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SUMMARY:The Washington Ecotourism May Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Ecotourism Meetups > The Washington Ecotourism Meetup Group\n\n
 This month we will be talking about ways we can help when we travel.\nThis 
 will be carry out dinner. \n\nOur speaker is Hugo Arnal D.\nDirector\, Inte
 rnational Sustainable Conservation Program\n\nAMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY\n\n
 Among their  bird conservation priorities\,  The Conservancy gives highest 
 priority to endemic and critically endangered birds\, throughout the Americ
 as and particularly in the Andes.  For different circumstances\, they have 
 helded create private reserves in several countries and  they see bird tour
 ism as an important long term financial tool.  Because of this\, the Conser
 vancy has also supported the construction of small lodges and catalyze the 
 preparation of birding circuits\, ecotourism plans\, etc.  Last year\, they
   helped the Government of Peru organize its first international bird and n
 ature tourism fair.\nhttp://www.abcbirds.org/\n\nHugo Arnal\, Director of I
 nternational Sustainable Conservation\, has worked throughout Latin America
  on protected areas and natural resource management for more than 25 years\
 , conducting environmental feasibility studies\, new park creation projects
 \, nature tourism programs\, and community-based conservation projects thro
 ughout the Andes. He has also organized numerous participatory training pro
 grams for Latin America and Caribbean national park services and NGOs. Befo
 re joining ABC\, he worked for The Nature Conservancy\, from 1993 to 2003 a
 s both the Venezuela and Ecuador Country Program Director. Prior to that\, 
 he worked for five years in the Not-for-profit conservation sector of Venez
 uela\, his native country\, leading the creation and expansion of protected
  areas\, as well as the establishment of the first non-governmental conserv
 ation reserve in the Venezuelan Andes. He has also been the Superintendent 
 of Sierra Nevada National Park and Acting Director of the Andean Region of 
 INPARQUES\, the Venezuelan National Parks Service. He holds a Degree in Bio
 logy from Universidad Central de Venezuela\, with majors in ecology and mar
 ine biology\, and a Certificate of Graduate Studies on Tropical Ecology fro
 m Universidad de Los Andes\, Venezuela. Fluent in English and Spanish\, Mr.
  Arnal is an avid hiker and alpine climber\, with several new climbing rout
 es and major mountains throughout the Andes and the Venezuelan Guiana highl
 ands.\n\nWashington\, DC  20001 - USA\n\nThursday\, May 15 at 6:30 PM\n\nPh
 oto: http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/7/c/5/event_3066085.jpe
 g\n\nAttending: 13\n\nFee: Meeting fee: USD 10.00 per person\n\nDetails: ht
 tp://ecotourism.meetup.com/34/calendar/7806504/
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