Proposal for Ecotourism Activity or Facility in a Canadian Biome

After having examined a variety of ecotourism opportunities and have considered different biomes, you are to provide a short proposal of an ecotourism activity or facility (or combination) that you would like to develop in one of the biomes of Canada. This is not an existing facility, it is one that you are creating you can have any budget you like, any location, any target group. It is not a review of an existing venture but you can pattern it after any you have read about. This is your chance to create your ultimate eco-vacation (if it becomes a reality after you graduate, I do get 10% commission for inspiring you).

This proposal will include:

• Two or three sentences describing the project: what are the main activities or services of the facility?
• A justification of the project's importance to the environment, community, etc.
• Who is the target customer or audience?
• Where is it going to be? For this assignment you need to situate your proposed venture in one of the biomes of Canada. This may require reading ahead in the lessons and text to become familiar with these regions

For the last part, if you are not that familiar with world regions or biomes, you can use the early exercises in module one and web links to gain a better knowledge of world biomes. Also you should read through Chapters 8 and 9 in the text, Weaver presents a good overview of most areas of the globe. This section (Part A) should not be more than a page (200-300 words).

Parts B and C will help you prepare the environmental side of your proposal. Projects that involve altering the environment (construction, activities, etc.) should have an environmental impact assessment (EIA) completed before they are started. To help you understand the impacts of your proposal you will complete several short exercises. In the first case you will consider possible impacts of your proposal and in the second complete a rudimentary EIA of your project.

PART B

You are to prepare a brief overview of the possible environmental impacts (air, water, land and life forms) that your ecotourism project could have in your chosen location.

For your assignment become acquainted with the location and prepare a short overview of the main environmental impacts that ecotourism could have. You need to consider what components of the water, land, etc. that will be most affected. You will want to research impacts of similar activities or projects or impacts specific to the location (i.e. aquatic environments, forested environments etc). Y