Ecotourism

  Ecotourism is defined as responsible travel to natural areas or ecosystems that would help to maintain conserve the aesthetic values of the environment and biodiversity and also improve the well being of the local people residing in that area.   "Putting tourism on a sustainable path is a major challenge, but one that also presents a significant opportunity"- by Klaus Topfer, UNEP Executive Director According to International...

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Ecotourism and Sustainability

Ecotourism is a component of sustainable tourism. In many ways, sustainable tourism exemplifies the relationship between ecotourism and sustainable development (Sâmbotın et al. 2011; Bansal & Kumar 2011). Sustainable tourism will focus on three areas: Quality – valuable experience for visitors and increased life quality for host communities through cultural identity, poverty reduction and environmental quality. Continuity – exploitation...

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