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    Ecotourism supports local environments and communities by promoting conservation, minimizing visitor impact, and providing socio-economic benefits to local peoples. It implies awareness from tourists of their environmental and societal impacts, and efforts to reduce damage while supporting local communities. Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing tourism sectors but some offerings labeled as ecotourism do not genuinely help local ecosystems, highlighting the need for sustainable practices and benefits for local environments and peoples.

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    Rizarose B. Arañas Bstm-3 Tme 4-Ecotourism Management

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    Arañas BSTM-3 TME 4- Ecotourism Management

    What is Ecotourism?

     Ecotourism is a form of sustainable travel that supports the local environment instead of
    putting more pressure on it and exploiting its resources. Things are rarely simple, however, and
    ecotourism is a complex concept. Its importance is growing more and more each year, as more
    and more people travel farther and farther away. If you care about nature, the environment,
    and local communities, you should ensure that your travels are carried out sustainably.

     The problems with ecotourism start right from the definition, as people working in different
    fields (academic, tourism, policy) tend to prefer somewhat differing approaches. There are a
    few definitions which stand out. The one which is generally accepted in most circles is the one
    from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) “Environmentally responsible
    travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and 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.”

     Another, simpler and more to the point definition is given by The International Ecotourism
    Society (TIES), which says that ecotourism is “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves
    the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” In practice, this implies several
    things. The first thing it implies is a level of awareness from the tourist. Tourists should be
    aware of their impact both on the local environment and on the local community and should
    try, within reasonable limits, to reduce this impact. Furthermore, the tourist should not only try
    to do as little damage as possible, but also to support the local community whenever this is
    possible. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the whole experience becomes less pleasant — on
    the contrary. This appreciation attitude often leads to the traveler enjoying his experience even
    more. It’s also important not to be fooled by pleasant words — a vacation isn’t “ecotourism”
    just because it says so on the label, and many companies will advertise vacations as eco-friendly
    without actual justification. A recent study found that many such offers aren’t really helping
    local ecosystems. Ecotourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry, and
    tour operators will try to lure clients using eco-advertising.

     Ecotourism is nature-based tourism that involves education and interpretation of the natural
    environment and is managed to be ecologically sustainable.” This definition recognizes that
    ‘natural environment’ includes cultural components and that ‘ecologically sustainable’ involves
    an appropriate return to the local community and long-term conservation of the resource.

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