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1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

1998-2023

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka... Marching towards greener and pro-poor tourism fabric in Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA ECOTOURISM FOUNDATION

Sancharaka Udawa 2023

The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) the Apex Body representing the Inbound Tour Operator Community in Sri Lanka, has organized ‘Sancharaka Udawa 2023’ tourism products meet mart on 19th and 20h of May 2023 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Exhibition Halls at BMICH. This is the 10th edition that this much looked forward to exhibition is being held.

The main objective of this event is to provide an opportunity for those less exposed, entrepreneurs in the Tourism Industry to meet with all stakeholders in mainstream tourism. The event created a platform for all small and medium tourism service providers from the regions to exhibit their products and services and to network and build vital links with the tour operator community and the general public, thereby entering the wider spectrum of the industry. The event has brought together a wide network of personnel across the industry. It is the only gathering of this nature in Sri Lanka, since its inception in 2011. The expected benefits of this endeavor will be a substantial increase in bookings and sales to the smaller service providers situated in the regions. The fair will also consist of entertainment activities and workshops which also attract a large cross section of the general public and an informal evening gathering for the exhibitors, sponsors & Members of SLAITO to network

Photo Credit; Sam Casseer, National Tourist Guide Lecturer


World Tourism Day 2021

Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India Dr. Palitha Gurusinghe has been invited by the Amity University to make a Key Note Presentation on

Theme; Tourism for Inclusive Growth Developing Sustainable Tourism Destinations through community Based Tourism

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World Tourism Day, 27th September, 2022

“Rethinking Tourism”

Dr. Palitha Gurusinghe, President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation and the Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC) has been invited as the Chief Guest to deliver Key Note Presentation to celebrate the World Tourism Day on the 27th September, 2022, at the Gampaha Wickckramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine.

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Marking a milestone in the journey of the sixteenth national University of Sri Lanka, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine hosts the first-ever Tourism Day Celebration: “In Paradiso” on the 27th of September, 2022. The event was conducted in parallel with World Tourism Day, under the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’.

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Location: Ohiya, Sri Lanka

Proposal submitted by Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation

Background information of Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF)

Introduction:

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF), the pioneer National Ecotourism Organization in Sri Lanka estbalsihed in 1998. More info please refer to tjr following websites

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Manage your time productively during pandemic! Learn Ecotourism / Sustainable Tourism Online from the award-winning professionals & widen your horizons in Ecotourism! Ecotourism is the fastest growing niche market in the global travel industry.


Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) is the Pioneer National Ecotourism Society of Sri Lanka established 23 years ago. SLC is the pioneer ecotourism organization in Sri Lanka which conducts

Online Ecotourism Programme PDF

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Establishing Business Modality and Develop Community Based Sustainable Ecotourism Venture at Manewa Kanda Eco-Park is an initiative which was evolved as a requirement of the project named “Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation & Sustenance of Ecosystem Services in

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In collaboration with The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2021 (ESTC ’21) will be taking place at the most beautiful location of Turkey, in Tokat, in Anatolia ESTC is the world’s largest conference focusing on ecotourism and sustainability in the tourism industry

 

The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), is organizing this annual conference, the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) and Business to Business Networking Event that is a widely considered the most important conference in ecotourism.

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We regret to inform that the ESTC ’20 has been postponed due to COVID19 pandemic. New dates will be published in our websites once the global travel situation improves


COVID-19 and Ecotourism in Sri Lanka; an analysis for Tourism Resilience Plan (TRP) in Sri Lanka

Dr. Palitha Gurusinghe, President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation / (SLEF), Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC)

www.srilankaecotourism.org / www.aprec.asia

“The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the most severe global crisis since WWII. COVID-19 restrictions have effectively stopped economies around the world and the global economy is expected to enter a recession in 2020.

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PRESS RELEASE

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), 2020 July, 17-20, Hambantota, Sri Lanka

International and regional gathering of Ecotourism experts in Hambantota, Sri Lanka

“Voice of the Community in the Asia-Pacific Region that can be heard in the wider global forum of discussions”

ESTC ’20 is hosted by Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation in association with International Ecotourism Society (TIES), Ministry of Tourism, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and The Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC)

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News Letter, November, 2019


Palitha Gurusinghe,President,
SLEF, and the Chairman, APREC,
addressing SWAN Workshop held
at the Habitat Center, New Delhi,
India, 25th November, 2019

Ecotourism shines in South Asia

Congratulations to SWAN, for its landmark Ecotourism and Social Enterprise Project for Ecotourism Development and Gender Empowerment in South Asia.


The Regional Workshop on “Rural and Ecotourism based Social Enterprise Project for Sustainable Development and Gender Empowerment in South Asia”

was hosted by South Asia Women’s Network (SWAN) and held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on the 25th November, 2019, supported by Tata Trusts India and the UN ESCAP, New Delhi. The SWAN Delegates from South Asia gathered at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on the 25th November, 2019, discussed at length how to promote their flagship Ecotourism Projects in South Asia initiated by SWAN in 2014, August/September, Thimpu, Bhutan.


SWAN Project is the first ever Women Centric Ecotourism Project initiated in South Asia. The process in project formulation was completed by 2016, and a proposal has already submitted to the SAARC Development Fund (SDF) for funding. In between, two pilot projects under the SWAN Project have already been started by Himmotthan Society, Dehradun in India and Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka.


Please Download PDF Document APREC Newsletter-November-2019

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Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) will be celebrating its 21st Anniversary in October, 2019!

The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) wishes to recognize and congratulate the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) and founder Dr. Palitha Gurusinghe for twenty years of service to ecotourism, sustainable tourism, sustainable development, and global communities.

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VOICE OF ASIA- PACIFIC ECOTOURISM

“…marching forward in strengthening of ecotourism fraternity of Asia-Pacific Region….”


News Letter, October, 2019

Published by Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC), Colombo Secretariat in association with Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF); Volume 09, October, 2019

Email: sleco@sltnet.lk / info@aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia/Face Book

Please Download PDF Document APREC Newsletter-October-2019

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VOICE OF ASIA- PACIFIC ECOTOURISM

“…marching forward in strengthening of ecotourism fraternity of Asia-Pacific Region….”


News Letter, September, 2019

Published by Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC), Colombo Secretariat in association with Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF); Volume 08, September, 2019

Email: sleco@sltnet.lk / info@aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia/Face Book

Please Download PDF Document APREC Newsletter-September-2019

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Workshop Programme on Renewable Energy

Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF), conducted a two day Workshop Programme on ‘Renewable Energy’ for the final year engineering students of the Jayawardenapura University as proposed by the Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, under the Energy and Environmental Technology Stream, on the 27th and 28th August, 2019

The Objectives of the Workshop Programme is to offer hands-on-experience on ‘Renewable Energy’ for the students.

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VOICE OF ASIA- PACIFIC ECOTOURISM

“…marching forward in strengthening of ecotourism fraternity of Asia-Pacific Region….”


News Letter, August, 2019

Published by Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC), Colombo Secretariat in association with Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF); Volume 07, August, 2019

Email: sleco@sltnet.lk / info@aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia / www.aprec.asia/Face Book

Please Download PDF Document APREC Newsletter-Aug-2019 Brochure

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Press Communiqué

Issued by Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF)


Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation, the pioneer National Ecotourism Society in Sri Lanka, expresses its deepest condolences and sympathy for the families of the brotherly catholic, Buddhist, Hindu and all other religious denominations who have lost their near and dear ones in the brutal and horrific attacks on Easter Sunday that had caused damage to an unthinkable proportion.

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“Hikkaduwa Ecotourism”; “Empowering women through sustainable tourism”;


Community Based Ecotourism Project focused on Sustainable Development and Gender Empowerment at Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka: A Rural Tourism based Social Enterprise Project This is the newest Community Based Ecotourism Project initiated in 2017, in the vicinity of Hikkaduwa, Beach Resort

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SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PROJECT ON PRODUCTION OF SMALL SCALE WIND-POWER TURBINES AND WIND-SOLAR POWER HYBRID TECHNOLOGY


Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF), the pioneer National Ecotourism Society in Sri Lanka is pleased to report the successful completion of the TRAINING PROJECT ON PRODUCTION OF SMALL SCALE WIND-POWER TURBINES AND WIND-SOLAR POWER HYBRID TECHNOLOGY. The programme was conducted by the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) at its Renewable Energy Division Training Center at Kahapola, Madapatha from 10th March, 2018 to 1st April, 2018

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TRAINING PROGRAMME ON PRODUCTION OF SMALL SCALE WIND TURBINES AND WIND-SOLAR HYBRID TECHNOLOGY


Practical modules of the training programme

• Production of Small Scale Wind Turbines
• Installation of solar panels and related equipment for power generation for industries and home use (off-grid and on grid net metering systems)
• Water pumping by incorporating solar and wind power through hybrid technology

The above Project is implemented by Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) and Solar Sri Lanka with the technical support from EOL ECOLE of France and the Hettigoda Energy Technologies

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“Story of Ecotourism Sri Lanka” authored by Palitha Gurusinghe, President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation, launched on the 28th September, 2017, at Mahaweli Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka


“Story of Ecotourism Sri Lanka, a treat for ecotourists, environmental enthusiasts, community activists, policy makers and tourism educators in the field of sustainable tourism where Palitha Gurusinghe compiles his views, perspectives, and more importantly his experience enriched with ecotourism development in Sri Lanka”

Dr. Iraj Ratnayake, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL)


The book “Story of Ecotourism Sri Lanka” authored by Palitha Gurusinghe, President of Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation and the Secretary General of Asia Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC) , has been launched on Thursday, 28th of September, 2017, 2.30 p.m., at the Mahaweli Center, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.

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Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC)


Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) was held for its 12 the year at the Ansan City, Korea, from 12th to 15th, 2017. ESTC is an annual international conference seeking solutions to many complicated issues related to Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism. This symposium is the gathering place to share innovation and successes, as well as challenges faced in ecotourism and sustainable tourism today. ESTC 2017 was hosted by the Ansan City Council in association with The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)


Palitha Gurusinghe, President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation and the Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC) were a Key Note Speaker from Sri Lanka. He made a presentation on

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International Firefly Symposium and the International Conference hosted by Taiwan Ecotourism Association (TEA)




Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation has been invited by Taiwan Ecotourism Association (TEA) to take part at two important events held in Taipei City, Taiwan from 23rd -30th April, 2017, supported by Ministry of Tourism, Taiwan.


On the 24th April, International Firefly Symposium (IFS) was held at Taipei Zoo, a rare learning opportunity on ‘Firefly Tourism’, which focused on ecotourism niche market segments. The other important events were the celebrations of declaring 2017 as the “Ecotourism Year of Taiwan (YET) and the International Ecotourism Conference hosted by the TEA to support ecotourism promotions in Taiwan. Many academics and scholars from all over the world attended these events.

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Internships and Voluntourism in Sri Lanka with SLEF.

Please down load PDF to see a Profile on Internships and Voluntourism of the 2 EVS from Spain-2016

(UNWTO) Asia Pacific



Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) rated by UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in its publication 'Compendium of Best Practices and Recommendations for Ecotourism in Asia and the Pacific'

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Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotuorism Council (APREC)

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ecotourism.org

ecotourism
conference.org

First South Asia Sub Regional Tourism Forum

Walawa Nadee Ecotourism Organitation

'RESPONSIBLE TOURISM WITHOUT BOUNDARIES' Documentary DVD on Ecotourism and Community Based Tourism released


Sri Lanka Tourism News Paper

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SLEF Network Links