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ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

RUSSIAN RIVER ENVIRONMENT

Russian River Watershed Council

Russian River Sustainable Farming

Russian Riverkeeper

Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods

EcoRing - no website at this time

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT

coming SOON

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

• The Environmental Careers Organization
  The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) is the country's leading environmental careers development organization

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

• Conservation International
  Leading international environmental conservation organization, specializing in Conservation Enterprises, Funding, and Policy through initiatives in Ecotourism, Outreach, Human Welfare, Research & Science.

ECOTOURISM ORGANIZATIONS AND SITES

Ecotourism Guidelines

• ResponsibleTravel.com
  What is Responsible Travel anyway?

ECO-TRAVELER INFORMATION

Ecotravel.com

• The Specialty Travel Index
  international searchable directory of specialty travel opportunities.

• Eco-tour Directory
  online resource for any traveler who is planning or interested in going on an ecotour

• The Ecotourism Portal
  Search engine powered by EcoClub.

ECOTOURISM ORGANIZATIONS

• The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
  The mother of ecotourism organizations, resources and guidelines.

• The Responsible Tourism Partnership
  The Responsible Tourism Partnership is a not for profit organisation that works in partnerships to improve destinations for local people and their visitors.

• Center for Ecotourism & Sustainable Development
  A joint project of the Institute for Policy Studies and Stanford University, offering programs, conferences, courses, research projects, and field research opportunities.

ECOTOURISM CERTIFICATION

• A Strategic Overview of Ecotourism Accreditation and Certification
  Article written by ecotourism expert, Fergus Tyler Maclaren, from The International Ecotourism Society

• The Traveler Magazine - Ecotourism Certification
  Article describing ecotourism certification.

• Rainforest Alliance List of Certification Programs
  International list of certification programs and efforts.

ECOTOURISM CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS

• Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa
  Responsible tourism certification organization for operations in South Africa

• Green Globe 21
  International, Private ecotourism certification program. Home of the International Ecotourism Standard.

• Horizons Accreditation Program
  Ecotourism certification program for operators of Saskatchewan. Sponsored by the Saskatchewan Nature & Ecotourism Association

• Nature & Ecotourism Accredition Program
  Australia's national ecotourism certification program.

• Sustainable Travel Eco-Certification Program
  Certification Program for U.S.-based operators, sponsored by Sustainable Travel International

• Certification for Sustainable Tourism
  Costa Rica's national ecotourism certification program, focusing on accommodations.

• List of Certification Programs
  Great site by Rainforest Alliance describing and linking to many of the world's ecotourism certification programs.