Malaysia's Discoverymice Appointed to Co-Organise World Ecotourism

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 Asia Pulse - Lao National Tourism Administration is collaborating with Malaysia's DISCOVERYMICE Sdn Bhd to organise the World Ecotourism and Adventure Conference 2009 in Vientiane, Laos next year.

A memorandum of understanding was signed here today between the two parties.

DISCOVERYMICE (formerly known as Discovery Travel Channel Sdn Bhd) is an international consultancy firm focused in producing and planning international meetings, global conferences and events in the Asia Pacific region.

The company's chief executive officer Lee Choon Loong said the conference was aimed at creating greater awareness among the public and private sectors on the current ecotourism developments.

Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Lee said about 800 delegates were expected to discuss and formulate solutions and applications related with ecotourism at the conference.

"People can exchange lessons learnt regarding global best practices in the ecotourism and community-based tourism sectors, and seek solutions to mitigate and reverse negative impacts of tourism such as climate change and environmental degradation," Laos National Tourism Administration (LTNA) chairman Somphong Mongkhonvilay, who is also Minister to the Prime Minister's Office.

Laos has scores of model community-based ecotourism projects financed by foreign aid funds as well as two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage sites in Luang Prabang and Champassak.

(BERNAMA-OANA)

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