Malta will be taking part in a World Ecotourism Summit being held in Quebec City, Canada, between tomorrow and Wednesday.

Tourism Minister Michael Refalo said yesterday that the summit`s objective was to conduct a wide-ranging review of the potential contribution of ecotourism to sustainable development.

Dr Refalo was speaking during the presentation of prizes to schoolchildren for projects on ecotourism.

On the occasion of the International Year of Ecotourism being celebrated this year, the World Tourism Organisation and other collaborating parties agreed that the ecotourism concept reflects "all forms of tourism in which the tourists` main motivation is the observation and appreciation of nature, that contribute to the conservation of, and that generate minimal impacts upon, the natural environment and the cultural heritage".

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