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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jun 07 2008 | By: admin

Has anyone out there heard about the National Geographic Geotourism Challenge? Don’t worry if you haven’t, I just bumped into this great new idea. If you want to make a difference in this wonderful planet, then vote in the Geotourism challenge which is sponsored by big wigs like National Geographic Society who have introduced its first Geotourism Challenge collaborative competition to identify and showcase innovators in tourism development, management and marketing. This rather clever online competition, at www.changemakers.net/geotourismchallenge, raises awareness about how tourism can help sustain, enhance and preserve local culture and environment. Three winners will each receive a cash prize of $5,000 and all finalists will have an opportunity to present their innovations at a Geotourism Challenge Summit this fall.

Nat Geo through their Center for Sustainable Destinations are doing this in partnership with Ashoka’s Changemakers. What’s nice about this is that they want to hear from you - read this blog by Scott Edward Anderson inviting us to participate in debate and discussion.

Vote here or here now, voting closes on the 11th June and winners are announced on 17th June. I supported the snow leopard project in India.

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Tags: , Ashoka Changemakers, geotourism challenge, National Geographic