| Abstract: | Sustainable and ecotourism practices in the Mediterranean islands are still at their infancy stage. Over recent years, there has been an increased awareness about these types of practices, mainly expressed in the form of agreements and declarations. Although ecotourism practices have been applied in some islands, there are no instances where it has enjoyed popular demand among consumers. Most of the ecotourists who visit the Mediterranean islands tend to be of an occasional nature in that they are engaged in other forms of tourism in addition to ecotourism. The purpose of this paper is to review the current sustainable and ecotourism practices in selected islands in the Mediterranean (Balearic Islands, Crete, and Vis), as well as the environmental trends that are occurring within tourism in this region. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
