IMPACT: The Effects of Tourism on Culture and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific: Alleviating Poverty and Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage through Community-Based Ecotourism in Luang Namtha, Lao PDR (Lao)

Country: Laos
Language: Lao
Year: 2008
Pages 124
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Steven Schipani

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The combined effect of rapid economic development, galloping globalization and the exponential growth of tourism is putting the cultural and natural heritage of Asia and the Pacific at risk. Tangible and intangible features of this heritage are increasingly under siege as the economic and social fabric of various communities once relatively protected are being significantly transformed by stronger economic forces. The Nam Ha Ecotourism Project was launched in 1999 with financial support from the Government of New Zealand by the Office of the UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with the Lao National Tourism Administration, the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Department of Forest Resource Conservation and the Ministry of Information and Cul- ture’s Department of Archaeology and Museums. This book provides an in-depth case study of the project.

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IMPACT: The Effects of Tourism on Culture and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific: Alleviating Poverty and Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage through Community-Based Ecotourism in Luang Namtha, Lao PDR (Lao)