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Newsletter Volume 5 Number 2 July-Dec 2006
	In this Issue Green Tourism in Mountain Regions - Reducing Vulnerability and Promoting People and Place Centric Development in the Himalayas Conflict in Paradise: Women and Protected Areas in the Indian Himalayas The conceptual connections between Biosphere Reserves and sacred landscapes: additional tools for coping with global change Environmental and human impact on coastal and marine protected areas in India Tourism and Forest Management in India: the role of the state in limiting Tourism Development Wetlands and Lakes at the Top of the World Use and Abuse of Tourism: The Goan Experience Ecotourism potential of Mangrove Swamps of Goa Do developmental initiatives influence local attitudes toward conservation? A case study from the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India Periyar Tiger Reserve – building bridges with local communities for biodiversity conservation Conservation of biodiversity of the coastal resources of Sundarbans, Northeast India: an integrated approach through environmental education Mangrove forests in Sunderbans active delta – ecological disaster and remedies Himalayan Ecotourism in Shimla Tourism Management Issues in India’sNational Parks: An Analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park	Local people's attitudes towards conservation and wildlife tourism around Sariska Tiger Reserve, India Environmental Degradation at Pushkar Valley (India): Reatrain Tourism or Promote Tourism?- Livestock grazing in the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve of Sikkim Himalaya, India: Implications for management Valuing Ecotourism In a Sacred Lake of Sikkim Himalaya, India Rhododendrons conservation in the Sikkim Himalaya Developing stakeholder based ecotourism in Uttaranchal, India Promoting ecotourism in the buffer zone areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: an option to resolve people-policy conflict Transhumant Pastoralism in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India: A Case Study in the Buffer Zone On bringing people and park together through Ecotourism: the Nanda Devi National Park India Badrivan programme at Badrinath dham : An innovative model for restoration of degraded lands and biodiversity conservation Identifying Ecotourism Potential for Proposed Hill Station "Lake Town", Pune, India-
Newsletter Volume 5 Number 1 Jan-June2006
	In this Issue Eco-tourism Development in India . Ecotourism: an Emerging Need for Visitor Management . Mountain Ecotourism. Green Tourism in Mountain Regions . Promotion of environmentally responsible tourist behaviour in mountain areas. Environmental management and Ecotourism in the Eastern Himalayas. Measuring the Ecological Footprint of a Himalayan Tourist Center. Sustainability of land use in north-east India. Grazing Impact on Plant Diversity and Productivity. Impact of Firewood Extraction. The Potential for a Transboundary Protected Area in the Kanchenjunga Region of the Eastern Himalayas. Economic Benefits and Conservation Linkages. Visual Image of the City. State and Development. Establishing ecotourism in Mahabaleshwar an d Panchgani, India.	Conservation and Development in Arunachal Pradesh, India. A pilot survey of nature-based tourism at Kaziranga National Park and World Heritage Site, India. Eco-tourism to protect the reserve mangrove forest of the Sundarbans and its flora and fauna. Eco-tourism in wetlands, sustainable livelihoods and bio-diversity conservation. Rejuvenation of Chilika Lagoon . Development of eco-tourism in tribal regions of Orissa. Ecotourism in Kerala, India. Behavioral Perspective of Pilgrims and Tourists in Banaras (Kashi), India. Varanasi as Heritage City on the scale the UNESCO World Heritage List. Dialectics of Nature and Culture . Time and the Ganga River at Asi Ghat. Ecotourism as a Demand Driver for Alternate Sanitation Systems. Application of Criteria and Indicator for Sustainable Ecotourism.

Newsletter Volume 4 Number 1 Jan-July 2005
	In this Issue 2005:Year of Physics About ENVIS Indian Biodiversity and Tourism Yarcha-gonbook : Red alert in the Himalayanewsletter05.html Promoting Sustainable Tourism: Villagers in Uttarey show the way Eco News Snippets Eco-events (January-July 2005)

Newsletter Volume 3 Number 2 Jan-July 2004

	In this Issue Sacred Caves of Sikkim Carrying Capacity Eco- News Snippets Eco Events Jan - Jul 2004 New Trek Circuits in Sikkim.
Newsletter Volume 1 Number 1 June-November-2003
	In this Issue EMCB-ENVIS NODE : Introduction Ecotourism : An Introduction Sikkim as an Ecotourism Destination Medicinal plants to vitalise State progress Sikkim- The Eastern Paradise Ethics of Ecotourism Need to preserve Nature Eco-News Snippets Guidelines for Eco- tourism
Newsletter Volume 2 Number 2 July-December-2002
	In this Issue Envis Centre Sikkim completes one year. International Year of Mountains. Forthcoming International Events on Eco-tourism. Sustainable Ecotourism. Tourism Trend in the Himalayas. List of books on Ecotourism. The Environmental Pledge. Ecotourism Definition.

Newsletter Volume 2 Number 1 January-June 2002

       In this Issue

Our View.
Inaguration of ENVIS Centre.
Visit of Standing Committee of MPs.
First Project Advisory and Monitoring Committee Meeting.
Launching of Website.
Ecotourism meeting participation with ECOSS
Brief overview of valuation of Eco-tourism in Sikkim Himalayas.
Environmentally Responsible Tourism.
Tourist inflow in Sikkim.
Address of all ENVIS Centre.

Newsletter                                  Volume 1                                               Number 1                                 October-December 2001


        In this Issue

Messages

              i. Governor of Sikkim

              ii. Chief Minister of Sikkim

              iii. Minister for Science and Technology

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