| 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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