库尔特.赫勒与他“亚马逊生态旅馆”.docVIP

库尔特.赫勒与他“亚马逊生态旅馆” 　　生存与发展从来都是不可或缺的两个重要命题。对于原始森林资源丰富的发展中国家来说,如何能既保障生存又求得发展显得尤其重要,而这也是众多热心环保人士不停在探索的问题之一。 　　1983年,国际自然保护联盟特别顾问谢贝洛斯?拉斯喀瑞首次提出“生态旅游(ecotourism)”这一概念,它更强调对自然景观的保护,是一种“可持续发展”的旅游方式。在全球面临生存环境危机的背景下,“生态旅游”作为一种绿色旅游消费方式,一经提出便在全球引起巨大反响。不少有着以原始森林为主的优良生态系统的发展中国家成为了“生态旅游”的目的地,其中南美亚马逊地区和非洲野生动物园等成为了热门的“生态旅游”区。随着“生态旅游”日益兴起,“生态旅馆”也应运而生。下面我们就一起来了解一下库尔特?赫勒和他那位于秘鲁茂盛的热带雨林之中的“亚马逊生态旅馆”。 　　 　　For someone who’s changing the way business is done in the Amazon, Kurt Holle is remarkably 3)low-key. Raised in Peru’s capital, 4)Lima, he seems happiest in knee-high rubber boots, walking jungle trails while the 5)indigenous co-owners of his ecolodge help guests spot 6)tamarin monkeys and 7)scarlet 8)macaws. 　　 　　9)The Posadas Amazonas lodge he launched 13 years ago in a 10)groundbreaking venture with a native Amazon 11)community is now studied by business schools at Stanford and Harvard universities. It’s won multiple awards. And it’s seen worldwide as a model for protecting the rain forest while providing jobs―and careers―for indigenous people who would otherwise join the swelling 12)ranks of illegal gold miners or 13)loggers 14)tearing up the jungle to 15)strike it rich. 　　 　　“This is a pioneer effort, not only in Peru, but in the whole region,” says environmental activist Enrique Ortiz. “People are always talking about working with the Indians, but no one is actually doing it. We all talk about community-based approaches, but there are no other examples that have worked and lasted. Mr. Holle’s success is extremely rare.” 　　 　　Holle might be forgiven for 16)puffing out his chest while the 17)accolades 18)roll in, but that’s not his style. He prefers to speak about the details of his business, and he likes to remind people he’s not there for charity. “The market is giving us an opportunity to give value to the forest,” he says 19)matter-of-factly. “We’ve always been frank that this is a moneymaking operation.” His preference for action over talk is a big part of his success