In 1992, the community of Puerto Hondo founded the Environmental Club of Puerto Hondo helped by the Foundation Pro-Bosque. The Club promotes the last Ecuadorian mangroves which represent a threatened ecosystem close to the Cerro Blanco Reserve.
The community offers canoe tours in the mangrove commented by local guides. It also sells local food to become familiar with the local culture.
The proximity of Guayaquil and the difficulty to book tours question the sustainability of the project.
Opened in 1998, Posada Amazonas is a 30-bedroom rainforest lodge located in South Eastern Peru in the Amazon basin.
It is an eco-tourism concept and a successful pilot in community and private partnerships working to enhance relationships between tourism, sustainable development and conservation.
The lodge is community-owned (local Community of Infierno) and co-managed by Rainforest Expeditions (a Peruvian ecotourism company founded in 1992 by Eduardo Nycander and Kurt Holle). The community receives 60% of the profits and will fully manage the lodge by 2016.
After the tsunami in 2004, Bodhi Garrett, an American born in Katmandu, decided to found an independent non-profit organization called today Andaman Discoveries.
Today, this organization helps fishermen from Ban Talae Nok, a small village on the Northern Andaman islands with community based tourism. It generates additional income and supports tradition, culture and the lifestyle of Asian fishermen.
Since its creation, Andaman Discoveries has won several awards
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