ENG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Toronto Zoo, Ecotourism
Document Summary
Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well being of local people (the international ecotourism society) Missing from both, is a focus on education - one thing that sets apart tourism to something like ecotourism. If you take part in a true ecotourism, you learn things. Provide positive experience for both visitors and hosts. Provide sustainable financial benefits and empowerment for local people. Raise sensitivity to host countries" political, environmental, and social climate. Educational components for both the traveler and local communities. Focus on natural areas and conservation - financial. Money that comes into the country from tourism goes toward the areas and its conservation. People go to places where it is well known and a lot of conservation areas. In terms of mass tourism vs. ecotourism - potential for local community to be involved. Benefits of ecotourism outweigh the downside of travel.
