Contributors vii

Preface xii

Part I Introduction 1

1 The Bold Agenda of Ecotourism A. Stronza 3

Part II Community-based Ecotourism 19

2 Ecotourism and Conservation: the Cofan Experience R. Borman 21

3 An Ecotourism Partnership in the Peruvian Amazon: the Case of Posada Amazonas J.F. Gordillo Jordan C. Hunt A. Stronza 30

Part III Ecotourism in Marine Environments 49

4 Ecotourism and Marine Protected Areas in a Time of Climate Change S.C. Stonich 51

5 Fishing for Solutions: Ecotourism and Conservation in Galapagos National Park W.H. Durham 66

Part IV Ecotourism in the USA 91

6 Can Responsible Travel Exist in a Developed Country? W.L. Bryan 93

7 A Montana Lodge and the Case for a Broadly Defined Ecotourism A. Bidwell Pearce C. Ocampo-Raeder 114

Part V Educating Tourists 125

8 Environmental Interpretation versus Environmental Education as an Ecotourism Conservation Strategy J. Kohl 127

9 Educating Ecotourists: Lessons from the Field J. Dubin 141

Part VI Outcomes for Communities 153

10 Tourism, Indigenous Peoples and Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon A. Rodriguez 155

11 Ecotourism Equations: Do Economic Benefits Equal Conservation? F. de Vasconcellos Pegas A. Stronza 163

Part VII National Perspectives 177

12 Protected Areas and Tourism in Cuba T. Borges Hernandes L. Coya de la Fuente K. Lee Wald 179

13 Ecotourism and Ecolodge Development in the 21st Century H. Ceballos-Lascurain 193

Part VIII Guidelines and Standards 205

14 An Ecotourism Project Analysis and Evaluation Framework for International Development Donors M. Epler Wood 207

15 Setting Standards: Certification Programmes for Ecotourism and Sustainable TourismM. Honey 234

Part IX Conclusion 263

16 The Challenge Ahead: Reversing Vicious Cycles through Ecotourism W.H. Durham 265

Index 273