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How green is green?
iAfrica.com, South Africa - 5 hours ago
Many of the resorts marketing their green credentials in Cambodia and neighbouring Laos are modest properties in pristine jungle settings. ...

Bach Ma Mountain offers primitive beauty
Viet Nam News, Vietnam - Jul 4, 2008
The peak is in the middle of forest equidistant from the East Sea and the Viet Nam-Laos border. The peak is the highest point in the park at 1450m above sea ...

Railway Plan for Tak to Mae Sot
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Supported primarily by the Asian Development Bank, the East-West Economic Corridor agreement focuses on constructing transport links between Vietnam, Laos, ...

New Southeast Asia Bike Tour Touts Beauty of Northern Thailand
eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (Press Release), AZ - Jul 2, 2008
Optional Southeast Asia trip extensions are offered Bangkok and Luang Prabang, Laos. VBT Bicycling Vacations was named “Best Biking Outfitter on Earth” in a ...

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - Jul 2, 2008
Businesses from Laos , Thailand and Vietnam will participate in a trade fair in Lao Bao town in the central province of Quang Tri from July 3-9. ...

Finding the answer in a 'park of peace'
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Jun 30, 2008
The refugee issue concerning Laos remains thorny and lately there is the mounting tension over Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border. ...

Luang Prabang, Laos
Wall Street Journal - Jun 27, 2008
Tourists are invited to buy them, at a cost of $1 to $3 each, and distribute them to children, teachers and others as they travel around Laos. ...

Vietnam-US relations: Chronological Overview (Part 2)
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The US Embassy said in a statement that to date, 883 Americans have been identified since 1975, of them 627 from Vietnam, 224 from Laos, 29 from Cambodia, ...

Dugong, Dolphin Round Out Endangered Animal Coins
NumisMaster.com, WI - Jun 25, 2008
Freshwater populations are in the Ganges and Irrawaddy and extend as far as 1429 miles upstream and in the Mekong (in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) and ...

The rare sights of Cambodia along Mekong River
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Jun 25, 2008
With Stung Treng and Laos Border Crossing opening, the coalition has come together for the tourist flow into Stung Treng and neighboring Kratie. ...

The Economic and Strategic Rise of China and India
Policy Innovations, NY - Jun 23, 2008
If you look at a whole series of indicators—trade, official visits, the character of communiqués between the governments—Cambodia, Laos, and Burma are very ...

Changes rock small Laos villages
Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 21, 2008
But I have made many trips back. I find that much of their Laos is intact — for now. The country is changing rapidly as tourism collides with culture. ...
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Deadline Approaches for 2008 Ecotourism Spotlight Award ... practices within government institutions. CURRENT STATUS As of June 8, the following sites have applied: Bali Tourism, Ecotourism Laos, Quito (pending) and the Belize Tourism Board (pending). WINNING TIPS Government websites are advised to: 1) Create an informative ...


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List of "green travel" groups on facebook.com ... Representative http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5391143467 WES - STDM07 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15042820074 Winter Laos '08 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7457877034 Yachana Foundation http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4840374286 Ya'Gotta ...


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Vietnam: Youth take travel into their own hands ... certainly not a question of saving money. Twenty-five year-old Thuy Duong has travelled alone to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and India. "I love the feeling of travelling freely. I go by myself, plan my own trip and have direct contact ...


Ecotourism Spotlight Award 2007
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:00:00 PDT
Ecotourism Spotlight Award 2007 Ecotourism Laos Wins 2007 Ecotourism Spotlight Award Planeta.com announces the winner of the 2007 Ecotourism Spotlight Award: Ecotourism Laos funded by the Laos National Tourism Administration. The award is announced in advance of World Tourism Day ...


WHL launches online booking service for developing world
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:00:00 PDT
WHL launches online booking service for developing world ... Destination". WHL is also working on ways to profile local climate change initiatives such the Plant a Tree Today (PATT) initiative in Laos, as well as ways to improve the traveller experience by integrating grassroots business, such as township B&Bs in South Africa ...


Voting Opens for Ecotourism Spotlight Award
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:00:00 PDT
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Laos, Luang Prabang: La Maison du Patrimoine
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:00:00 PDT
Voting Opens for Ecotourism Spotlight Award ... is open until September 15 http://tinyurl.com/22bsgf Details http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/awardspotlight.html NOMINEES Laos National Tourism Administration Quito Visitors' Bureau US Agency for International Development FRAME Program


Laos Ecotourism Forum - Bridging the Mekong Region 26-29 July 2007
Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:00:00 PST
Voting Opens for Ecotourism Spotlight Award ... is open until September 15 http://tinyurl.com/22bsgf Details http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/awardspotlight.html NOMINEES Laos National Tourism Administration Quito Visitors' Bureau US Agency for International Development FRAME Program


Northern Laos Heritage Route &Viengxay World Peace Site
Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:00:00 PST
Northern Laos Heritage Route &Viengxay World Peace Site From: Laos Tourism <LNTA@... To: mendicott@... Sent: Friday, March 9, 2007 11:12:42 PM Subject: Laos Opens Wartime 'Cave City' to Visitors Press ... birthplace and spiritual cornerstone of modern-day Laos. The Lao government has asked the World Tourism ...


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Northern Laos Heritage Route &Viengxay World Peace Site From: Laos Tourism <LNTA@... To: mendicott@... Sent: Friday, March 9, 2007 11:12:42 PM Subject: Laos Opens Wartime 'Cave City' to Visitors Press ... birthplace and spiritual cornerstone of modern-day Laos. The Lao government has asked the World Tourism ...


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Steven Schipani and Khamlay Sipaseuth
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML This paper reports on the financial benefits that ecotourism has ... in Luang Namtha is referred to in this paper as ‘ecotourism’ because it meets a number ... www.nafri.org.la

Ecotourism being adopted as national policy
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML frameworks for both ecotourism and. sustainable tourism ... Ecotourism component of the. National Biodiversity Strategy and. Action Plan developed (advice ... www.snv.org.la

1. New publication section on the NAFRI website
From 26 – 29 July 2007 the Lao National Tourism Administration will organize the third annual Lao Ecotourism Forum at the Don Chan Palace Hotel in Vientiane ... nafri.org.la

Our advisory services
SNV is facilitating the development and implementation of ecotourism projects in four provinces, and is also working at the national level on an ecotourism ... www.snv.org.la

ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF THE PHASING OUT OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML eco-tourism activities such as home stays, guided ... forms of tourism, such as ecotourism. Regarding employment levels in 2008, the LNTA ... www.nsc.gov.la

Ensuring communities benefit from Luang Prabang tourism boom
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Pro-poor sustainable tourism ... To support a sustainable tourism. institutional framework in the ... An ecotourism product being developed in Meung ... www.snv.org.la

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File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML The organic agricultural business in rural areas plays an important role in eco-tourism offering a broad and diversified living style of farming of ethnic ... www.rtm.org.la

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM Socio-Economic Impacts in the Lao PDR
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML At present, the development of eco-tourism is high on the Lao government ... the development and promotion of Lao eco-tourism. A thriving eco-tourism sector ... www.nsc.gov.la

:: KPL :: Lao News Agency
Discover Lao PDR Magazines provide special information on cultural and eco-tourism. If you read Lao do try to get Vannasin Magazine. ... www.kpl.net.la

Lao National Tourism Administration-Oudomxay Province
Adventurous eco-tourism tours can be arranged from village to village with travel either by ox cart or on foot. Tad Lak Sip Et Waterfall at Km.11 in Muong ... www.tourismlaos.gov.la

National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute - Links
Ecotourism Laos www.ecotourismlaos.com NAM THEUN 2 HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT www.namtheun2.com Promotion of Organic Farming and Marketing ... www.nafri.org.la

Lao National Tourism Administration-Sekong Province
It's also a complex geographical conditions form colorful Eco-Tourism resources because it's famous by rich of untouchable tropical forest, ... www.tourismlaos.gov.la

The National Assembly of the Lao PDR
(New) The State and society promote, develop and [open up the country to] cultural and historical tourism and eco-tourism. Tourism which is detrimental to ... www.na.gov.la

Lao National Tourism Administration-Luang Namtha Province
Covering nearly 30% of the province's land area is the Nam Ha National Protected Area well known for a range of ecotourism acitivities,. ... www.tourismlaos.gov.la

An Action Matrix of Projects and Technical Assistance to Promote ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML Ecotourism Project (2004-07,. US$0.34m); German Human. Resource Development for. Market Economy Programme. (2004-07 US$5.5 m; Planned: ... www.rtm.org.la

Lao Music - Alexandra Bounxouei - Only You at Don Chan
A video by Lao Fan Club of Alexandra's performance at Don Chan Palace Hotel for the Lao Ecotourism Forum 2007. The event took place in Vientiane from 26-29 ... laomusic.la

Welcome to Environment Protection Fund
... poor community with emphasis on biodiversity conservation, communities environmental management, livelihoods enhancements and promotion of ecotourism. ... www.laoepf.org.la

Costa Rica Adventure - alt.rec.hiking | Google Groups
beautiful eco-tourism locations: Costa Rica. We would be delighted to create the vacation of a lifetime for you and your family. ... groups.google.la

TACDO
The hottest topics of the study tour at the present are: community home stay, eco-tourism, credit union, decentralization, community forest, small scale of ... www.tacdo.com.la

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Peace Independence Democracy ...
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