Profit versus Preservation:
Eco-tourism and Biodiversity Conservation
March 18, 2010: 4 p.m.
Science and Technology Building, Room (C-309)
East Carolina University’s Main Campus
Martha Honey, PhD, Co-Director
Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)
Washington, DC
Author: Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?
and
Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards in Practice
Sponsored by
Center for Sustainable Tourism
Co-Sponsors include: Institute for Coastal Science and Policy; NC Center for Biodiversity; Coastal Maritime Council; International Studies; and the Department of Geography.
Dr. Honey heads the Washington, DC office of the Center for Responsible Travel. She holds a Ph.D. in African history from the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania and served as executive director of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) from 2003 to 2006. She has written and lectured widely on ecotourism, travelers' philanthropy and certification issues. She worked for 20 years as a journalist based in Tanzania and Costa Rica.