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How ecotourism in Konkan promotes climate-friendly tourism

Vinaya Kurtkoti

September 28, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India, experience-based tourism promotes sustainability and conservation awareness while supporting local economies. For this style of tourism, tourists experience life like local indigenous communities in everything from eating to helping in agricultural fields.

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The Flight of the Angel in Basilicata: an inspiring model of how to develop tourism

Isa Grassano

September 23, 2022 |

News48 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Basilicata

The Flight of the Angel attraction has helped the area to create more jobs and improve the economy through tourism. In 2007, when the attraction opened, there were only two restaurants and two hotels in the city. But now, there are about 50 bed and breakfasts, eight restaurants and over 130,000 visitors annually.

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The epoch of coal is ending. Could an extraordinary fossil deposit help Kemmerer survive?

Nicole Pollack

August 07, 2022 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kemmerer, Wyoming

Fossil Lake, and its associated quarries, have provided small businesses in Kemmerer with ways to attract tourists and make a living as major industries, such as coal, has retreated in recent years. The businesses have all thrived by following different, non-competing business models, generating millions of dollars in revenue every year.

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How Appalachia Is Growing Its Outdoor Economy Through Collaborations and Capacity Building

Kim Kobersmith

July 14, 2022 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States, West Virginia

As a demand for outdoor recreation grows, due in part to the pandemic, Appalachia is delivering on the need with a number of new projects. Community leaders are collaborating on “conservation solutions that make economic and environmental sense.”

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Marshall Park helps Ontario address economic vacuum created by GM departure

Curt Conrad

July 14, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

A restoration of Marshall Park has drawn sports tournaments to Ontario, spurring economic activity. The park was built as a community park but community leaders also saw the potential it could provide in driving the economy, especially after the departure of a major local employer.

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In this Mississippi city, public art points a way forward

Xander Peters

April 12, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art has designated the city as a public art city, with as many as 46 public art installations across the city, including 35 murals. It intends to grow to 100 public art murals. The city hopes that the public art will attract tourists and economic development, but the primary goal is to develop and beautify communities for the people who live there. Public art raises morale and connects people to one another. It also creates a shared sense of pride in the city and rises the collective mood.

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On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

Sandra Weiss

March 25, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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Mamoiada: the transformation from criminal backwater to tourist attraction. The story of a region that has fought - and won - a courageous battle

Laura D'Orsi

February 11, 2022 |

News48 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Mamoiada, Sardinia

Increased tourism in Mamoiada has enabled the region to develop into a destination that now boasts multiple hotels, restaurants, and wine shops. The transformation from Italian countryside to high-end tourist destination has improved the quality of life of residents and has benefited all those involved.

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This unexpected solution could save the world's depleting corals

Eman Mounir

January 24, 2022 |

Euronews |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Egypt

Underwater mooring buoys are proving pivotal in efforts to save corals along the Red Sea. In practice, the installed buoys are anchored to flat, solid bedrock provide a ready-made anchor for tourists arriving by sea, instead of letting them drop anchors on vulnerable underwater ecosystems. Since 1995, more than 1,400 buoys have been installed along the Red Sea coastlines.

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Mountain towns use a ‘quiver of solutions' to address affordable housing, including converting old hotels.

Stephanie Maltarich

November 30, 2021 |

KBUT Community Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Montana

The town of Crested Butte declared a state of emergency, which allowed it to sidestep zoning rules and purchase a 6-unit former bed and breakfast to provide housing for seasonal workers. Residents, many of whom work in the restaurant industry during tourist season, agreed to rules like no overnight guests, no drugs, and no big parties. “Motel conversions” can provide quick conversion to housing that doesn’t need major renovations or construction, making it a more environmentally-friendly option.

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