Ecotourism

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  Managing Green Tourism, Meetings and Events

  • Margaret Ann MacLean(Author)
  • 2020(Publication Date)
  • Society Publishing

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  1.4.3. Ecotourism Ecotourism is a type of tourism that places great emphasis on the appreciation and conservation of the natural environment, with eco-tourists traveling to regions of ecological interest around the world. This type of tourism is also often referred to as ecological tourism, nature travel or responsible tourism. Like other types of tourism, Ecotourism takes on some very specific economic, social, and ethical concerns, and a number of professional organizations have joined together to create a clear concept of Ecotourism so that expectations can be set for Ecotourism programs (Figure 1.4). Figure 1.4. Ecotourism essentials. Sources: https://travelfoodguru.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/Ecotourism-101-Ecotourism-essentials/. Introduction To Sustainable Tourism 19 Many conditions must be met in order to count as Ecotourism. In the minds of many people, the most critical criteria are minimal environmental effects, because people do not want to harm the natural world when attempting to enjoy it. Ecotourism often usually has an educational aspect, with visitors learning about the places they explore, and a strong focus on conservation. In some situations, people can also take part in an Ecotourism service scheme, doing anything to help support the world while enjoying it. Ecotourism opponents believe that tourism in vulnerable areas should not be promoted at all, even though businesses meet their environmental responsibility statements. Some critics were also concerned about the displacement of native peoples, and the Ecotourism industry reacted to these concerns by putting more emphasis on native cultures and traditional ways of life. To opponents, Ecotourism sounds like a way to experience a road trip without understanding the environmental implications of travel, and that is a big point of contention between environmental promoters and the Ecotourism industry.

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  Future Tourism Trends Volume 1

  Tourism in the Changing World

  • Canan Tanrisever, Hüseyin Pamukçu, Anukrati Sharma, Canan Tanrisever, Hüseyin Pamukçu, Anukrati Sharma(Authors)
  • 2024(Publication Date)
  • Emerald Publishing Limited

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  It aims to balance economic growth, social development and environmental protection (Fernandes et al., 2021). On the other hand, green tourism focuses on environmentally friendly travel. It seeks to minimise the impact on the natural environment. It often concentrates on Ecotourism, travel to natural areas and sustainable practices such as energy conservation and waste reduction (Kiper, 2013). Community-based tourism is a concept that emphasises developing tourism opportunities that are owned, managed and benefit the local communities (Prakoso et al., 2020). Ethical tourism refers to travel guided by ethical principles such as respect for human rights, fairness and justice. It may include activities such as voluntourism and responsible and sustainable tourism practices (Jamal & Camargo, 2014). All these terms share the same goal: to minimise the negative impact of tourism while maximising the positive impact on local communities, cultures and the environment. Therefore, we can consider different aspects of the same comprehensive approach to responsible and ethical travel. Ecotourism Ecotourism, or nature-based tourism, is a form of travel that focuses on appreciating and conserving natural and cultural resources (Blamey, 2001). Sustainable tourism minimises the negative impacts on the environment and local communities while maximising the benefits for all stakeholders (Wan & Li, 2013). The concept of Ecotourism has recently gained popularity as global awareness of the need to protect the environment for future generations has grown (Lane & Kastenholz, 2015). Ecotourism involves visiting natural areas such as national parks, wildlife reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites and participating in hiking, bird watching and wildlife safaris (Hvenegaard & Dearden, 1998). Ecotourism is a form of tourism that involves observing and appreciating nature and local cultures in natural areas while minimising negative impacts and supporting conservation efforts

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  Romancing the Wild

  Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

  • Robert Fletcher(Author)
  • 2014(Publication Date)
  • Duke University Press Books

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  In 1990, ties advanced its own, more succinct definition, which has since become the industry standard, describing Ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people” (cited in Honey 2008:6). Many go further to create specific lists of criteria for the practice of “genuine” Ecotourism.5 As iNtroDuctioN 9 Honey (2008: 7) explains, in this campaign, nature-based tourism “is de-fined solely by the recreational activities of the tourist” while “Ecotourism is defined as well by a set of principles that include its benefits to both conser-vation and people in the host country.” In recognition of this complexity, rather than attempting to define a strict boundary distinguishing Ecotourism from other phenomena, my approach is instead to describe, à la Max Weber, an ideal Ecotourism experience, the cen-ter of a “fuzzy” category that becomes less distinct as we approach the mar-gins, reflecting our general tendency to think in terms of prototypes rather than clearly delineated categories (Lakoff 2001). Despite their diversity, in all forms of activity commonly labeled Ecotourism there is a shared orienta-tion toward immersion in outdoor spaces; toward encounters with “natural” resources rather than cultural productions (unless the latter are associated with ostensibly more “natural” indigenous peoples); toward (relatively) strenuous activity rather than relaxation; and toward (at least some) aus-terity rather than luxurious indulgence.6 Moreover, while I am sympathetic to the campaign to distinguish mere nature-based tourism from “genuine” Ecotourism, the present study is primarily concerned with understanding tourists’ choice of recreational activities.

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  Tourism And China's Development- Policies, Regional Economic Growth & Ecotourism

  Policies, Regional Economic Growth and Ecotourism

  • Clement A Tisdell, Julie Jie Wen(Authors)
  • 2001(Publication Date)
  • World Scientific

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  Nature tourism may refer to everything from the use of the environment to attract visitors and sell tourist destinations without regard for environmental impacts, to experiences and products that sustain both tourism and environment (Wright, 1994). After discussions at such international conferences as the IUCN Parks Congress in Venezuela and the Ecotourism Conference in Belize in 1992, conservation has been added to the definition for Ecotourism. Hence most recent studies emphasise the role of Ecotourism in conservation as a way to differentiate Ecotourism from nature tourism. The 4th Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas, held in Venezuela, 1992, defined Ecotourism as responsible travel to natural areas that sustains the well-being of local people and conserves the environment. Zell (1991) stated I define eco-tourism as ecologically responsible tourism. Valentine (1992) also proposed Ecotourism as a direct contributor to the continued protection and manage-ment of the protected areas used, arguing that all Ecotourism must be at least nature-dependent, as opposed to simply taking place in a natural environment. Wen and Tisdell (1995) use a Venn diagram to demonstrate the conceptual relationship of four groups of tourism: A Entire tourism B Nature-based tourism C Tourism taking care of the environment D Ecotourism 146 Tourism and China's Development Fig. 6.1 Boundary for four types of tourism. A modified form of this Venn diagram is shown in Fig. 6.1. The National Ecotourism Strategy of Australia (1994) defined Ecotourism as (N)ature-based tourism that involves education and interpretation of the natural environment and is managed to be ecologically sustainable. This definition recognises that the natural environment includes cultural compo-nents, and that ecologically sustainable involves an appropriate return to the local community and conservation of the resource in the long run.

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  Sustainable Tourism Development

  Futuristic Approaches

  • Anukrati Sharma(Author)
  • 2019(Publication Date)
  • Apple Academic Press

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  Tourism has attained a major shift during the technological era with the massive developments of Internet-based access to information and worldwide practice of connection with nature for leisure, joy and peaceful recreations. Many countries have understood the importance of tourism to showcase the culture and traditions among youngsters to boost the connectivity of nature with human settings as many technological innovations have slowly created a gap between the human and nature in the recent years. Ecotourism is important concern among many nations to develop ecological sensitivity among human beings, and it helps to build inclusive knowledge on the importance of an environmentally friendly approach to conserve the forests and wildlife towards healthy and sustainable future. Overconsumption and deforestation activities in many regions slowly devastated the growth of greeneries and a massive conservation approach is a dire need to safeguard the ecology and environment to protect the mother earth for the safe consumption and healthy life of our future generations. Many nations use the term Ecotourism to conserve the natural resources by exploiting tourism in such places and at the same time promotes sustainability for a futuristic approach which envisages the importance of tourism for the development of the ecosystem and thereby generating potential income for safeguarding the natural areas. Tourism activities are interlinked with sustainability in almost all kinds and scales of tourism and environment (Clarke, 1997). Most of the school students are encouraged for Ecotourism as part of the conservation activities as well to tune their sensitivity for the conservation of nature and environment through exclusive strategies of Ecotourism. Such activities not only help to understand the importance of nature and wildlife and explores their knowledge to induce several environmental conservative practices to combat the climate change, global warming, deforestation, extinction of rare species of flora and fauna, wildlife conservation, river pollution, and so many environmentally connected important problems. Often it is very late the governments’ initiatives towards conservation of natural areas through Ecotourism as most of the tribes in the hilly and mountain forests able to conserve the important species through their traditional activities and sense of knowledge.

  10.2   Ecotourism

  Ecotourism is the conceptual phenomenon practiced after the 1980s to promote sustainable tourism related practices in order to conserve the nature and elicit the problems on environmental concerns. Due to the modern practices and rapidly changing lifestyles among human beings all over the world, it is pertinent to promote and practice healthy and safe practices in all forms of life to conserve the Mother Nature from the evils of pollutants as the environmental issues are alarming across many countries. There are a variety of issues surround us which either directly or indirectly affects the natural environment and pollute the natural resources, in turn, affects the human and wildlife. Climatic change in the recent years is the major example in these context since heavy vehicular emissions, air pollutants, industrial emissions, burning of fossil fuels, smokes, burning of crackers, accumulation of excess obnoxious gases in the atmosphere and several other causes the pollution of the atmosphere which affects the ozone layer. The ozone layer is very important to prevent the ultraviolet radiation passes on the earth from the rays of the sun which cause several adverse impacts on the human and animals and can cause severe skin cancer problem. Furthermore, the excess concentration of carbon dioxide gases in the atmosphere causes global warming effect which leads to melting of ice caps in the polar region and thereby increases the sea water levels. Excess sea water levels damage the seashore and even engulf the land slowly and hence the flooding affects the natural lands. Therefore, to curb the menace of air pollution, increasing greeneries, and forest conservation practices are much needed to conserve the nature. The excess greening on the earth absorbs the carbon dioxide from the air and thereby reduces the pollution in the atmosphere. Air pollution is the major cause in the recent years to maximize the impact of respiratory diseases among human beings and depletion in the rainfall and several other causes. Indeed the green trees act as a protector of the Mother Nature and enormously contributes to the decrease of air pollution.

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  Elements of Sustainability Governance & Applications of Sustainability

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  • 2014(Publication Date)
  • University Publications

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  • minimization of tourism's own environmental impact • affordability and lack of waste in the form of luxury • local culture, flora and fauna being the main attractions Ecotourism Society Pakistan (ESP) explains Ecotourism is a travel activity that ensures direct financial support to local people where tourism activities are being generated and enjoyed. It teaches travellers to respect local cultures of destinations where travellers are visiting. It supports small stakeholders to ensure that money must not go out from the local economies. It discourage mass tourism, mass constructions of hotels, tourism resorts and mass activities in fragile areas. For many countries, Ecotourism is not simply a marginal activity to finance protection of the environment, but is a major industry of the national economy. For example, in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nepal, Kenya, Madagascar and Antarctica, Ecotourism represents a significant portion of the gross domestic product and economic activity. ________________________ WORLD TECHNOLOGIES ________________________ Tapantí National Park in Costa Rica The concept of Ecotourism is widely misunderstood and in practice is often used as a marketing tool to promote tourism that is related to nature. This is an especially frequent malpractice in the realm of Jungle tourism. Critics claim that these greenwashing practices, carried out in the name of Ecotourism, often consist of placing a hotel in a splendid landscape, to the detriment of the ecosystem. According to them, Ecotourism must above all sensitize people to the beauty and the fragility of nature. They condemn some operators as greenwashing their operations: using the labels of green and eco-friendly”, while behaving in environmentally irresponsible ways.

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  Tourism

  From Empirical Research Towards Practical Application

  • Leszek Butowski(Author)
  • 2016(Publication Date)
  • IntechOpen

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  By encouraging both ecological sustainability and grassroots development, community-based Ecotourism hope that the environmental sensitiv‐ ity and responsibility promoted by Ecotourism can serve the political, economic, social and environmental interests of host communities [21]. Ecotourism supplies real experiences of natural environments [16]. Environmentally and culturally sensitive Ecotourism programs can play a key role in justifying the rationale for the existence, maintenance and future benefits of protected areas worldwide. They may also serve to mediate conflict by explaining to local residents the purpose of conservation and the roles of park personnel, and can be a means of strengthening park staff’s community visibility and credibility [65]. It is an excellent solution to increased tourists and increased degradation to natural areas [72]. Concentration of Ecotourism services within a region can marginalize neighboring human communities without causing environmental degradation. Multi-sector planning efforts can Tourism - From Empirical Research Towards Practical Application 44 maximize profits, distribute benefits equitably and minimize adverse environmental impacts as tourist numbers increase [55]. The environment-friendly characteristic of Ecotourism not only brings more economic benefits but also has notable ecological benefits [71]. 3.1.2. Negative impacts Tourism is an industrial activity that exerts a series of impacts that are similar to most other industrial activities. It consumes scarce resources, produces waste by-products and requires specific infrastructure and superstructure to support it [73]. Ineffective management of tourism causes negative impact on protected area resources [18]. It provides an alternative mechanism of resource utilization which may bring adverse impact on environmental resources.

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  Ecotourism in Appalachia

  Marketing the Mountains

  • Al Fritsch, Kristin Johannsen(Authors)
  • 2014(Publication Date)
  • The University Press of Kentucky

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  CHAPTER 10 Beyond Ecotourism Transforming Travel Throughout this book, we have seen how the current concept of Ecotourism, though in some ways a promising idea, has serious draw-backs and limitations. It is inherently elitist, and because it is viewed as a specialized form of travel, it will only make up a limited segment of the commercial tourism market, with a correspondingly limited im-pact on the environment. We can't count on it to save the global ecol-ogy, rescue the depressed economy of a particular community, or even transform the environmental consciousness of individual travelers. Instead, we must consciously work towards changing the shape and content of all travel—jungle treks and weekend car trips, big city tours and wilderness travel. Here are our six recommendations for re-vi-sioning travel in the future. All Tourism Must Be Green As we enter the twenty-first century, it is clear that consideration of the environmental impacts of every aspect of our daily life is vital to the health of the planet. Our recreation and travel are no exception. For a just and sustainable future, to preserve resources and share them equi-tably around the globe, so-called green travel as a separate category must disappear, and all travel must become green. Because Ecotourism will never be more than a small section of the growing total market, making mass tourism more environmentally sound will in the long run have a far greater impact on our planet than any amount of whale watching or rainforest volunteer work. 233 234 Ecotourism IN APPALACHIA One aspect of this is lessening the environmental impact of travel. The necessary measures should sound familiar, because they are simi-lar to those in other areas of life. Transportation for travel must shift away from wasteful consumption of fossil fuels, such as those cur-rently used in long-distance air travel.

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  Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism

  • David Weaver(Author)
  • 2020(Publication Date)
  • Edward Elgar Publishing

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  National Parks and other higher order protected areas are ideal ecot- ourism venues insofar as they contain exceptional natural attractions, provide interpretation and other opportunities for learning and appre- ciation, accommodate visitors with appropriate facilities and services, and adhere to strict regulations for maintaining their ecological integrity. It is still common therefore to conflate any visitation to such parks with Ecotourism even though many visits do not fulfil one or more of the above three criteria. As for Ecotourism itself, prevalence depends on whether a hard or soft variant of the definition is applied. “Comprehensive” Ecotourism as a representation of the former proposed by Weaver (2005) entails deep engagement and learning during specialised trips as well as reinforcement or transformational outcomes. As such it is a very small segment with origins in alternative tourism and associations with aspira- tional sustainability and tourism/park symbiosis. In contrast, the far more prevalent “minimalist” form involves superficial learning in well-serviced settings focused on charismatic attractions and attendant mediation to achieve status quo sustainability and tourism/park coexistence objectives. Ecotourism involvement here involves participants who are mostly super- ficial environmentalists and often occurs as a secondary component of a broader travel agenda. Kenya demonstrates this phenomenon through the large number of international visitors who enjoy a one-week holiday at a Kenyan beach resort but participate during that time in a comfortable “add-on” daytime safari excursion into a nearby protected area (Weaver, 1999). This association with conventional large-scale tourism gave rise to the then counterintuitive idea of mass Ecotourism (Kontogeorgopoulos, 2004; Weaver, 2001).

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  Heritage, Culture and Society

  Research agenda and best practices in the hospitality and tourism industry

  • Salleh Mohd Radzi, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hanafiah, Norzuwana Sumarjan, Zurinawati Mohi, Didi Sukyadi, Karim Suryadi, Pupung Purnawarman(Authors)
  • 2016(Publication Date)
  • CRC Press

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  Government and tourism industry have not developed a clear roadmap on green tourism development including a list of providers and green tourism destinations that have been as a certified green tourism destination internationally. 2 CONCEPT AND THEORIES Green tourism is part of the green economy sector, which is currently being developed in the world, as part of sustainable development. The term green tourism itself evolved which is called Ecotourism in the beginning and evolved into Alternative tour-ism, Community-based tourism, Sustainable tour-ism and Responsible tourism. Ecotourism term first appeared in the 1983 academic book. According to Page and Connell (2006) the term sustainable tourism is often associated with rural areas where there is interaction between the tour-ists and the natural environment. Hence, came along the term green tourism, a greater emphasis on the use and conservation of natural resources. In 1990 in the UK appear first green tourism con-ference in Leeds by English Tourist Board dis-cussed the tourism that respects the environment and local communities. Cycling, walking, staying in accommodation owned by local people, eat local food and observe the local plants and animal are tourist activities that is recommended by marketers green tourism at that time. The term green tourism and sustainable tourism by UNWTO is often used interchangeably. Green Tourism is sustainable tourism defined as tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future. Rather than being a type of product, it is an ethos that underpins all tourism activities. As such, it is integral to all aspects of tourism development and management rather than being an add-on component.

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  Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development

  Performance, Strategies, and Sustainability

  • Marcello M. Mariani, Dimitrios Buhalis, Wojciech Czakon, Ourania Vitouladiti, Marcello M. Mariani, Dimitrios Buhalis, Wojciech Czakon, Ourania Vitouladiti(Authors)
  • 2016(Publication Date)
  • Palgrave Macmillan

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  First, sustainable tourism should respect and protect the natural environment and natural resources. Second, it should ensure a good relationship between the local community and tourists. Third, tour- ism companies should be respectful of the local population, which is the source of their workforce. Relations between Tourists, Tourism Service Providers, and Local Residents The arrival of tourists and the development of tourism in a given destination have significant economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts on host communi- ties and their quality of life, regardless of occupation (Bohdanowicz and Zientara, 2009; Jamal and Getz, 1995; Jonhston and Tyrrell, 2005; Yu et al., 2011). The social well-being of local residents may be proportional to, or in conflict with, indus- try goals (Mason and Cheyne, 2000). On the one hand, local populations benefit from jobs and tax revenues related to tourism (Bohdanowicz and Zientara, 2009; Haralambopolous and Pizam, 1996). On the other hand, tourism can bring related negative externalities. Analysis of Tourism Externalities Tourism externalities generally fall into three main categories: economic, envi- ronmental, and sociocultural (Gunn, 1988; Gursoy et al., 2000; Johnston, 2007; Mathieson and Wall, 1982; Meleddu, 2014; Murphy, 1983; UNWTO, 1997). To develop and sustain long-term tourism activity in a given destination it is important Toward a Sustainable Tourism 205 to preserve a balance between the positive and negative externalities on residents’ everyday lives in order to gain the host population’s approval (Andriotis and Vaughan, 2005; Vernon et al., 2005).

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  Global Ecological Politics

  • Liam Leonard, John Barry, Liam Leonard, John Barry(Authors)
  • 2010(Publication Date)
  • Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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  CHAPTER 9 Ecotourism AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE TOURISM SECTOR James Hanrahan Is scath a cheile a mharienn na daoine. It is in the shelter of one another that people do live. (Anon.) INTRODUCTION Sustainable development may best be achieved by enhancing the commit-ment of local communities. Stewart and Hams (1991) argue that the requirements of sustainable development cannot merely be imposed but that active participation by local communities is needed. However, the terms ‘community’, ‘host community’ and ‘participation’ can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. Before entering a full discussion of host community participation in tourism planning, it is first necessary to explore the various potential interpretations of these terms and to define their meaning and function. This chapter therefore clarifies some of the issues surrounding the terms community, host, host community and participation. The major typologies and available models in relation to host communities’ participa-tion in sustainable planning for tourism are also reviewed. Global Ecological Politics Advances in Ecopolitics, Volume 5, 171–220 Copyright r 2010 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 2041-806X/doi: 10.1108/S2041-806X(2010)0000005013 171 COMMUNITY PROBLEMATIC According to the tenets of Agenda 21, sustainable development will only be achieved through planned democratic, cooperative means, including com-munity involvement in decisions about the environment and development.

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