Армянская ассоциация экотуризма (Ереван, Армения)

Шаблон:Unitedt The Armenian Ecotourism Association (ARMECAS. Yerevan)

Армянская ассоциация Экотуризма (Ереван)

http://www.ecotourismarmenia.com/pages/armecas.htm

We are united to promote ecotourism - the force that will contribute to a better understanding of our natural and cultural heritage and will provide revenue to the local community sufficient for people to value, and, therefore protect the environment as a source of income.

Who are we? The Armenian Ecotourism Association (ARMECAS) was created in 1997 to unite the people who regard ecotourism as a means of sustainable development of the country. Members of our organization are people of different professions; most of them are specialists in areas of natural and cultural heritage and the tourism business.

Mission: The Armenian Ecotourism Association (ARMECAS) is a non-governmental non-profit organization founded to provide support and assistance for the revive and restore of the natural and cultural-historical heritage of Armenia, as well as improving the welfare of the population through the development of ecotourism.

Main objectives:

To create a strategy for sustainable development of ecotourism

To provide centralized information and technical assistance to organizations and individuals involved in ecotourism.

To involve rural communities in ecotourism activities.

To organize public efforts to promote activities concerning environmental protection and preservation of natural, cultural and historical monuments.

To carry out awareness raising campaigns in partnership with the media with the aim of highlighting environmental protection activities.

To contribute to the improvement of environmental law and tourism law.

ARMENIAN ECOTOURISM ASSOCIATION

2 H Hakobyan St. apt.22,

375033 Yerevan, Armenia

Tel./Fax: (374 1) 27 87 28 Tel.: (374 1) 27 40 12

Ms. Zhanna Galyan President E-mail: zhanna@netsys.am