EcoTourism Top 10 Trailblazers Named
Megan Epler Wood is named as a Trail Blazer in Conde Nast Traveler’s September 2008 issue, which highlights 10 eco-travel watchdogs including Epler Wood who is a 20-year veteran and pioneer of the ecotourism movement.
The watchdogs are recognized in the World Savers issue for their work to help ensure that tourism respects the environment and human rights. Their work also helps to preserve indigenous cultures.
Conde Nast 10 Watchdogs are…
• Jennifer Seif, executive director of Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa
• Martha Honey, co-founder and co-director of the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
• Ronald Sanabria, director of Sustainable Tourism at the Rainforest Alliance
• Herbert Hamele, president of the European eco-travel organization Ecotrans
• Peter Krahenbuhl, vice president of Sustainable Travel International
• Kelly Bricker, chair of the board of the International Eco-tourism Society
• Erika Harms, executive director of sustainable development for the UN Foundation
• Megan Epler Wood, president of the sustainable travel consulting firm EplerWood International
• Tricia Barnett, director of the British anti-exploitation crusader Tourism Concern
• Stefanos Fotiou, tourism program officer for the UN Environment Programme
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