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Ecuador : Fostering Environmentally Sustainable Tourism and Small Business Innovation and Growth in the Galapagos

Well-managed tourism can be an important contributor to sustainable development, providing incentives to protect the environment and maintain biodiversity, while fostering small business development. A recently completed subcomponent of Ecuador...

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Main Authors:	Valdivieso, Jose, Toth, Bob, Hanna, James, Quintero, Juan
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ECOTOURISM BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING & MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS CERTIFICATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PROJECT COMPONENTS DESIGN STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE NATIONAL PARKS ABATEMENT AIR CFCS CONSERVATION CONSERVATION OF NATURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CUSTOMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES FAMILIES FISHING HABITAT DESTRUCTION INNOVATION INTERNAL AUDITS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM LEARNING LEGISLATION LOCAL CULTURES NATIONAL PARK NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS PARTNERSHIP PASSENGERS PERCEPTION QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY STANDARDS RAINFOREST ALLIANCE RECYCLING RIGOROUS STANDARDS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROGRAM TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM ENTERPRISES TOURISM INCOME TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM OPERATIONS TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST DESTINATION TOURIST OPERATION TOURISTS TRAVEL AGENTS WASTE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2641157/ecuador-fostering-environmentally-sustainable-tourism-small-business-innovation-growth-galapagos http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10382