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Pacific Islands Office Resource Guide: Sustainable Tourism
Visitor and Tourism Offices
Chuuk Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box FQ, Weno Chuuk State FM, 96942
Phone: (691) 330-4133 Fax: (691) 330-4194
Federated States of Micronesia Tourism Office
FSM National Government, Kolonia, Pohnpei FSM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-2646 Fax: (691) 320-5854
Guam Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 3520, Agana, GU 96910
Phone: (671) 646-5278 / 5279 Fax: (671) 646-8861
Kosrae Division of Tourism
P.O. Box AD, Kosrae, FM 96944
Phone: (691) 370-2228 Fax: (691) 370-2066
Marianas Visitors Bureau, Northern Marianas Islands
P.O. Box 861, Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 234-8325 Fax: (670) 234-3596
Palau Visitors Authority
P.O. Box 256, Koror Palau 96940
Phone: (680) 488-2793/1930 Fax: (680) 488-1453/1725
email: pva@palaunet.com
Republic of the Marshall Islands Tourism Office
P.O. Box 1727, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Majuro, MH 96960
Phone: (692) 625-3206 / 3203 Fax: (692) 625-3218
Tourism Council of the South Pacific
G.P.O. Box 13119, Suva, Fiji
Phone: (679) 304-177 Fax: (679) 301-995
YAP Tourism Office
P.O. Box 36, Colonia, Yap, FSM 96943
Phone: (691) 350-2298 Fax: (691) 350-4113
Sustainable Tourism Organization
The Ecotourism Society
P.O. Box 755, North Bennington, VT 05257-0755 USA
Phone: 802-447-2121 Fax: 802-447-2122
Email: ecomail@ecotourism.org
Uniting Conservation & Travel Worldwide: The Ecotourism Society's Objectives: The Ecotourism Society is an international non-profit organizaiton fully dedicated to finding the resources and building the expertise to make tourism a viable tool for conservation and sustainable development. The Society it documenting the best techniques for implementing ecotourism principles by collaborating with a growing global network of active professionals in the field. Why Joing the Society? The Society's mission is to further both individual and institutional capabilities to make this defninition of ecotourism into a reality. Through its membership program, the Society provides information resrouces, training opportunities, and access to an exceptional network of worldwide ecotrouism professionals which include tour operators, architects, conservationists, researchers, developers, lodgeowners, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations. The Ecotourism Society's membership is necessary to remain current in this dynamic field. (Membership fee)
HVS Eco Services
372 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501
Phone: (516) 248-8828 Fax: (516) 742-3059
HVS Eco Services is an environmental consulting firm dedicated exclusively to the hospitality industry. The company has been established to help hoteliers develop property-specific environmental programs designed to lower operating expenses and increase renenues. The consultation consists of a comprehensive property inspection to evaluate the hotel's environmental performance in areas such as solid waste management, energy efficiency, water conservation, legislative compliance, and employee education. Hotels that are able to demonstrate a heightened level of enviornmental sensitiveity are awarded the ECOTEL certification. This seal is the standared by which lodging facilities can measure their environmental performance and on which environmentally conscious travelers can base their lodging decisions.
Partners in Responsible Tourism
P.O. Box 419085-322, San Francisco, CA 94141
Phone: 415-273-1430
Email: bapirt@aol.com
Partners in Responsible Tourism is a network of individuals and representatives of tourism companies who are councerned about the impact of tourism and tourism development on local environments and cultures, particularly those of indigenous peoples. We believe that responsible tourism promotes positive cultural and environmental ethics and practices: we promote travel which supports these goals.
Sustainable Tourism publications
The Business of Ecotourism: The Complete Guide for Nature
and Culture-Based Tourism Operations
by Carol Patterson. First Edition, 1997.
Explorer's Guide Publishing (explore@newnorth.net)
Desocom
ECOTEL: The Hallmark of Environmentally Sensitive Hotels, Resource Guide
HVS ECO SERVICES, 372 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501
Phone: (516) 248-8828; Fax: (516) 742-3059
HVS Eco Services is proud to present the premiere of the ECOTEL Resource Guide: the hotel industry's tool for environmental success. Achieving a heightened level of environmental responsibility can be very difficult wihout the necessary tools. Therefore, HVS Eco Services has compiled a database of pertinent environmental information to assist managers faced with the challenges of implementing environmental programs at their hotels. Our guide includes: Environmentally Friendly Product Vendors; ECOTEL Directory; ECOTEL Profiles; Events Calender.
Ecotourism: The Potentials and Pitfalls, Vol 1 and Vol 2
Elizabeth Boo, 1990
World Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 4866, Hampden Post Office, Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Phone: (310) 338-6951
Journey Through a Sea of Islands: A Review of Forest Tourism in Micronesia
Jerry Wylie, USDA - Forest Service, Ogden, Utah, USA, July 1994
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service
1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 323, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA
Pacific Islands Ecotourism: A Business Planning Guide For Ecotourism
Operators in The Pacific Islands
Sherry M. Bushnell, June 1994.
Pacific Business Center Program, Honolulu Hawaii
College of Business Administration
2404 Maile Way, Honlulu, Hawaii, USA 96822-6222
Pacific Islands Ecotourism: a Public Policy And Planning Guide Dr. Juanita C. Liu, (1994)
Pacific Business Center Program, Honolulu Hawaii
College of Business Administration
2404 Maile Way, Honlulu, Hawaii, USA 96822-6222
Rethinking Tourism and Ecotravel: The Paving of Paradise and What You Can Do to Stop It.
By Deborah McLaren, Kumarian Press, 1998. (182 pages)
"Deborah Mclaren presents a comprehensive overview of the hirsoty and global development of tourism, often considered the largest industry in the world; an industry that has promised great benefits to hosts and guests alike while often resulting in some very stark and painful consequences for local host communities and environment. No study of the globalization of the world's economy and industry can afford to ignore the impact that tourism is having in an ever shrinking world where wealth is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands - - and within this important book the impact of tourism is thoroughly explored."
Sustainable Tourism Programs | Projects
Greenpeace International Ecotourism Project
Contact: Greenpeace International, Ecotourism Project
139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 512-9025 Fax: (415) 512-8699
The Trees for Travel Program
Contact: (If in the western USA)
Escape Artists Travel, 4018 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA
Karen Killebrew
"Most people are concerned about the environment and don't want to pollute -- yet, every time they fly, their airplane contributes to the problem of Global Warming. Show your client that you are concerned too. You can make their trip a Global Cooling experience by planting trees that will absorb more carbon dioxide than their trip generates. The program is called Trees for Travel. As proof of the trees that have been planted, we will provide a Trees for Travel certificate for each of your clients." (COST: $50 US dollars = 50 certificates)
Sustainable Tourism Educational Programs
The International Ecotourism Education Foundation
Contact: The International Ecotourism Education Foundation
P.O. Box 676, Falls Church, VA 22040
Phone: (703) 534-5430 Fax: (703) 534-5109
International Institute for Tourism Studies
Contact: International Institute for Tourism Studies
George Washington University
Travel & Tourism Program, H.K.L.S., Blgd. K
817 23rd Street, N.W., Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-0458
Tourism and Hospitality Program
Contact: Palau Community College
Phone: (680) 488-2470
Palau Community College's Tourism & Hospitality Program includes a one-year Certificate of Achievement and a two-year Associate in Science degree. Credits for both programs are transfereable to four-year institutions.