BLOG, 17May09. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark announced NZAID's investment in Bamyan increased by $1m in the past next financial year, with total funding of $1.7m over three years to support the eco-tourism project. Miss Clark said at the time that tourism - based around the ancient Bamyan Buddhas and the renowned Bandi-e Amir Lakes and the Bamyan Valley world heritage site - was an important avenue for development which complemented health, education, and other work in which New Zealand was already actively involved. By starting work on eco-tourism before international tourists returned, it could be made both environmentally and economically sustainable. USAID article.Thursday, February 4, 2010
New Zealand to invest 41.7 million in Eco Tourism in Afghanistan
BLOG, 17May09. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark announced NZAID's investment in Bamyan increased by $1m in the past next financial year, with total funding of $1.7m over three years to support the eco-tourism project. Miss Clark said at the time that tourism - based around the ancient Bamyan Buddhas and the renowned Bandi-e Amir Lakes and the Bamyan Valley world heritage site - was an important avenue for development which complemented health, education, and other work in which New Zealand was already actively involved. By starting work on eco-tourism before international tourists returned, it could be made both environmentally and economically sustainable. USAID article.
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