Tajikistan Ecotourism

 

What is Ecotourism?

Responsible travel to natural areas

that conserves the environment and

improves the well-being of local people.

Principles of Ecotourism 

Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel to:

•   Minimize impact. 
•   Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.
•   Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts.
•   Provide direct financial benefits for conservation.
•   Provide economic, health and empowerment benefits for  local people.
•   Raise sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate.
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 Tajik Threshold Issues

• Is there a commitment to the long-term sustainability and vitality of Tajikistan tourism through promotion and protection of its special outdoor places?

• Are there concentrations of agricultural chemicals and salts in the soil and groundwater, pockets of high air pollution caused by industry and motor vehicles, water pollution from agricultural runoff and disposal of untreated industrial waste and sewage, poor management of water resources, and soil erosion?

•    Is the Tajik visa regime tourism friendly?

 

TIES Member NGO’s in Tajikistan:

Zeravshan Tourism Development Association

Murghab Eco-Tourism Association

 Some Ecotourism Sites in Nevada

Great Basin National Park

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Tahoe (and Tahoe Rim Trail)

Ruby Mountains and Marshes / Lamoille Canyon

Cathedral Gorge State Park

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Valley of Fire State Park

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

 Toiyabe National Forest

Vegas Valley Rim Trail (in construction)

The Springs Preserve

20 scenic highways in Nevada and one All American Road

Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area 

Proximate Sites to Nevada

Grand Canyon National Park (Crown Jewel)

Death Valley National Monument

Joshua Tree National Park

Colorado River

Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia National Park

Yosemite National Park (Crown Jewel)

Tahoe National Forest

Ecotourism Opportunities 

o  Develop synergy with conservation / transportation agencies and NGOs.

o Conference or Summit on best practices

o  Create marketable programs like Scenic Highways / Scenic Overlooks / Top Photo Opportunities

o  Alternative transport (train, motor coach)

o  Invite National Geographic Magazine / N.G. Traveler and Ecotourism specific magazine editors to Tajikistan

 

 A Tourism Philosophy 

•  There’s no 2nd chance for a 1st impression.

•   The simpler explanation to any problem is generally the correct one. (Occam’s Razor)

•   In tourism, synergy is not just important, it’s imperative.

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