Students take part in a coastal cleanup at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism area also known as 'Freedom Island', a haven for local migratory birds, during a World Oceans Day event in Las Pinas city, south of Manila June 9, 2014. World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness on the crucial role the sea plays as sources of food, oxygen and medicine. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT MILITARY)

Soldiers take part in a coastal cleanup at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism area also known as 'Freedom Island', a haven for local migratory birds, during a World Oceans Day event in Las Pinas city, south of Manila June 9, 2014. World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness on the crucial role the sea plays as sources of food, oxygen and medicine. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT MILITARY)

A U.S. Embassy official takes part in a coastal cleanup at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism area, also known as 'Freedom Island', a haven for local migratory birds, during a World Oceans Day event in Las Pinas city, south of Manila June 9, 2014. World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness on the crucial role the sea plays as sources of food, oxygen and medicine. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)

Students and members from a non-government organisation (NGO) take part in a coastal cleanup at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism area, also known as 'Freedom Island', a haven for local migratory birds, during a World Oceans Day event in Las Pinas city, south of Manila June 9, 2014. World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness on the crucial role the sea plays as sources of food, oxygen and medicine. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Contestants for the 2014 Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant hold a banner during a press presentation in Manila April 22, 2014. The focus of this year's competition is on ecotourism as it aims to raise awareness on various environmental issues, according to organizers. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Contestants for the 2014 Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant hold a banner during a press presentation in Manila April 22, 2014. The focus of this year's competition is on ecotourism as it aims to raise awareness on various environmental issues, according to organizers. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY)

A patrol boat cruises along the Yenisei River, near the Shugur base in the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve, some 760 km (472 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 25, 2013. The expedition was organised by the reserve to allow its employees to survey the area's wildlife population and scout for possible ecotourism locations. The reserve is known as a habitat for a small population of snow leopards. Picture taken May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Members of an ecological expedition observe the bank of the Yenisei River in the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve, some 700 km (435 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 25, 2013. The expedition was organised by the reserve to allow its employees to survey the area's wildlife population and scout for possible ecotourism locations. The reserve is known as a habitat for a small population of snow leopards. Picture taken May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Members of an ecological expedition disembark from a motorboat at the Kurgol base located on a bank of the Yenisei River in the Sayano-Shushensky nature reserve, some 700 km (435 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk May 24, 2013. The expedition was organised by the reserve to allow its employees to survey the area's wildlife population and scout for possible ecotourism locations. The reserve is known as a habitat for a small population of snow leopards. Picture taken May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Rebecca Lawson of Pennsylvania, U.S, and a missionary from Stewards of Creation, carries a sack of garbage after she joins students, environmental activists and volunteers collecting garbage in an effort to clean up the coast of the Paranaque coastal Habitat and Ecotourism area, home to a mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary, as part of the advanced commemoration of Earth Day in Manila April 20, 2013. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, which aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY RELIGION)

A student collects garbage in an effort to clean up the coast of the Paranaque coastal Habitat and Ecotourism area, home to a mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary, as part of the advanced commemoration of Earth Day in Manila April 20, 2013. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, which aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Students, environmental activists and volunteers collect garbage in an effort to clean up the coast of the Paranaque coastal Habitat and Ecotourism area, home to a mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary, as part of the advanced commemoration of Earth Day in Manila April 20, 2013. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, which aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Students, environmental activists and volunteers collect garbage in an effort to clean up the coast of the Paranaque coastal Habitat and Ecotourism area, home to a mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary, as part of the advanced commemoration of Earth Day in Manila April 20, 2013. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, which aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A tailor sews a piece of sailcloth in the process of making a handbag, in the office of recycling company Fui Reciclado, in Quito May 17, 2012. Fui Reciclado, which means "I was recycled", said that to date, it has reused up to some 9,808 square meters of sailcloth and 907 kilograms of rubber tyres to make handbags, wallets and other products, which they then sell via their store and social networking sites. The company is also producing handbags and keychains in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund to promote ecotourism in the Galapagos Islands. REUTERS/Gary Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A man wearing a skull mask rides his bicycle as he carries a giant banner, reading "Ecotourists and a signal SOS ", at the main Zocalo square in Mexico City April 22, 2012. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY)

General view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

Inside view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

General view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

General view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

General view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

General view of a tree-house in Le Pian Medoc, southwestern France, April 24, 2009. France's Natura Cabana company rents various cabins perched in the trees for ecological holidays. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

A view of the Kapawi river, in the Ecuadorean rainforest of Kapawi, some 165 miles (266 kilometers) southwest of Quito October 20, 2008. Kapawi is known for its eco-tourism and it is also home to the Ashuar Indians, the last indigenous group still residing the Ecuadorian rainforest, according to internet sources. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR)

A tourist sits on Tamarindo beach, in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, 250 miles (402 km) north of San Jose, April 28, 2008. Once home to monkeys, turtles and other rare wildlife, this stretch of coast in northwest Costa Rica is developing so fast that it is tarnishing the country's reputation as a destination for eco-tourists. Photo taken April 28, 2008. To match feature COSTARICA-ENVIRONMENT/ REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

Tourists walk on the Tamarindo beach, in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, 250 miles (402 km) north of San Jose, April 29, 2008. Once home to monkeys, turtles and other rare wildlife, this stretch of coast in northwest Costa Rica is developing so fast that it is tarnishing the country's reputation as a destination for eco-tourists. Photo taken April 29, 2008. To match feature COSTARICA-ENVIRONMENT/ REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA)

Guide Jean Ahmed Said, 32, makes his way through the dense vegetation in a national park in the south of Comoros' Moheli island, February 24, 2008. Rare bats, green turtles and unspoiled beaches are top attractions on the Comorian island of Moheli, where the jungle spills onto the road and the craggy hills are covered with bush and trees. Picture taken February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Ed Harris (COMOROS)

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks during the launch in Sydney of a new Australian financial market for environmentally responsible companies September 19, 2007. The market hopes to attract companies such as wind farms, ecotourism ventures and organic food producers. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA)

Winners of the Miss Philippines-Earth beauty pageant smile to the crowd during the coronation night in Manila. Winners of the Miss Philippines-Earth beauty pageant (L-R) Miss Ecotourism April Lynn Villanueva, Miss Air Nadia Lee Cien De la Cruz, Miss Earth Genebelle Raagas, Miss Water Arleine Villanueva and Miss Fire Antonette Stephanie Yu smile to the crowd during the coronation night in Manila May 29, 2005. Raagas will represent the country in the Miss Earth beauty pageant and will be among contestants from over 70 countries from around the globe. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

A White-headed Marsh-Tyrant bird waits on a tree in Hato Pinero, 370 km (229 miles) west of Caracas, May 4, 2005. Venezuela's best-known eco-tourism reserve and cattle ranch is fighting for its survival against Venezuelan government land reform. The Hato Pinero, a private 200,000-acre (80,000 hectare) property was declared as being public land and subject to confiscation after President Hugo Chavez's government made it a target for takeover to redistribute rural land to the poor. REUTERS/Jorge Silva PP05050053 JS/KS

A capybara or Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris, a semi-aquatic and the biggest rodent of the world, waits in Hato Pinero, 370 km (229 miles) west of Caracas, May 3, 2005. Venezuela's best-known eco-tourism reserve and cattle ranch is fighting for its survival against Venezuelan government land reform. The Hato Pinero, a private 200,000-acre (80,000 hectare) property was declared as being public land and subject to confiscation after President Hugo Chavez's government made it a target for takeover to redistribute rural land to the poor. REUTERS/Jorge Silva PP05050053 JS/KS

Two owls stand on a tree in Hato Pinero, 370 km (229 miles) west of Caracas, May 3, 2005. Venezuela's best-known eco-tourism reserve and cattle ranch is fighting for its survival against Venezuelan government land reform. The Hato Pinero, a private 200,000-acre (80,000 hectare) property was declared as being public land and subject to confiscation after President Hugo Chavez's government made it a target for takeover to redistribute rural land to the poor. REUTERS/Jorge Silva PP05050053 JS/KS

A small caiman, or the Caiman Crocodilus, waits underwater in a river in Hato Pinero, 370 km (229 miles) west of Caracas, May 3, 2005. Venezuela's best-known eco-tourism reserve and cattle ranch is fighting for its survival against Venezuelan government land reform. The Hato Pinero, a private 200,000-acre (80,000 hectare) property was declared as being public land and subject to confiscation after President Hugo Chavez's government made it a target for takeover to redistribute rural land to the poor. REUTERS/Jorge Silva PP05050053 Pictures of the month May 2005 JS/KS

A small caiman, or the Caiman Crocodilus, waits underwater in a river in Hato Pinero, 370 km (229 miles) west of Caracas, May 3, 2005. Venezuela's best-known eco-tourism reserve and cattle ranch is fighting for its survival against Venezuelan government land reform. The Hato Pinero, a private 200,000-acre (80,000 hectare) property was declared as being public land and subject to confiscation after President Hugo Chavez's government made it a target for takeover to redistribute rural land to the poor. REUTERS/Jorge Silva JS/KS

Jordan's Queen Rania and Britain's Prince Charles look at a painted Ostrich egg during a tour at the Ajloun nature reserve, an ecotourism project. Jordan's Queen Rania (R) and Britain's Prince Charles (L) look at a painted Ostrich egg during a tour at the Ajloun nature reserve, an ecotourism project north of Amman on October 28, 2004. Charles is on a four-day visit to Jordan. REUTERS/Pool

Jordan's Queen Rania and Britain's Prince Charles look at a bouquet of natural herbs during Charles' visit to the Ajloun nature reserve. Jordan's Queen Rania (R) and Britain's Prince Charles (L) look at a bouquet of natural herbs during Charles' visit to the Ajloun nature reserve, an ecotourism north of Amman on October 28, 2004. Charles is on a four-day visit to Jordan. REUTERS/Pool

Jordan's Queen Rania and Britain's Prince Charles talk as they hold bouquets of herbs at the Ajloun nature reserve. Jordan's Queen Rania (R) and Britain's Prince Charles (L) talk as they hold bouquets of herbs at the Ajloun nature reserve, an ecotourism project north of Amman on October 28, 2004. Charles is on a four-day visit to Jordan. REUTERS/Pool

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and his guide give a thumbs up as they
ready to tour the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana, July 10, 2003. Also
riding in the vehicle are first lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara (R).
The President earlier met with Botswana President Festus Mogae to discuss
trade, the AIDS epidemic and the war on terror. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Pictures of the month July 2003

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President George W. Bush holds onto the tusk of an elephant during a visit to Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana, July 10, 2003. The President, first lady Laura Bush and
daughter Barbara toured the reserve in a open top vehicle. Pictures of the
month July 2003 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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A tourist speak with an Ecuadorean indian in this file photo taken in Otavalo, north of Quito, June 2, 2003. Foreign tourism revenues for Ecuador in 2002 were $447 million, a jump of 30 percent from 1999, according to the Central Bank. That amount is more cash than any of the country's exports provide, except for crude oil and bananas. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja TO RELEASE WITH STORY OF ECUADOR-ECOTOURISM GAC

Tourists relax at Atacames beach in Esmeraldas in this file photo taken April 4, 2003. Foreign tourism revenues to Ecuador in 2002 were $447 million, a jump of 30 percent from 1999, according to the Central Bank. That's more cash than any of the country's exports provide, except for crude oil and bananas.REUTERS/Guillermo Granja TO RELEASE WITH STORY OF ECUADOR-ECOTOURISM GAC

Tourists watch a family of rare Asian elephants feeding on the banks of
the Kinabatangan river, which runs through the East Malaysian state of
Sabah on Borneo island. Ecotourism advocates say revenues from visitors
drawn to see the proboscis monkeys and Asian elephants living along the
forested riverbanks could rival money made from expanding oil palm
estates, which threaten the animals' habitat. Picture taken October 2,
2002. REUTERS/Patrick Chalmers TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE
ENVIRONMENT-MALAYSIA

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Tourists travel towards a commercial tug and barge steaming up the
Kinabatangan river towards an oil palm estate on the East Malaysian
state of Sabah on Borneo island. Ecotourism advocates say revenues from
visitors drawn to see the rare proboscis monkeys and Asian elephants
living along the forested river banks could rival money made from
expanding oil palm estates, which threaten the animals' habitat.
Picture taken October 2, 2002. REUTERS/Patrick Chalmers TO ACCOMPANY
FEATURE ENVIRONMENT-MALAYSIA

PC/CP

A short rowboat ride across the Rio Grande begins an exploration of breathtaking desert and mountain contrasts where conservationists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican frontier are working to create a peace park. It has been nearly a century since U.S. troops crossed the border in pursuit of Pancho Villa, but illegal immigration, narcotics and trade disputes still sully relations with Mexico. So two Mexican ecotourism entrepreneurs have invested $1.5 million toward creating a private nature reserve as part of the peace park. View of Maderas del Carmen mountains in northern Mexico.

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A short rowboat ride across the Rio Grande begins an exploration of breathtaking desert and mountain contrasts where conservationists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican frontier are working to create a peace park. It has been nearly a century since U.S. troops crossed the border in pursuit of Pancho Villa, but illegal immigration, narcotics and trade disputes still sully relations with Mexico. Mauricio Brittingham, Mexican ecotourism entrepeneur, invested $1.5 million with his partner Alberto Garza to create a 50,000-acre private nature reserve in Mexico. Unlike park areas to the north of the Rio Grande, which are under federal or state ownership, Mexico has allowed private investors to participate in its protected areas. Brittingham, shown near a permanent tent which will house visitors, and Garza bought the 50,000 acres at the center of the Mexican protected area in Coahuila and established the non-profit Museo Maderas del Carmen.

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A short rowboat ride across the Rio Grande begins an exploration of breathtaking desert and mountain contrasts where conservationists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican frontier are working to create a peace park. [It has been nearly a century since U.S. troops crossed the border in pursuit of Pancho Villa, but illegal immigration, narcotics and trade disputes still sully relations with Mexico.] So two Mexican ecotourism entrepreneurs have invested $1.5 million toward creating a private nature reserve as part of the peace park. View of Maderas del Carmen mountains in northern Mexico.

A short rowboat ride across the Rio Grande begins an exploration of breathtaking desert and mountain contrasts where conservationists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican frontier are working to create a peace park. [It has been nearly a century since U.S. troops crossed the border in pursuit of Pancho Villa, but illegal immigration, narcotics and trade disputes still sully relations with Mexico. ] Mauricio Brittingham, Mexican ecotourism entrepeneur, invested $1.5 million with his partner Alberto Garza to create a 50,000-acre private nature reserve in Mexico. Unlike park areas to the north of the Rio Grande, which are under federal or state ownership, Mexico has allowed private investors to participate in its protected areas. Brittingham, shown near a permanent tent which will house visitors, and Garza bought the 50,000 acres at the center of the Mexican protected area in Coahuila and established the non-profit Museo Maderas del Carmen.

FOR RELEASE WITH STORY CENTAM-ECOTOURISM - Antonio Rodriguez tends plants at an orchid nursey at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. The $30-million hotel and jungle resort complex, located in 340 acres (138 hectares) of rainforest overlooking the headwaters of the Panama Canal, offers affluent visitors ecologically oriented educational and adventure packages. Central America, which occupies just 0.5 percent of the earth's landmass and houses around seven percent of the world's flora and fauna, is a favoured destination for ecotourists. PANAMA OUT.

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FOR RELEASE WITH STORY BC - CENTAM-ECOTOURISM. Tourists take a ride in pedalo at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort July 30. The 30-million hotel and jungle resort complex, located in 340 acres (138 hectares) of rainforest overlooking the headwaters of the Panama Canal, offers affluent visitors ecologically oriented educational and adventure - packages. Central America, which occupies just 0.5 percent of the earth's landmass and houses around seven percent of the world's flora and fauna, is a favoured destination for ecotourists. PANAMA OUT.

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FOR RELEASE WITH STORY BC - CENTAM-ECOTOURISM - Tourists take an areal tram ride at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. The 30-million hotel and jungle resort complex, located in 340 acres (138 hectares) of rainforest overlooking the headwaters of the Panama Canal, offers affluent visitors ecologically oriented educational and adventure - packages. Central America, which occupies just 0.5 percent of the earth's landmass and houses around seven percent of the world's flora and fauna, is a favoured destination for ecotourists. PANAMA OUT.

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MATCHER FOR FEATURE LEISURE-ARGENTINA - Argentine and foreign tourists watch a Southern Right Whale stick his nose above the water just off the shore of this Patagonian port on the Argentine southern Atlantic coast, August 15. What was a sleepy, wind-swept desert town of 20,000 a generation ago has blossomed to become the country's capital for marine ecotourism with more than 45,000 residents and some 90,000 visitors a year.

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FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE BC-ANTARCTICA-TOURISM - UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Tourists look at Chinstrap Pengiuns on Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands, off the Antarctic peninsula. Some 10,000 tourists will visit the fragile ecosystem of the frozen continent this summer season, the highest number yet, raising concerns about the potential damage of increasing tourism.

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