Glossary

Coto:

Area reserved for hunting.

Ecology:

The study of the interaction of the organism and its environment, physical and biotic factors.

Ecosystem:

Conceptual view of plant and animal communities and its interactions between living and non-living parts and the flow of energy between these parts.

Ecotourism:

Ecotourism definition adopted in 1996 by the World Conservation Union:

"Environmentally responsible travel and visitation to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and any accompanying cultural features, both past and present) that promote conservation, have a low visitor impact and provide for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local peoples”.

Endemic:

Peculiar to a certain geographical region and thought to have originated there.

Hirundines:

Swallows, Martins.

NGO’S:

Non Governmental Organizations: RSPB, SEO, BTO.

Pelagic:

Of, relating to, or living in open oceans or seas rather than waters adjacent to land or inland waters: Pelagic birds.

Sustainable:

Long term use of resources that do not deplete or damage the environment.

ECOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

We are going to be working in partnership with conservation projects to off-set our group’s carbon emissions for the flights and the road travel by planting trees in the local area. We are awaiting confirmation from the relevant conservation bodies and as soon as this is received the page will be updated. However we have a five year plan towards becoming totally Carbon friendly and ecologically sustainable. See our 'Mission Statement'