Ecotourism in the Mountains of Sikkim, India
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Ecotourism in the Mountains of Sikkim, India |
by The Mountain Institute
Partners: The Mountain Institute (TMI)
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED)
Travel Agents Association of Sikkim (TAAS)
The Green CircleCurrent Accomplishments
In its first year of implementation, the project has established itself as a significant presence in Sikkim. The project is increasingly recognized and sought as a key contributor to sustainable tourism development efforts in the state, both in terms of field activities and policy development.
The project has assisted stakeholders in developing and endorsing a Code of Conduct for Ecotourism which will also serve as a marketing tool. It has also given enterprise and conservation training to over 200 people in seven professions associated with nature based tourism, assisted stakeholders in carrying out several locally-identified conservation activities linked to nature-based tourism, and influenced several policy decisions in public-sector tourism development. Throughout, the emphasis has been to develop local capacity to design and manage project activities.
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