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New Publication Covers Sustainable Tourism

THE Rainforest Alliance, a NewYork-based non-governmental organization(NGO) dedicated to protectingecosystems worldwide, has launched abimonthly newsletter designed to shareinformation about sustainable tourism.The newsletter, called SustainableTourism Connections and available inEnglish or Spanish, includes informationon Rainforest Alliance projects, best practicesof sustainable tourism operatorsaround the world, and useful informationfor operators or supporters of sustainabletourism.The first edition features an update ontourism certification procedures in LatinAmerica.To subscribe to the electronic newsletter,go to www.rainforestalliance.org.

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