environmental affairs-based on suite101 free online course(part one)

Here begin the series of blogposts, about environmental affairs and management, based on free environmental tutorial.

Defining sustainable development is not easy. There are descriptions, or definitions, coming from United Nations and OECD, but apart this, individual organizations can adopt their own definitions.

Simple definition of sustainable development can be to ensure a better quality of life for everyone and for future generations.

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Sustainable Tourism(part three)

There is a definition of United Nations World Tourism Organization, concerning Sustainable Tourism.

According to that definition, sustainable tourism is a form of tourism, meeting present tourists needs and host regions needs, also. At the same time sustainable tourism protects and enhances future.

The main goal of sustainable tourism is to hold back economic and social advantages of tourism development.

source:gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/st-whatis.html

Sustainable Tourism(part two)

As it is known, sustainability refers to environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects of tourism. For the long term purpose, balance must be established.

The tasks of sustainable tourism:

1.helping to preserve natural heritage, biodiversity. make optimal use of environmental resources.
2. respect socio-cultural  environment of host communities, conserve their built and living cultural heritage.
3. to assure viable, long-term, economic options, including basic, stable employment and income earning opportunities.
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Sustanaible Tourism(part one)

Sustanaible Tourism definition is that this is an industry making low impact on environment and local culture.

Although sustanaible tourism helps to generate income,conserving local ecosystems, raising employment. Sustanaible tourism is responsible, ecologically and culturally sensitive.

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eco-terrorism in United States of America(part four)

The common person of ELF is their 28 years old spokesman, living in Oregon, Craigh Rosebraugh, who is the believer of Gandhi-movement, the movement of non-violence.

Rosebraugh is a public relation spokesman, who keeps contact with media agencies, communicating them Earth Liberation Front Press Releases.

In case you are interested, please consult the hungarian language source: greenfo.hu/hirek_item.php?hir=21

eco-terrorism in United States of America(part three)

The problem with Earth Liberation Front is that agreeing to FBI Director, Louis Freeh, it is hard to arrest ELF.

The cause is in fact of several members of cells of this organization.

According to police, the members of ELF cells are non criminal members, avoiding public appearance.

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eco-terrorism in United States of America(part two)

Earth Liberation Front has burned  three building territories in  december 2001.

Their press release tells that they burned two vans of a building company in January. Their terrorist actions are protests against suburbs, entering nature.

FBI's special group has successfully investigated against Earth Liberation Front, because in February 2001 four teenagers were pladed guilty in vandalism.

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