In a message dated 96-04-16 14:43:20 EDT, you write:
>>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 06:54:54 +0200
>>From: Ivan Lieben <lieben@lclark.edu>
>>To: Multiple recipients of list <infoterra@cedar.univie.ac.at>
>>Subject: NGOs active in Central America?
>>
>>Please Help -
>>
>> I am looking for an NGO that would have interest in sponsoring an
>>ecotourism/conservation project in Honduras. Honduras has abundant
>>parks, but they are all paper parks, with no actual management or
>>protection. Tourism is flourishing in the country, and the parks can be
>>a great resource and source of income from tourists if they are properly
>>managed. I am proposing to set up and manage a sustainable
>>ecotourism park in conjunction with the Honduran government, which has
>>already expressed great interest in the possible partnership. I need to
>>find an NGO that would be interested in sponsoring the project, and in
>>taking over the venture after it has been established. The park would
>>require a management plan, an infrastructure, path improvements, border
>>protection, some sort of fee collection, an interpretative center or an
>>education program, long-term goals, and a flow of tourists.
>>
>>This is still in the early planning stages. I would be very receptive to
>>advice about the region, advice about how best to set up a sustainable
>>ecotourism park, and information about NGOs that might have interest in
>>the program. Please e-mail me directly at <lieben@lclark.edu>.
>>
>>I think that a proposed plan like this holds much potential for the
>>Honduran government, the environment, and the local people who will be
>>included in the park management and upkeep.
>>
>>Thank you
>>
>>Ivan
Ivan:
You may want to get in contact with Conservation International at (202)
429-5660 as they have just set up a division for Ecotourism projects.
Best regards,
Barry Didato, Vice President
PKF Consulting International
Washington, D.C. Office
2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314
EMail: PKFCDC@aol.com
Home page: http://www.cquest.com/pkf.html