Gurvinder Singh Giving up hunting and tree felling, two Assamese villages are conserving their forest habitat rather than let their natural resources erode. With their villages now on the eco-tourism map, they are embracing alternate livelihoods. Notun Leikol village in Assam is rich in natural beauty with green mountains, silvery waterfalls, orange orchards and scenic… Continue reading Forget logging or hunting – two Assam villages in India embrace eco-tourism
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Locals benefit from nature based tourism: WB Report
A new World Bank report shows that for every dollar governments invest in protected areas and support for nature-based tourism, the economic rate of return is at least six-times the original investment. The report, “Banking on Protected Areas: Promoting sustainable nature-based tourism to benefit local communities” found that the original investment triggered a chain of benefits for local… Continue reading Locals benefit from nature based tourism: WB Report