City to host upcoming ecotourism conference. (Sudbury).An upcoming conference is expected to further establish Sudbury and Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it as destinations for ecotourism e·co·tour·ism n. Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a naturalist, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment. and ecoadventure tourism, city officials say. Eco-North 2002 Eco-Nord, a three-day ecotourism conference and the first Canadian event for the United Nations International Year of Ecotourism, will be held in Sudbury from Feb. 6 to 10. The conference will create a venue for individuals and organizations from across the north to explore tourism possibilities and to discuss opportunities, showcase regional how this sector can develop. The trade show component will provide a forum for private-sector tourism players to profile their services. Organizers of the conference say they hope to raise awareness of the nature of the global ecotourism market and the economic benefits of ecotorism and to identify market needs and demands of ecotourism destinations and programs. Leading Canadian and Northern Ontario tourist operators, experts in the tourism sector from across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , researchers and government officials are on the roster as speakers at the event. The conference will be based at the Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. Inn in Sudbury, with an ecoadventure tourism trade show taking place in the former Eatons space in Sudbury's City Centre Mall. FedNor provided funding of $469,680 to the City of Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury (2006 census population 157,857) is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 by amalgamating the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury, along with several previously unincorporated geographic townships. for Eco-North 2002 Eco-Nord. |
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