1. Eco-tourism in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil Fig. 1.1

2. Facts about the Fernando de Noronha archipelago o Made up of 21 small islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean o Off the Northeast shore of Brazil o Main Island has an area of 18.4 square kilometers (Fernando de Noronha) o Population: 3,108 (est. 2009) Fig. 1.2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gujlx9eFUTs

3. Tourism Development Began in the 1970s with little supporting infrastructure The only hotel on the island is a converted United States airbase from World War II Total number of tourist allowed on the island at a time is 420 Visitors must pay a daily environment tax

4. Tourist activates on the island Has two of the best beaches in Brazil Known for scuba diving great surfing Eco-trails Cultural History the Remédios village

5. Economic Local economy is based on tourism Visiting one of the protected islands requires special authorization for local environmental authorities and a small environmental preservation fee is charged upon the tourists arrival

6. Environmental Vegetation on Fernando de Noronha is mainly bush In 1988 70% of the archipelago was declared a maritime national park protected by IBAMA (the Brazilian Institute for the Environment) In 2001 became a UNESCO world heritage site Wildlife is a major attraction, home to 15 endemic plant species, 2 birds and 2 reptiles Also large colonies of seabirds, dolphins and sea turtles

7. Sources http://www.happytellus.com/fernando-de-noronha/brazil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha Fig. 1.1: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi kipedia/commons/5/58/Fernando_noronha http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi kipedia/commons/5/58/Fernando_noronha Fig. 1.2: http://www.noronha.info/images/map_fernando_de_noronha.jpg http://www.noronha.info/images/map_fernando_de_noronha.jpg http://www.fernando-de-noronha.org/history- archaeology/cultural-heritage.php http://www.fernando-de-noronha.org/history- archaeology/cultural-heritage.php http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fernando_de_Noron ha http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fernando_de_Noron ha