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Tue, 08/19/2008 - 09:16
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LNTA APPOINTS MALAYSIA'S DISCOVERYMICE TO CO-ORGANISE WORLD ECOTOURISM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Lao National Tourism Administration is collaborating with Malaysia's DISCOVERYMICE Sdn Bhd to organise the World Ecotourism and Adventure Conference 2009 in Vientiane, Laos next year.
A memorandum of understanding was signed here today between the twoparties.
DISCOVERYMICE (formerly known as Discovery Travel Channel Sdn Bhd) is an international consultancy firm focused in producing and planning internationalmeetings, global conferences and events in the Asia Pacific region.
The company's chief executive officer Lee Choon Loong said the conference was aimed at creating greater awareness among the public and private sectors onthe current ecotourism developments.
Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Lee said about 800 delegates were expected to discuss and formulate solutions and applicationsrelated with ecotourism at the conference.
"People can exchange lessons learnt regarding global best practices in the ecotourism and community-based tourism sectors, and seek solutions to mitigate and reverse negative impacts of tourism such as climate change and environmental degradation," Laos National Tourism Adminstration (LTNA) chairman Somphong Mongkhonvilay, who is also Minister to the Prime Minister'sOffice.
Laos has scores of model community-based ecotourism projects financed by foreign aid funds as well as two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage sites in Luang Prabang andChampassak.
A memorandum of understanding was signed here today between the twoparties.
DISCOVERYMICE (formerly known as Discovery Travel Channel Sdn Bhd) is an international consultancy firm focused in producing and planning internationalmeetings, global conferences and events in the Asia Pacific region.
The company's chief executive officer Lee Choon Loong said the conference was aimed at creating greater awareness among the public and private sectors onthe current ecotourism developments.
Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Lee said about 800 delegates were expected to discuss and formulate solutions and applicationsrelated with ecotourism at the conference.
"People can exchange lessons learnt regarding global best practices in the ecotourism and community-based tourism sectors, and seek solutions to mitigate and reverse negative impacts of tourism such as climate change and environmental degradation," Laos National Tourism Adminstration (LTNA) chairman Somphong Mongkhonvilay, who is also Minister to the Prime Minister'sOffice.
Laos has scores of model community-based ecotourism projects financed by foreign aid funds as well as two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage sites in Luang Prabang andChampassak.
