Visit Equador's Butterfly Lodge, dedicated to scientific research and rain forest preservation, where you can observe some 500 species of birds and 750 species of butterflies. Cross-cultural understanding increases in travelers and visited countries. Tourist dollars benefit local providers of goods and services.
Traditional lifestyles receive support.
Environmental awareness and protection get more emphasis. Local agricultural and natural-resource projects benefit from more user fees. Economic incentives to stop poaching wildlife and to protect natural areas grow. The March 1999 issue of Conde Nast Traveler surveyed the best ecotravel Web sites. Most libraries carry the magazine.