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Equator Prize 2010 - Call for Nominations
The Prize is awarded every two years and it recognizes community-based initiatives that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty thro..
Ecotourism Kenya scoops Award in the Africa Investor Tourism Investment Award
16th February 2010
EK has been recognized as the Best Initiative facilitating SME Tourism Investment in Africa..
2009 National Ecotourism Conference Presentations now available
Ecotourism Kenya hosted a three-day national Ecotourism conference from the 25th to 27th November 2009 at the Utalii Hotel, Nairobi..
The 2009 Eco Warrior Finalists Awarded
The finalists of the 2009 Eco Warrior Award were announced during the Gala Dinner that also marked the end of the National Ecotourism Conference on 27..
2009 Ecotourism Conference Updates: 25th - 27th November 2009 at Utalii Hotel, along Thika Road, Nairobi
With only two weeks left towards the commencement of one of the most participated tourism industry event, we invite all the stakeholders to book their..
Tour Operator Certification
Invitation to a stakeholder consultation meeting on 29th October 2009..
Announcing 2009 National Ecotourism Conference & Green Exhibition
Registration is on going for the biannual Ecotourism Conference that will be held on 25th - 27th November 2009 at Kenya Utalii College,Nairobi..
World Tourism Day celebrations
The United Nations World Tourism Day celebrations will be held on Sunday 27th September 2009 in Kakamega..
Ecotourism Kenya launches Coast Chapter
Ecotourism Kenya launched the Coast Chapter on Friday 21st August 2009 at a ceremony that was attended by a good number of Coastal tourism operators a..
Job opportunities at Ecotourism Kenya
Ecotourism Kenya is seeking the professional services of a Community Liaison Officer and a Standards and Eco-rating Officer to assist in the two respe..
Directory of Green Products and Services
The Green Directory is a catalogue of producers or suppliers of green products and services in East Africa...
Best Eco School to be Awarded
Ecotourism Kenya is pursuing to reward academic institutions with best environmental and conservation practices...
Does the Mara River have a future?
A recent meeting held at Maasai Mara discussed a number of strategies that can be employed to save the river. Among them: effective management of was..
CTDLT receives ISO 2000
Ecotourism Kenya would like to congratulate CTDLT on the attainment of ISO 2000 Certification in June 2009...
Certification for Tour Operators
Ecotourism Kenya is expanding the current certification programme to cover tour operators...
2009 Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 2009 Annual General Meeting of Ecotourism Kenya will be held on Friday 20th March 2009 at Jacaranda Hotel, Westlands f..
Green Directory 2009 now available!
One of the issues that get in the way of many who wish to go green is a lack of information, including not knowing the green products and services tha..
Eco-rated facility wins award at WTM 2008
Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps wins the Responsible Tourism Award:Best for Conservation of Endangered Species outside Protected Area..
Eco Talk - September 11, 2008
Travelers' Philanthropy - Is it voluntary transfer of wealth from rich to poor nations?..
ECO TALK - 14th August 2008
Coping with New NEMA Waste Management Regulations: Opportunities and Challenges for Camps and Lodges..
ECO-STORM MAASAI MARA, 17th - 20th November 2008
Eco Storm Masai Mara, a workshop on sustainable tourism destinations development hosted by Basecamp Explorer Group and Ecotourism Kenya...
Final Report of the 2007 National Ecotourism Conference.
A report on the observations, commitments and actions arising from the successful 2007 National Ecotourism Conference held on 22nd - 24th October 2007..
Travelers' Philanthropy Conference 3rd - 5th December 2008, Arusha, Tanzania
The US based Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development has organized this international event to bring participants together while aspiring to ..
Annual General Meeting
Ecotourism Kenya will hold its Annual General Meeting on 28th February 2008 at the Jacaranda Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi from 2.30 pm...
'Tourism in Peace with Nature and People' Seminar Invitation
House of Peace and Dialogue in partnership with Basecamp Explorer welcomes you to their first global seminar...
Resolutions, commitments and actions from the 2007 National Ecotourism Conference
The 2007 National Ecotourism Conference recommended actions for every sector of the tourism industry, including travellers, tour operators, hoteliers,..
Samburu & Laikipia Regional Workshop Updates
31st July 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held a regional workshop for community based tourism (CBT) initiatives from the northern rangelands of Kenya on 26th - 27th July 2007..
Ukambani, Amboseli & Kajiado Regional Training Workshop Brief
July 2007
The Ukambani, Amboseli & Kajiado regional training workshop was held over a two-day period (12th & 13th July 2007), had twenty five participants (18- ..
Community Training Held for the Maasai Mara Region
July 2007
A community training workshop was held in the last week of June 2007 in Narok Town for the small tourism initiatives around Maasai Mara...
Nyanza & Western Regional Workshop Held
20th June 2007
Ecotourism Kenya organized a two day community workshop at Wildlife Club of Kenya, Kisumu, from 14-15 June 2007...
Oslo Conference: The role of ecotourism associations
June 13, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya was among the national, regional and international ecotourism associations that were represented at the recently concluded Ecotourism..
Energy & Water efficiency training held
May 18, 2007
32 participants attended Ecotourism Kenya’s Energy and Water Efficiency Training Workshop that was held on 10th May 2007 at the AMREF Training Centre,..
Coast Eco-rating Workshop held
May 17, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held the coast Eco-rating workshop at Turtle Bay Beach Club, Watamu on April 28th 2007 from 9:00 am – 12:30 noon..
Coast Regional Training Workshop for the Community-Based Tourism Enterprises
May 2007
The Ecotourism Kenya Coast regional training workshop took place from 27th to 28th April 2007 at Kwetu Training Centre, Mtwapa. Its aim was to explore..
Tourism Opens Doors for Women - 2007
May 2007
“Tourism Opens Doors for Women" is the theme identified by World Tourism Organization for the World Tourism Day which as each year will be celebrated ..
Ecotourism Kenya Back from Mid-Rift Regional Workshop
20th April 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held the first in a series of regional training workshops at Hotel Kunste, Nakuru on 12th -13th April 2007...
Press release: Kenya's Premier Gold Eco-rated Lodges Announced
April 10, 2007
Basecamp Masai Mara, Campi ya Kanzi and Malewa River Lodge are Kenya’s first tourist accommodation facilities to attain Gold Eco-rating in Ecotourism ..
Ecotourism Kenya Open Day held
April 2, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya Open Day was held on 15th and 16th March 2007 at the Ecotourism Kenya offices in Upper Hill, Nairobi...
Support Ecotourism Kenya 2007 regional training workshops
April 2, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya is seeking for sponsorship for the 2007 Regional Training Workshops on Ecotourism. The workshops that are running across the country ..
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Kenya's first Gold and Silver Eco-rating winners announced!
March 28, 2007
On 22nd March 2007, Ecotourism Kenya announced and awarded the first tourist accommodation facilities to achieve Gold and Silver Eco-rating in the Eco..
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