Main writings and publications

2003  Report on Guiding Principles and Recommendations for a National Ecotourism Strategy for Egypt, for PA Consulting Group and Government of Egypt (2003).

2003   Opinión Técnica Especializada sobre el Potencial del Ecoturismo en la Región Centro de Chiapas, México. Report to Fondo Acción, Banco Interamericano De Desarrollo (BID) y Banamex.

2003 Proyecto Ejecutivo de un Ecoalojamiento en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka’an, Q.R., México. Report to Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), la Comisión Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) de México, FONATUR y PNUD.

2003 Desarrollo de un Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto Ecoturístico en la Isla de Altamura, Sinaloa, México. Report to Altamura Desarrollos. México, D.F..

2002 Environmentally-friendly Design and Planning of Sustainable Tourism Facilities in Protected Areas. En Parks, Vol. 12, N° 1: 11-16.  IUCN.  Gland, Switzerland.

2002 Prefacio a Global Ecotourism Policies and Case Studies. Número Especial de Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 5 Nos. 3&4, 2002 : 168-172. Editado por Michael Lück y Torsten Kistges. Clevedon, UK.

2002 The Business of Ecotourism. En Business Today, February 2002 (entrevistado por Vik Newswaran Nair).

2002 How Green is my Valley.  En Metropolis, June 2002:  118-121 (entrevistado por Jonathan Lerner) New York  City.

2002 Environmentally-friendly Design and Planning of Sustainable Tourism Facilities. En Ecotourism and Environment Handbook.   Edited by Mandip  Singh Soin, FRGS. PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), India Chapter, New Delhi, India.

2002 Trouble in Paradise. Can the Earth survive ecotourism? En Newsweek    International Edition July -29-2002: 42-43  (entrevistado  por Adam Piore)

2002 Contribución a International Ecolodge Guidelines  (co-autor de Capítulos 1 y 3: Physical Planning and Architectural Design), publicado por The International Ecotourism Society, Burlington, VT.

2001 Consolidación Autofinanciera de las Areas Naturales Protegidas en México a través del Desarrollo Sustentable del Ecoturismo (Fase 1-A). Report for Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales SEMARNAT. México, DF.

2001 Integrating Biodiversity Conservation Planning into the Tourism Sector. En Industry and Environment, Vol. 24 N° 3-4, July-December 2001: 38-41. UNEP. París, Francia.

2001 Diagnóstico y Análisis de Potencialidades de Proyectos y Programas Ecoturísticos en el Estado de Tocantins, Brasil. Report to Ruschmann Consulting. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2001 Evaluación del Ordenamiento Ecoturístico del Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia. Report to Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.

2001 Integrating Biodiversity into the Tourism Sector: Best Practice and Country Case Studies. Study for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/UNDP/GEF/BPSP). Nairobi.

2000 Ecolodge Project for the North West Cape. Report for the Western Australia Tourism Commission, Perth, Australia.

2000 National Parks and Tourism. Report for the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the government of Libya, Tripoli, Libya.

2000 Aves Comunes de México (co-author) (103 pages, 113 color photos). Editorial Diana, Mexico.

2000 Valorisation des Potentialités Touristiques: Strategie de Developpement des Villes de Nouakchott et Nouadhibou (Mauritanie). Report for the World Bank and the government of Mauritania. Republique Islamique de Mauritanie.

2000 Birdwatching and Ecotourism. En Ecotourism Newsletter of the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation, August 2000: 3-6

1999 Ecotourism Development Plan for Socotra Archipelago, Yemen (Phases I and II). Report to UNOPS/UNDP/GEF.

1999 National Ecotourism Strategy for Yemen. World Tourism Organization/UNDP/Government of Yemen. Madrid, Spain.

1998 A Visitor Use Plan for Ankarafantsika National Park. Report to Conservation International. Washington, DC.

1998 Contribution to Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners and Managers Vol. II (Introduction). The Ecotourism Society, N. Bennington, VT.

1998 Ecoturismo: Naturaleza y Desarrollo Sostenible (216 pages, with 32 color illustrations), Editorial Diana, Mexico.

To read three chapters of this book, please consult: http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/strategy/ecoturismohcl.html

1998 Bird-watching and Ecotourism. In The International Ecotourism Society Newsletter, First Quarter 1998: 1-3.

1998 The Socio-Economic Importance of Birding Tourism Around the World. In Ecotourism and Island Birds. International Symposium. Miyake-Jima, Japan, May 1998.

1997 Concept paper on Ecolodge Development in Coastal and Desert Zones of Egypt. Report to Winrock International (funded by USAID). Arlington, Va, USA.

1997 Consideraciones Ecologicas en el Proyecto Hotelero de Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Report to Grupo Posadas. Mexico, DF.

1997 Desarrollo de un Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto Arquitectonico Ecoturistico para el Parque Punta Sur de la Isla de Cozumel, QuintanaRoo, Mexico. Report for the Fundacion de Parques y Museos de Cozumel. Cozumel, Mexico.

1997 Contribution to the Berlin Declaration Conserving Biological Dversity Through Sustainable Development of Tourism, prepared by the Bundesamt für Naturschutz of Germany, for the International Conference of Environment Ministers on Biodiversity and Tourism (within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity), Berlin, Germany.

1997 The Father of Ecotourism: Ecotourism Revisited. In African Panorama: 21-27. Vol. 41, Nº 4. (Interview with HCL by Chris van der Merwe). Johannesburg, South Africa.

1997 Aventuras de un Ecoturista Mexicano en Sudáfrica. In Nuevo Siglo-El Universal: 8-11. Año 6, Número 255. 12 de enero de 1997. (Interview with HCL by Gabriel Ceballos-Orpinel). Mexico, DF, Mexico.

1997 Ecotourism Around The World: Its Role In Conserving Natural And Cultural Heritage. In Parks and Grounds, Nº 94/1997: 40-41. Johannesburg, South Africa.

1997 What is Ecotourism? In Conserva, the Magazine for the Environment, a publication of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa: 4-7. Vol. 11. Nº 4. (Interview with HCL by Willie van Heerden). Pretoria, South Africa.

1997 Making the Grade: How Green is your Game Lodge? In Keeping Track”, Environmental Journal: 42-44. April-May 1997. Interviewed by Chris van der Merwe. Sandston, South Africa.

1997 Asesoria Sobre Turismo Basado en Atractivos Naturales y Culturales del Mundo Maya. Report for Grupo Posadas. Mexico, DF.

1997 Natural Retreats, the Eco-friendly Way to Travel: Back to Nature. In Egypt Today: 64-71. June 1997. Interview with HCL and description of his work in Egypt by Eleanor Curtis. Cairo, Egypt.

1997 Estudio para Determinar el Potencial Ecotristico de la Region de las Huastecas, Mexico. Report to Fideicomiso Huastecas de Mexico. Mexico, DF.

1997 Uso Público en Areas Protegidas de la Amazonía. Report to FAO/Naciones Unidas. Reserva de Manu, Perú.

1996 Tourism, Ecotourism, and Protected Areas: The State of Nature-based Tourism Around the World and Guidelines for its Development. 315 pages. IUCN-World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland.

1996 Estudio sobre Estrategias Ecoturisticas para la Amazonia Ecuatoriana. 102 pages. WTO/Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador.

1996 Estructura Curricular para la Ensenanza del Ecoturismo a Diferentes Niveles. Universidad de Quintana Roo, Mexico.

1996 Malaysian National Ecotourism Plan (co-author). WWF-Malaysia/Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. 7 volumes, 1,297 pages. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

1996 Ecotourism or a Second Cancún in Quintana Roo? In The International Ecotourism Society Newsletter, Third Quarter 1996: 1-3.

1995 Overview on Ecotourism Around the World. In Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md., U.S.: 195-197.

1995 Ecotourism: An Introduction. In Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md., U.S.: 191-194 (co-author, with A.J.T. Johnsingh).

1995 La Ruta Maya. In The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, UK: 307-317.

1994 WTO Sectoral Support Mission to Malaysia on Development of Ecotourism (for WTO). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1994 Proyecto de Consultoria en Ecoturismo para el Parque Natural de la Zona Volcanica de la Garrotxa: Informe Tecnico. Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Medio Ambient. España).

1994 Ecotourism Report for SUBIR Project (Phase II). US-AID/INEFAN. Quito, Ecuador.

1994 Plan Maestro de Ecoturismo del Delta del Ebro. Departament del Medi Ambient, Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain (versions in Spanish and Catalan).

1994 Estrategia Nacional de Ecoturismo para México. 207 pages. Secretaría de Turismo, México, DF.

To read three chapters of this National Ecotourism Strategy for México, please consult: http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/ceballos1.html

1993 Diagnostico y Bases Preliminares para el Desarrollo del Ecoturismo en Centro America. OMT (World Tourism Organization)/SITCA/UNDP. Managua, Nicaragua, 191 pp. (co-author, co-editor with V. Tercero).

1993 The Birds of Mexico. 2nd (revised) Edition. BBC Publishing Co., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 99 pp. (co-author, with R. Wilson).

1993 Dominica Ecotourism Planning: Preliminary Report. UNDP. Roseau, Dominica.

1993 Introduction: Ecotourism as a Worldwide Phenomenon. In Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners and Managers (K. Lindberg, D. Hawkins, Eds.). The Ecotourism Society, Alexandria, Va, USA: 1-3

1993 Roads Less Travelled (interview with HCL by L. Griffith). In WWF News Nº 81, Gland, Switzerland: 13-16.

1992 Guidelines: Development of National Parks and Protected Areas for Tourism. WTO/UNEP/IUCN. Madrid, Spain, 53 pp. (co-author, with J.A. McNeely and J. Thorsell). (available in English, French, Spanish and Russian editions).

1992 Tourists for Conservation (interview with HCL by J. Rowley). In People & the Planet Vol. 1, Nº 3, London: 28-30.

1992 Una nova cultura mediambiental del turisme (interview with HCL by L. Fernandez). In Medi Ambient. Tecnologia i Cultura, Nº 3, Barcelona, Spain: 48-55, (in Catalan, English and Spanish).

1992 Potencial del Ecoturismo Para una Mejor Forma de Vida. In Ambiente, Nº 44, Caracas, Venezuela: 32-34.

1991 Ecotourism and the Conservation of Natural Areas. In NACS-JAPAN Journal, Nº 57 (Sept), Tokyo, Japan: 14-18 (in Japanese).

1991Tourism, Ecotourism and Protected areas. In Parks, Vol. 2, Nº 3, IUCN, Cambridge, UK: 31-35

1991 El Potencial del Ecoturismo. In Revista Intercontinental de Turismo, Vol. 2, Nº 1 (Mar), Mexico, DF: 107-110.

1990 La Ruta Maya: A Transfrontier Ecocultural Tourism Circuit in The Yucatan Region. In Parks on the Borderline: Experience in Transfrontier Conservation (J. Thorsell, Ed.). IUCN, Gland, Switz.

1990 Mexico Ecotourism Report. In Ecotourism: The Potentials and Pitfalls (E. Boo). WWF-USA, Washington, DC, USA: 107-138

1990 El Potencial del Ecoturismo en Mexico. In Primer Foro Nacional de Ecologia y Turismo: Memoria, SEDUE, Mexico, DF: 37-42.

1990 Nature-Oriented Tourism in the State of Guerrero, Mexico: Issues and Recommended Policies for Local Economic Development. Working Paper Nº. 59. Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development. Washington, DC, USA. 37 pp. (co-author, with Art Pedersen).

1986 Estudio de Prefactibilidad Socioeconomica del Turismo Ecológico y Anteproyecto Arquitectonico y Urbanistico del Centro de Turismo Ecologico de Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Study for SEDUE, Mexico, DF, 156 pp.

1986 The Birds of Mexico City: An Annotated Check-list and Bird-finding Guide. BBC Publishing Co., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 64 pp. (co-author, with R. Wilson).

1986 Observando Aves en Ciudad de Mexico. In PRONATURA, Vol. III, Nº 1 (Jan/Feb), Mexico, DF: 2-7.

1984 Ecotechniques Applied to Urban Development and Housing: SEDUE's ECODUVI Project. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Passive and Low-Energy Ecotechniques (PLEA 84), held in Mexico City, August 6-11, 1984, Pergamon Press, Mexico, DF: 806-818.

1981 Diseño Ambiental en la Vivienda. In Arquitectura y Sociedad, (Nº 35), Mexico, DF: 12-16.

1976 Informacion Preliminar sobre el Parque Natural de la Ballena Gris en Guerrero Negro, Baja California. Study for INDECO, Mexico, 27 pp.

1974 La Prefabricacion y la Vivienda en Mexico. Centro de Investigaciones Arquitectonicas. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, DF, 150 pp.

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