Debuting in 1994, Planeta.com provides tips for travelers and locals who share a vision of eco-friendly, people-friendly and place-friendly travel.
Planeta.com takes a dynamic wiki view of the Web and appreciates helpful editorial suggestions. Their forte is linking environmental conservation and tourism, particularly the development of ecotourism highlighted in the popular Exploring Ecotourism Resource Guide. The award-winning site provides free access to more than 10,000 pages of articles and resource guides for travelers, researchers and policy-makers.
Developed in 1994 by Ron Mader as a reporter's notebook (a forerunner of today's blog and wiki), Planeta pioneered online reporting focusing on practical ecotourism around the globe, addressing sustainability and the holistic integration of development work. Ron Mader conducts seminars and provides consulting services and workshops for associations, businesses and educators.
Planeta.com has hosted twenty online conferences since 2000. The discussion with the greatest number of participants was the Sustainable Development of Ecotourism Web Conference, conducted online as a precursor to the World Ecotourism Summit. More than 900 people registered for the discussion. Since then their conferences have become more focused with increased responsibilities on participants to be engaged in the dialogue. In 2008 Planeta's e-conference spotlight shines on Food, Health and Building Communities and Tourism and Climate Change.
