism Award to those whose work in Mexico is exemplary and who share what they learn. Good ideas require good work to come to completion and good work needs to be documented so that lessons can be shared.

Nominees participate in the Planeta Forum or contribute editorial suggestions for at least a year. Bonus points are given to those who participate on other websites and forums. This is part of Planeta.com's desire to create incentives for communication, collaboration and continuity, all vital elements in the development of ecotourism and responsible travel.

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HISTORY OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

The United Nations General Assembly established the first World Environment Day in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

"Stockholm was without doubt the landmark event in the growth of international environmentalism," writes John McCormick in Reclaiming Paradise. "It was the first occasion on which the political, social and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at an intergovernmental forum with a view to actually taking corrective action."

Another resolution led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

More details about World Environment Day online the UNEP website.

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2009 WINNER

The 2009 Colibri Ecotourism Award is presented to Pedro Martinez, who runs a small business in Oaxaca City that has pioneered responsible travel and ecotourism the past 20 years.
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2008 WINNER

The 2008 Colibri Ecotourism Award is presented to Gerhard Buttner, who has trained guides and artisans in the Yucatan and Oaxaca.
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2007 WINNER

The 2007 Colibri Ecotourism Award is presented to Francisco Verástegui, who created Mexico's first city map of notable and historic trees.
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2006 WINNER

The 2006 Colibri Ecotourism Award is presented to Steve Bridger for his work developing the timely afterwilma.info website which detailed recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma.
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2005 WINNER

The 2005 Colibri Ecotourism Award is presented to Jennifer Morfín Morgan for her work with communities and making high tech tools useful for those developing ecotourism.
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2004 WINNER

The 2004 Colibri Ecotourism Award was presented to Jorge Chàvez de la Peña, who developed Mexico's first ecotourism curriculum and university diploma program.
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2004 WINNER

The 2004 Colibri Lifetime Ecotourism Award was presented to Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, who coined the word 'ecotourism' in 1983 and has been an indefatigable proponent of environmentally sound tourism.
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2003 WINNER

The 2003 Colibri Ecotourism Award was presented to Fernando Garcia Aguinaco, a Mexican journalist. His role as moderator of the Red Mexicana elevated a good dialogue to an exceptional level.
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2002 WINNER

The 2002 Colibri Ecotourism Award was presented to Marlene Ehrenberg, selected because of distinguised career as a creative tour designer and as the co-founder of Mexico's first association for ecotourism and adventure travel.
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2001 WINNERS

The 2001 Ecotourism Achievement Award was presented to Juan Carlos Ibarra and Antonio Suárez and recognized the value of their work in rural Mexico as well their commitment to communication.
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