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El Planeta Platica
Eco Travels in the Americas

El Planeta Platica (The Earth Speaks):
Eco Travels in the Americas
ISSN 1089-8395
Volume 2, Number 1
What Is Ecotourism?
February 1995

El Planeta Platica is a quarterly journal aimed at conscientious travelers interested in Latin America. Stories feature travel and environmental information (sometimes intersecting in the field called "ecotourism." ecome an official subscriber and receive both the print version as well as website updates. Businesses and foundations should consider sponsoring these pages; consult the Rate Card.

Ron Mader, Publisher
El Planeta Platica: Eco Travels in the Americas

Index: February 1995

You may not be able to tell in this cyber-version, but the print version of El Planeta Platica just doubled in size! Information is pouring in on ecotourism and we lead this issue with John Shores' discussion of ecotourism's greatest challenge -- its definition.

FEATURES

g The Challenge of Ecotourism - John Shores
How to rate an ecotour? Try from 1-5

g Exploring Ecotourism
Ever expanding, here are resources on ecotourism - collected from this website and others.

g Travel Notebook
Favorite quotes and highlights on the need to move one's feet

g Bridges and Borders: Editorial
Ron weighs in on ecotourism and the mission of this website.

b Toward Definition - Marcus Endicott
What are the subtle differences between "ecotourism," "green tourism," and "greenwashing?"

Planeta News

g Pan American Environmental Briefing
g Two Eagles/Dos Aguilas: Borderlands

Planeta Resources

g La Olla Latinoamericana (Recipes): Ropa Vieja
g Internet Connections: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
g Western Hemisphere Calendar
g Recommended Resources/Classifieds

Extra Features!

g US/Mexico Border Environment Bibliography
g Borderlands Archives - Mader
g Border Environmental Contacts

A text-only version of this issue is available via the El Planeta Platica Text Archives (1993-1996)


Editor's Note

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