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JANUARY 2003

Cajamarca Guide - Ross Mitchell
Many Roads to Peace - Harrison Owen
Magnificent Merida - Jeanine Kitchell
Community-Based Ecotourism in the Northern Andes - Marleni Ramirez
Embassies in Mexico - Ron Mader/Mexico Connect

FEBRUARY 2003

Planeta To Present Colibri Award
Chiapas Indians Destroy Ranch Dream of U.S. Couple - Reuters
Case of reporter's murder in Mexico going backward - Houston Chronicle
Rancho Esmeraldas - Daily Glyph
Offsetting Environmental Damage by Planes - Harry Rijnen/New York Times
10 Best Ecolodges - Natasha Singer/Outside
Best of 2002 - The Mexico Network

MARCH 2003

Featured Writer: Dominic Hamilton
YIPPEE for GIFEE
Strengthening Ecuador's Ecotourism
Caste War of the Yucatan - Jeanine Kitchell
Perceptions of the Mekong - Joe Cummings
Lights, Camera ... Impact? - Sally McKinney
Democracy and the Trees - Ross Mitchell
Exploring Chiapas Guide
The Ins and Outs of Border Crossings - Amy Gray Kirkcaldy/Mexconnected
Mexico Media Report - Internews.org
War could magnify airline woes - MSNBC
Community Tourism in Costa Rica - Planeta Costa Rica Forum
IMF admits its policies seldom work - Daily Telegraph
Mesoamerica: Jewel of a Partnership - World Bank Group
Mexico Feels Pinch of Missing Tourist Dollars
Green victory as island is saved from development - The Nature Conservancy

APRIL 2003

Community Tourism - Ron Mader
B. Traven: Man of Mystery - Jeanine Kitchell
Conclusiones de Ecoturismo: Loja, Ecuador
Book Review - "Lines in the Water"
Book Review - "Ecotourism Certification"
New Moon Update - Pachamama
War Empties Caribbean Beaches - NYT
Rucking up for the Rugby World Cup - Travel Digest
Fitness Trails of New Zealand - Travel Digest
Urban Parks: Innovate Or Stagnate - Netizen
Trash troubles overflow in Mexico - Houston Chronicle
A Revolutionary Education (in El Salvador) - Transitions Abroad

MAY 2003

Exploring the Sea of Cortez
Sea of Cortez Index
Birding the Mosquitia - Pamela Conley
Planeta.com Survey Results
Reflections on the Ecotourism Summit
Only Pearls: A brief history of pearl fishing in Baja California - C.M. Mayo
Book Review - "America as Second Creation"
Caffeine and Conservation - Science Magazine
Cruise West Central America Voyage - David Brackney/AAA
Route in Mexico noted for danger - Dane Schiller/San Antonio Express News
El area protegida de Sian Ka'an, en riesgo por corredores turisticos - La Jornada
On Eastern Shore, For-Profit 'Flagship' Hits Shoals - Washington Post
Areas naturales protegidas: conservadurismo antisocial? - La Jornada
Panama Fines - Miami Herald
Ranking the Rich - Foreign Policy
Charity's Land Deals To Be Scrutinized - Washington Post
Mexican president launches highway building plan - San Diego Union Tribune
How the monarch butterfly navigates - Steve Connor/Independent
Costa Rica just for kids - Deborah Jacobs/Los Angeles Times

JUNE 2003

Ethical Marketing of Ecotourism Conference
Estrategias de Mercadotecnia - Ron Mader
Planeta Awards 2003 Colibri Award
Atzompa
San Jose El Mogote
Preaching 'Paradise Sustained' - Jon Kohl
Regional tourism official calls for fresh approach - Jamaica Observer
Dual Pricing - Tales of Asia
Is Google Broken - Google Watch?
Conservacion Internacional, caballo de Troya - La Jornada
This is your story - Bill Moyers/Common Dreams
The Travails of Travel Writing - Jason Wilson/Philadelphia City Paper
Summer Solstice - Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
Resumen del Encuentro del Financiamiento del Turismo Sustentable
Ecuador: Fostering Environmentally Sustainable Tourism and Small Business Innovation and Growth in the Galapagos - World Bank
NGOs: Do the Watchdogs Need Watching? - Akhilesh Upadhyay/Inter Press Service

AUGUST 2003

Global Snapshot: Favorite Places to Hike
The Great Training Robbery - Michael Kaye
Mexico's Not-So-Secret Garden - Ron Mader
Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Baseball - Neil Pyatt
Pan American Games - Ron Mader
Q&A with Clay Hubbs - Ron Mader
Huamantla's Prayer Rugs - Ron Mader
Will 2004 Olympics Destroy Ancient Greek Battleground? - Elena Pappas/National Geographic Traveler
Leaders finish border meeting - Jeorge Zarazua/San Antonio Express News
Diversity Disconnects: From Class Room to News Room - Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte (PDF)
WRI findings underscore growing crisis of confidence in international institutions - World Resources Institute
Aligning Commitments: Public Participation, International Decision-Making, and the Environment - World Resources Institute
Veblen paper earns international acclaim - Ryan Smith/University of Alberta
How the World Bank Deals with Fraud - Bretton Woods Project
Air Traffic to Latin America on the Rise - Miami Herald
The Power of the Forums - Mexico Connect
Travel to Cuba Getting Chilly - Jane Engle/Los Angeles Times
'Stakeholders' vs. the People - Antonis Petropoulos/ECOCLUB
5 Reasons To Check Out Early - Christopher Elliott/MSN
Reconciling forestry and tourism in Mexico - Ross Mitchell (PDF)
Views from Venezuela

JULY 2003

Rural Tourism Fair
Ethical Marketing of Ecotourism Conference
Reviewing National Tourism Portals: What Countries Say about Tourism and Ecotourism
Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Guelaguetza - Neil Pyatt
Guelaguetza Festival
Sonora: Mexican State of Surprises - Allison Gardner/Travel with a Challenge
Finding the Wildlife in New York - Michelle Delio/Wired
Tourism: the world's blessing or curse? - Lisa Mastny/World Resources Institute
Nature Conservancy's Members Ecotraveller Survey - TNC
Proyecto de ecoalojamiento en Sian Sian Ka'an - Obras
Bloggers Gain Libel Protection - Wired
Banning Burning - Talli Naumann
Message for World Tourism Day - Pope John Paul II/Vatican

SEPTEMBER 2003

Exploring Mexico City
Transportation Conference Registration Opens
Understanding Ecotourism Certification
Mexico's Alameda - Ron Mader
Rick Steves: Travel Guidebook Author - Bruce Newman/Via
Journey to the center of the sustainable Earth - Soll Sussman/Grist
Sprawling Cities, Higher Scales - Dan Ackman/Forbes
Organizations and Web Sites for Specialty Travel - Washington Post
Amazon rainforest was home to highly elaborate civilisation - Independent
Launch of Wildlife Tourism Australia
Views from Venezuela

SEPTEMBER SPOTLIGHT: WORLD PARKS CONFERENCE

Eco Travels in Africa
Parks and Protected Areas
World Parks Congress 2003
Mandela Opens World Parks Conference
GEF Funds Support Use of Protected Areas to Conserve Nature and Promote Sustainable Livelihoods
Parks for People - Fiona Macleod/Mail & Guardian
Indigenous voices raised at Parks congress - South Africa Broadcasting Corporation
Planet's List of Protected Areas - IUCN
Six new protected areas in Amazon announced - AFP/Terra Daily
Tourism to biodiversity areas growing fast - AFP/Terra Daily
Mapmakers plot to help world's parks - Jillian Lloyd/Christian Science Monitor
Around the World, Parks Underfunded - John Roach/National Geographic News
Ecotourism in National Parks and Protected Areas in Africa - World Tourism Organization

SPOTLIGHT: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

Exploring the Yucatan
World Trade Organization
Trade Observatory
Resort town is bracing for mayhem this week - Dane Schiller/San Antonio Express News
Used to just tourists, Cancun swamped by WTO - Dudley Althaus/Houston Chronicle
Protesters Bare Resentments and Bodies - Mark Stevenson/Associated Press
WTO urging WTO to speed up fair trade - World Tourism Organization
How failure at Cancun threatens the world's poor - Oxfam
Leaders Seek Fair Trade - ABC
World Trade Talks Collapse - Forbes
Trading Cancun for a Walkout - Dan Ackman/Forbes
CII, Ficci laud role of developing countries at Cancun
Rediff.com
Cancun: Winners and Losers - BBC
Why it's good that the trade talks broke down - Toronto Globe and Mail
Earth-Info Net

OCTOBER 2003

Eco Travels in the USA
Transportation Conference Opens
Reflections from the World Bank - Ron Mader
Inside the International Galápagos Tour Operators Association - Judie Muggia
Exploring the Gulf of Mexico
Public Relations Firm to the Rescue of Plan Puebla-Panama - Wendy Call/Americas Program
Think Again About Th!nk Mobility - Jacqueline Ottman/GreenBiz
Never a Better Time to Visit Europe - Rick Steeves/Transitions Abroad
San Francisco Bay DesignatedReserve - Earth Vision
Back to the Future in 'Sin City' - Washington Post
Deep Trouble: The Gulf in Peril - Naples Daily News
Local Beach, Global Garbage - Bill Hinchberger/BrazilMax
Foreign Tourism: Cartoons from Brazil - Tourismvision/BrazilMax
Views from Venezuela - Jeremy Garrett

NOVEMBER 2003

Exploring the Yucatan
Transportation Conference Closes
Pictures from Venezuela's Expoecoturismo
Day of the Dead Rugby Tournament
Day of the Dead: Spotlight on Boris Spider
Tourism and Poverty - Ron Mader/Transitions Abroad
Tourism: What is Responsible? What is Sustainable - World Bank
Tourism Optimisation Management Model
ECOCLUB Interview with Megan Epler Wood
Community Conservation and Commerce - Megan Epler Wood (PDF)
Anuncie sus servicios en internet - El Univeso
Tarzan, Indiana Jones and CI's Global Greenwash Machine - Aziz Choudry/Z
Encuentro Nacional de Empresas Comunitarias Ecoturísticas
Thanksgiving - History Channel
Celestún: Life in a Mexican Fishing Village - Gerhard Buttner/Stanfords
Celestún: Life in a Mexican Fishing Village, Part 2 - Gerhard Buttner/Stanfords
Second Annual Yucatan Bird Festival

DECEMBER 2003

Radish Night Festival
Visit to the Basilica of Guadalupe
Pochote Organic Agricultural Market (Photo Gallery)
Exploring Merida
Mejorando el Dialogo - Tere Carpinelli
Mexican Birdwatching Guide
Exploring Celestún
Where to see the birds in Celestún - David Bacab
Many Roads to Peace - Harrison Owen
31 Days for Peace through Tourism in 2004 - Green-travel
A pasear por las montañas de México - La Jornada
Innocents Abroad - Rick Steves
Battle Rages with Ecuador Indians Over Jungle Oil - Reuters
Winter Solstice - Eric Weisstein/World of Astronomy
Wetland Wonderland: a Pantanal Tour - Paul W. Neville/BrazilMax
Statisticians of the World Unite - Hazel Henderson/BrazilMax
Reveillon: New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro With Iemanjá - Laurie Nadel/Brazilmax
Seeing the Forest - Wendy Call/Terrain
31 Days for Peace through Tourism: Summary - Marcus Endicott
Leaving North America to Work Abroad - Career Pro News

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