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ISSN 1108-8931

INTERNATIONAL ECOTOURISM MAGAZINE™

Established 1999

THE ECOCLUB INTERVIEW

Recent ECOCLUB Interviews

Manolis Psarros - 06/2009
Sustainable Tourism Consultant & Destination Expert (CED), Greece
"Greek tourism should move from central administration models to local or regional decentralised administration systems & policies"

Pascal Languillon - 05/2009
Director, French Ecotourism Association
"The French government has been very disappointing ...
To put it simply, there are very few specific government policies on tourism and the environment "

Michael Cramer - 04/2009
MEP, European Green Party, Germany
Ecotourism would be ideal for job generation under
a Green New Deal.

Mary Mulvey - 04/2009
CEO, Greenbox, Ireland
"The region, which was once overshadowed by conflict, is now one of the most peaceful places in Ireland and eleven years on from the Belfast Agreement the destination is in an ideal position to welcome tourists to visit "

Brian Tokar - 03/2009
Director, Institute for Social Ecology
"The fundamental problem with tourism today is that it transforms communities
and important natural areas toward serving the desires and perceived needs of
more affluent people who come to visit from other parts of the world "

Older ECOCLUB Interviews

01/2009: Mr. Yannis Vardakastanis, Proprietor, Ionian Eco Villagers & Earth, Sea & Sky, Greece
11/2008: Mr. Brian Mullis, Co-founder & President, Sustainable Travel International, United States
09/2008: Dr. Graham Miller, Senior Lecturer, Surrey University, United Kingdom
09/2008: Dr. Martha Honey, Co-Director, Center on Ecotourism & Sustainable Development, United States
07/2008: Mr. Angus Begg, Photojournalist & Broadcaster, South Africa
07/2008: Dr. Vic Nair, President, APacCHRIE, Malaysia
05/2008: Prof. Kelly Bricker, Director, The International Ecotourism Society, United States
05/2008: Mr. Babu Varghese, Director, Tourindia, Kerala, India
03/2008: Mr. Shams Uddin, Manager, Chitral Association for Mountain Area Tourism, Pakistan
03/2008: Prof. Habis Samawi, Jordan University, Jordan
01/2008: Mr Aivar Ruukel, Chairman, Estonian Ecotourism Society, Estonia
01/2008: Mr. Mart Reimann, Proprietor, Reimann Retked, Estonia
11/2007: Mr. Gopinath Parayil, Founder, The Blue Yonder, Kerala, India
11/2007: Dr. Rachel Dodds, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
09/2007: Ms. Nikki Rose, Principal, Cooking in Crete, Greece
09/2007: Mr. Costas Christ, Judging Chairman, Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, USA
08/2007: Prof. Harold Goodwin, International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Leeds, UK
08/2007: Ms. Stella Bell, Business Development Manager, Climate Care, UK
06/2007: Ms. Carol Patterson, Principal, Kalahari Management, Canada
05/2007: Mr. David Sollitt, The International Ecotourism Society, USA
04/2007: Mr. Albert Teo, Director, Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Malaysia
03/2007: Ms. Jane Crouch, Responsible Travel Manager, Intrepid Travel, AU
01/2007: Prof. Harris Coccossis, Ministry of Tourism Development, Greece
11/2006: Prof. Michael Romanos, University of Cincinatti, USA
10/2006: Arq. Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin, Mexico
09/2006: Ms. Miriam Ross, Survival International, UK
08/2006: Mr. Eugenio Yunis, United Nations World Tourism Organisation
07/2006: Mr. Peter Raines MBE, Coral Cay Conservation, UK
06/2006: Mr. Douglas Hainsworth, SNV, Vietnam
05/2006: Prof. Jim Macbeth, Murdoch University, Australia
04/2006: Ariane Janér, Brazil Sustainable Tourism Program
02/2006: Prof. Trevor Sofield, University of Queensland, Australia
01/2006: Potjana Suansri & Peter Richards, REST, Thailand
12/2005: Agha Iqrar Haroon, President, Ecotourism Society Pakistan
09/2005: Mr. Elliot Helman, San Francisco Green Hotel & Hospitality Initiative
08/2005: Mr. Bodhi Garrett, North Andaman Tsunami Relief, Thailand
07/2005: Mr. Jan Telensky, Environmental Industrialist, Czech Republic
05/2005: Mr. Burkhard Herbote, WorldTourismDirectory.com, Germany
04/2005: Prof. Sarah Graham Mann, Sustainable Tourism Awards 2005, USA
03/2005: Mr. Sami Grover, Editor, Channel View Publications, UK
02/2005: Mr. Bill Tuffin, The Boat Landing Guesthouse, Laos
01/2005: Mr. Louis D'Amore, Founder & President, IIPT
12/2004: Andres Hammerman & Michelle Kirby, Black Sheep Inn, Ecuador
11/2004: Mr. Vassilis Kouroutos, MEDASSET
10/2004: Prof. Ralf Buckley, Int. Cent. for Ecotourism Res, Griffith U, Australia
09/2004: Prof. Kreg Lindberg, Oregon State University, USA
08/2004: Mr. Todd Barber, Reef Ball Foundation, USA
05/2004: Mr. Sotiris Kitrilakis, Zante Feast, Greece
04/2004: Mr. Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
03/2004: Mr. Ben Box, Editor, Footprint South American Guide, UK
02/2004: Ms. Cathy Parsons, Green Globe 21, Australia
01/2004: Mr. Andrew Dean Nystrom, Guidebook writer, USA
12/2003: 15 Ecolodge Owners report on 2003
11/2003: Ms. Megan Epler Wood, Director, Epler Wood International, USA
10/2003: Ms. Eleni Svoronou, WWF Greece
09/2003: Sir Patrick Fairweather, Director, The Butrint Foundation, UK-Albania
08/2003: Mr. Frans Stroebel, Director, Peace Parks Foundation
07/2003: Mr. Zoltán Kun, Director, Pan Parks Foundation
05/2003: Prof. Richard Welford, Env. Mgmt Centre, University of Hong Kong
04/2003: Mr. Edward Cameron, EU Commission Env. Governance Initiative
03/2003: Glenn & Trish Warner, Proprietors, Bathurst Inlet Lodge, Canada
02/2003: Prof. Aimilia Drougas, Director, Arion & Delphis, Greece
01/2003: Mr. Jeremy Garrett, Director, NaTour Communications, USA
10/2002: Mr. Chandra De Silva, Director, Ecotourism Society of Sri Lanka
08/2002: Ms. Pam A. Wight, Principal, Pam Wight & Associates, Canada
07/2002: Mr. Vinzenz A. Schmack, Proprietor, La Laguna del Lagarto, Costa Rica
06/2002: Mr. Artemios Hatziathanassiou, CRES, Greece
05/2002: Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, EKBY, Greece
02/2002: Mr. Ron Mader, Editor, Planeta.com, Mexico

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