ANNOUNCEMENT

Nominations are accepted until December 17 for the 2010 Indigenous Tourism
and Biodiversity Website Award.
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

The Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is a collaborative
effort between Planeta.com <http://www.planeta.com> and the Secretariat of
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) <http://www.cbd.int> with the
generous support of the Heidehof Foundation.

The award is aimed at private tourism services, owned and operated by
indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles, and its
main objectives are to motivate candidates to improve their online
communication on biological and cultural diversity, to highlight their best
practices in managing tourism in a biodiversity-friendly way and to raise
operators and public¹s awareness on biodiversity.

Who should apply? Any indigenous owner of a tourism service that seeks to
conserve cultural traditions and biodiversity. If you have a website at any
level of development, your participation is most welcome.

Details
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

Planeta Update - Slow Food Day
December 10, 2009
>> http://www.planeta.com

Happy Slow Food Day!

You are what you eat.
Eres lo que comes.
Der Mensch ist, was er ißt.

FEATURES

Food, Health and Building Communities
http://www.planeta.com/food.html

Wiki
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/food

Forum
http://forum.planeta.com/viewforum.php?f=42

Recommended Viewing

Caldo de Piedra (Stone Soup)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1usn_Eu015E
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caldodepiedra

Flickr Group
http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldfood

Recommended listening:

The end of fish
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/rearvision/stories/2009/2590761.htm

Food, Glorious Food
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bigideas/stories/2009/2534576.htm

Planeta Update - Climate Change
December 2009
>> http://planeta.wikispaces.com

Tourism and Climate Change
http://www.planeta.com/climate.html

Flickr Group
http://www.flickr.com/groups/worldclimate

Forum
http://forum.planeta.com/viewforum.php?f=91

Wiki
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/climate

Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/planeta/climate-presentation-732903
http://www.slideshare.net/planeta/climatetips

Twitter
http://visibletweets.com/#query=COP15&animation=1

56 Newspapers Wordled
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/4165465933

Planeta.com - December Headlines
http://www.planeta.com

Free Calendar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/3120677456

Reader Surveys / Your Turn

What's on your wish list for 2010?
http://tinyurl.com/2010wishlist

Evaluate 2009 Events
http://tinyurl.com/eventsurvey09


Features

Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/awardsitbw.html

Book of the Year Award
http://www.planeta.com/planeta/09/0911bookoftheyear.html


Planeta Forum

What are the ethics of volunteering?
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=728

Do we have reliable stats on the independent traveler market?
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=449

How are you using twitter to communicate about eco and travel topics?
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=1305

Costa Rica: Conversation with Beatrice Blake
http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=1267

Energy Forum
http://forum.planeta.com/viewforum.php?f=78


Planeta Wiki

Tourism and Climate Change
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/climate

Climate Change:  A Review of Global Initiatives
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/climatenotes

Copenhagen
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/copenhagen

Denmark
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/denmark

Planeta Update - Thanksgiving
November 26, 2009
>> http://www.planeta.com

Thanks on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/4135155349

Tourism and Indigenous Peoples
http://www.planeta.com/indigenous.html

USA Guide
http://www.planeta.com/usa.html

ITBW10 on Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/planeta/itbw2010

Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Award
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

Planeta Update - Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
Nov 23, 2009
>> http://www.planeta.com

Updating the wiki with news about the Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity
Website Award
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

We have four applicants:
http://brambuk.com.au
http://www.tjapukai.com.au
http://www.newzealandtours.travel
http://www.footprintswaipoua.co.nz

Voting begins in January 2010!

Ron

Planeta Update - Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
>> http://www.planeta.com

ANNOUNCEMENT

Nominations are open until the end of November for the 2010 Indigenous
Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award. Details
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

The Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is a collaborative
effort between Planeta.com <http://www.planeta.com> and the Secretariat of
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) <http://www.cbd.int> with the
support of the Heidehof Foundation to showcase best practices in web-based
technologies helping indigenous people manage tourism in a
biodiversity-friendly way.

The award is presented to indigenous tourism operations for their websites
that promotes sustainable practices and educates visitors on cultural
protocols and biodiversity conservation.


Timeline

Nominations will be accepted through November 30, 2009

Confirmation of eligible candidates occurs in December 2009

Voting for the popular award takes place online in January and February 2010

Jury voting takes place online in February 2010

Winners of popular and jury voting receive award and face-to-face workshop
training in April 2010 at the Reisepavillon in Berlin, Germany

Criteria

The Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award creates an opportunity
for indigenous people and communities to improve their websites. Among the
criteria for selection, the website should ...
* be regularly updated
* link to other relevant sites
* reflect indigenous ownership, authenticity and heritage
* encourage sustainable livelihoods, respect of life on earth
* be user-friendly
* be trustworthy
* provide clear contextual information
* have text in English
* add the award logo

Bonus points to applicants making the most of Web 2.0 channels!

Details:
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/tour/awardsitbw.html
http://planeta.wikispaces.com/itbw

Contact:
Ron Mader
editor@...