Sam Gray of Boulder CO majored in Economics and International Affairs as a student at the University of Colorado. He is putting that knowledge to good use now, as a volunteer with the Peace Corps.
Sam Gray of Boulder CO is assigned to an ecotourism project in Laguna Limon in the Dominican Republic. The Laguna Limon is part of a system of lagoons on the Dominican Republic's northeast coast. There are several community-based kayaking businesses working in the area, which was declared a Wildlife Refuge in 2004.
As Sam Gray of Boulder CO knows, ecotourism is a kind of tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, such as the Laguna Limon. One of the main objectives is to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife, which is where the kayaking comes in. Led by trained guides, tourists are able to venture deep into the refuge in no-impact transportation. Sam Gray of Boulder CO reports that the area is spectacularly beautiful. And as a friend reports, "Sam will be working closely with local business leaders and with the tourist hotels within a 100-mile radius to direct business to this developing ecotourism area."
Sam Gray of Boulder CO says that ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. Those who implement and participate in ecotourism activities should follow the following ecotourism principles of building environmental and cultural awareness and respect, providing positive experiences for both visitors and hosts, providing direct financial benefits for conservation, providing financial benefits and empowerment for local people, and raising sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate.
You can read more about Sam’s company on their website, http://kayaklimon.wordpress.com.
Sam Gray of Boulder CO is assigned to an ecotourism project in Laguna Limon in the Dominican Republic. The Laguna Limon is part of a system of lagoons on the Dominican Republic's northeast coast. There are several community-based kayaking businesses working in the area, which was declared a Wildlife Refuge in 2004.
As Sam Gray of Boulder CO knows, ecotourism is a kind of tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, such as the Laguna Limon. One of the main objectives is to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife, which is where the kayaking comes in. Led by trained guides, tourists are able to venture deep into the refuge in no-impact transportation. Sam Gray of Boulder CO reports that the area is spectacularly beautiful. And as a friend reports, "Sam will be working closely with local business leaders and with the tourist hotels within a 100-mile radius to direct business to this developing ecotourism area."
Sam Gray of Boulder CO says that ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. Those who implement and participate in ecotourism activities should follow the following ecotourism principles of building environmental and cultural awareness and respect, providing positive experiences for both visitors and hosts, providing direct financial benefits for conservation, providing financial benefits and empowerment for local people, and raising sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate.
You can read more about Sam’s company on their website, http://kayaklimon.wordpress.com.