Asia-Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council - APREC

Asia Pacific Region is a vast region, covering some 2.8 billion hectares of land area or approximately 22 percent of the global land area with an approximate population that represents 57% the world population and nearly 4.25 billion people and more than 55 countries. So, naturally, the issues and challenges of the region are very diverse and complicated. It was agreed that the Core Proposals and

Guidelines adapted in the Colombo Declaration to be followed and implement by member Countries during next few years

Asia Pacific Regional Ecotourism Council (APREC) will act as a ‘driving force’ to promote ecotourism in the Asia-Pacific Region in its true perspective. Core Objectives of APREC are as follows;
To promote and strengthen Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) in the Asia-Pacific region and to increase the competitiveness of CBE products and services worldwide, inter-and intra-regional tourism markets
To bring together industry segments in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss issues and challenges and to strengthen marketing strategies. To disseminate information among the CBE organizations of Asia-Pacific region and provide networking opportunities for stakeholders. APREC 2009 could be starting and turning point of promoting community based ecotourism in the Asia Pacific Region, under the banner of ‘feel the community proud through tourism businesses’. APREC expects to assure better ecotourism benefits to the Asia Pacific Region, a vast region that covers some 2.8 billion hectares of land area, (approximately 22% of the global land area and nearly 4.25 billion people ( 57% the world population) in more than 55 countries.