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Canopy Tourism: Concept andPractices in the Indian Context
Canopy Conference 200930
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October 2009, Bangalore
Presented by:Saroop Roy, EQUATIONSPeeyush Sekhsaria, Hand Design (Co-researcher)
 
Forms of canopy tourism1.Canopy Walkways
Canopy walkwaysare bridges betweenand in thecanopyof aforest; mostlylinked up with platforms inside or aroundthetrees.
 
Mangrove Canopy Walkway, Baratang, Andamans
The “walk”includes 240 metres long bamboo bridge, through thickmangroves.No mangrove branch pruned nor any tree felled during theconstruction of the path.Tourists are acquainted with various aspects of mangroves, itsmorphology, salt water adaptations and its services while walking onthis path

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