On 11/19/2004 4:23:47 PM, Martin Sharman wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Imagine that you have received a grant of 10 million.

I respect the optimistic note that this question poses ... but I think instead of making a wish list of what should be funded, we should ask whether current funding is conducted in an appropriate manner.

Most sustainable tourism financing has been conducted behind closed doors without adequate public consultation or evaluation.

This is what has prompted the development of the Sustainable Tourism Bank Watch
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/bankwatch.html http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?p=336

More money is NOT the answer. Rather, we should be focusing on improving communication and collaboration, a topic I raised in my 2001 presentation for the UN on integrating biodiversity and tourism using the Web http://www.planeta.com/planeta/01/0103integrate.html