Eco-tourism causes damage to the environment instead of conserving it. Eco-tourism is considered by most if not all as traveling to natural areas with responsibility in mind which the environment is conserved and the well being of the local people are taken care of as well as being sustainable on an ecological scale with a sole purpose of experiencing natural areas that builds environmental and cultural understanding, positive reception and upkeep (Brown 2011). However, tourism in natural areas cannot be considered and be defined as sustainable ecotourism unless it possesses the basic qualities. First of all, a sustainable ecotourism area must be able create thoughtful and attentiveness towards local environments and cultures. Conservation initiatives must be supported financially as well as empowerment and contribution of locals as a concerted project (Davis 2007). Simply put it, both the environment and the local community benefits from this simple concept. Protection and conservation of the natural landscape is the main goal of ecotourism as well as attracting tourists. It also represents the flow of tourism and economy status of a community (Tory 2010). Even though eco-tourism itself is based on an ideal concept and potentially able to help the environment, it is still highly controversial as in whether it is worth sacrificing all the natural resources which we take for granted and make room just for the sake of tourism. After all, putting the environment before profit is an impossible feat as it is part of a human’s nature to take care of their own interest before others. Although eco-tourism does have benefits for the environment, it is considered as a double-edged sword as it still causes more damage to the environment du... ... middle of paper ... ...abitat scares away wildlife which may lead to the death of the ecosystem around the area. Ecotourism is a new concept that is a place to experience natural world which builds the understanding of the environment as well as the local’s cultures (Brown 2011). However, ecotourism causes damage to the environment instead of conserving it. Chimerical authorities manage badly of the habitat, causing even more harm to the environment. Lack of attentiveness towards the environment also contributes to the cause for damages of the environment. Lastly, a raise of percentage of tourist flocking to the hotspot greatly diminishes any chance of preserving and conserving a habitat back to its natural state. Although eco-tourism brings more harm than benefits, it is still an ideal concept provided that people are well educated and have enough awareness to display its true concept.
One of the key elements of tourism is the quality of the environment, both natural and man-made. Tourism however, can have a negative effect on the environment due to people not caring for the environment because it is not an area where they normally reside, so they do not consider what long-term effects that their temporary actions may have. Tourism that is not regulated or controlled can lead to negative environmental impacts on air, water, soil, vegetation, and wildlife quality and sustainability.
In many South American countries, there is a program in effect called Ecotourism. When the idea was initially though of, many of the developing countries of South America, had very poor economies as well as many suffering people. To act as a means of improving the status of these poor countries, the idea of Ecotourism was developed. In essence, Ecotourism is a program that permits tourists to visit and explore countries in South America while contributing their foreign capital to local economies. For the tourist, this is a great opportunity to see places of the world that have not been destroyed or inhabited by many. Though the idea of Ecotourism was one with good intentions, the local people in the countries where Ecotourism has been in effect are not gaining much at all. For this reason, I do not think that Ecotourism should be a continuing program in these countries. If the native people (whose best interest was at heart initially) are not benefiting from Ecotourism, then why has it been allowed to exist? The answer is simple: greed and selfishness.
The debate over ecotourism's success as a tool for conservation and development in the developing world is aggravated by the dispute over what exactly ecotourism is. The International Ecotourism Society offers a succinct and often cited definition: “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people” (TIES). Ecotourism is often tied to the concept of sustainable development. “Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future” (WTOa).
There is arising of concern for the need of conservation and the well-being of our environment is now firmly in the vision of the public. A corresponding upsurge in tourism all over the world leading to the phenomenon is happening and referred as ‘mass tourism’ (Krippendorf, 1987). In conjunction with this unparalleled growth of mass tourism as a user of the mother of nature, concern has been shown over the relationship of the natural environment with tourist activities (Hunter & Green, 1995). Therefore, ecotourism is emerging as one of the rapid growing tourism industry in this era.
The book is written by three authors, Martin Mowforth, Clive Charlton and Ian Munt. Martin Mowforth is a part timer lecturer while Clive Charlton is a principal lecturer and helps to solve the problems of environment, transport, tourism and development. Ian Munt is a consultant and worked on various types of projects over the world. The book is published on year 2008, with the title of “Tourism and Responsibility” which focuses on the nature, ecotourism and ‘sustainability’ upon the recognition of the social dimension of tourism. Besides, the book mentioned the responsibility and the activities occurred in Latin America and Caribbean. The issues happened in the country also discussed in the book such as the problem of the poverty. Authors also
New Zealand tourism is largely reliant on 'Eco-tourism' so to maintain the tourism industry it is imperative that our environment is conserved. However tourism itself can have negative effects on the environment. The tourism sector must act responsibly in its use of the environment and any use must be sustainable.
Those in favor argue that making tourism a top priority is not equivalent to increasing tourism. In this discourse it is referring to more sustainable tourism. Through careful management of tourism UNESCO and World Heritage sites aim to find ways to preserve the environment, Heritage site, while ameliorating the social status of the state and the local citizenry. As previously mentioned there are sites in danger and tourism is not without its flaws. There are numerous models that depict how tourism is effective and ways that they aren’t. The Galapagos Islands are a stark example of how a large increase in tourism can have a cascading effect. As a result of this steady increase in the number of tourism development of infrastructure has also risen2. Due to the high volume of tourist the archipelago was placed on the World Heritage danger list ....
According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), three dimensions are necessary to guarantee the long-term sustainability of tourism. It should make optimal use of environmental resources that constitute a key element in tourism development, maintain essential ecological processes and help conserve natural heritage and biodiversity, respect the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities, conserve their built and living cultural heritage and traditional values, and contribute to inter-cultural understanding and tolerance; and ensure viable, long-term economic operations, providing socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders that are fairly distributed, including stable employment and income-earning opportunities and social services to host communities, and contributing to poverty
Ecotourism has flourished over the last few years, despite its positive environmental and social impacts, it may transition to mass tourism if proper steps are not carried out legitimately. According to The International Ecotourism Society (1990), ecotourism is defined as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, that involves interpretation and education. Ecotourism is portrayed by natural and socio-cultural virtue, accountability and the conservative efforts of different stakeholders who implement, partake in and advertise ecotourism activities to be sustainable, such as the government, policy-makers, business sectors, the local people as well as tourists. This type of travel experience educate tourist regarding the exquisite natural and social environment through their senses, as well as the conservation awareness of the environment during their visits in a particular country, with the involvement of local tour guides and indigenous tribes in the area.
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Firstly, tourism has posed several destructive effects on environmental structure of the host regions where operating activities of tourism take place. Undoubtedly, the constructions of facilities and infrastructures as well as heavy visitation resulted by tourism could partly destroy the environmental sites. According to Archer, Cooper and Ruhanne (2005), the uncontrolled tourism development has adulterated and debased the aesthetic value and uniqueness of the local environment by unsightly hotels and other unplanned constructions of facilities. Being agree with this negative impact, Seviour (2013) shows an example of the long line of high-rise hotels along the Jesolo beach in Italy that offend most of visitors by its mismatch with the natural surroundings. This situation is getting worse in developing countries where the integration between tourism infrastructures and its indigenous environmental structure not have been put into proper consideration. Tourism mismanagement, intentionally or unintentionally, has corrupted the harmony between humans and the environment. Fletcher (1993), however, suggests that tourism has generated greater motivation for host countries to protect and maintain their fragile environments such as forests, beaches and wildlife parks. The creation of the Amboseli National Park, for instance, was considered as the remarkable conservation effort brought by tourism in Kenya. After his research 10 years, unfortunately, this example becomes a weak argument for the positive impacts of tourism when Knox and Marston (2003) point out the Amboseli Nation...
We talked about the first type which is the economic effect on the local community and the second type that is the social effect on the host community. In this part of our essay we will represent the last kind of effect on the local community by tourism. It is the environment effect on the local community. Tourism has positive and negative aspects in term of its impact on the host community. First point, tourism can help to protect the environment through reinvest some of profits, that generated by tourism, to the preservation of local environment and make it popular destination for holidays. However, it can cause pollution and damage in the environment through overuse of natural resources, such as water supply, beaches and coral reef. It also account for increased pollution through traffic emissions and littering. Additionally, tourist accommodations in general dump waste and sewage into seas and rivers. Second point, it might reduce some problems such as over-fishing by creating another source of employment. According to Tourism Concern, tourism account for more than eight per cent of jobs in the world wide and there are approximately two hundred million people work in the tourism sector on all sides of the world. (Tourism Concern, 2004). As a result a lot of people will abandon works in fishing and deforestations and tend to works in tourism industrialization. On the adverse side, it can harm the environment through polish off grass cover, harmful to wildlife and forests and grave local habitats. (BBC,
Eco-tourism: tourism is based on the appreciation of responsible and ecologically sustainable. Ecotourism is a visit to the environmentally responsible nature (Ceballos and Lascurain, 1996).
Tourism is an important and intricate element to society. It affects economical, social, cultural and environmental elements. Tourism can be argued to have a negative impact on the environment and decrease our already depleting resources, but tourism can also be argued to be a major contributor to strengthening economies, spread cultural traditions and improve people’s lives. Tourism
The negative impacts that tourism creates can destroy the environment and all of its resources which it depends of for survival. Tourism has the prospective to create and bring useful effects on to the environment by donation the environmental protection conservation.