> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:26:08 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: New Ecolodge Study Released by World Bank/IFC > [ Feb 15, 2005 ] > From: Megan Epler Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear Marcus, > EplerWood International is happy to announce the release > of the new color publication, > > Ecolodges: Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Business > by the World Bank/IFC/Environmental Business Finance Program > > The publication can be found at > http://ifcln1.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/EBFP_Ecolodge > > Readers will find three new publications on this page. > The original research on Market, Business, Finance & > Technical Assistance models performed by Epler Wood > International, by authors Megan Epler Wood, Pam Wight & > Associates & Jeanine Corvetto; and the parallel study > performed by TIES on the Ecolodge Footprint and > Justifcation for Biodiversity. These studies provided > the foundation for the color report on Ecolodges: > Opportunities for Sustainable Business that was just > released. > > The business study performed by EplerWood International > examines the market and business characteristics of > ecolodges operating in developing countries in order to > determine the key factors for business viability of > ecolodges. It reviews the marketplace, global trends > that influence the market, and the evolving policy > environment. It presents how ecolodges become financially > viable with a summary of basic ecolodge business and > finance models, and provides an assessment of technical > assitance needs. > > I encourage you to take advantage of this valuable, new > information on-line. > > > Sincerely, > Megan Epler Wood > www.eplerwood.com
