Authors : Shravan R. Banasure and Vaishali M. Chore
Page Nos : 84-85
Description :
Ecotourism has become an integral part of global tourism which is making contributions to the social, environmental and economic development of destinations and local communities. Ecotourism helps to conserve bio-diversity as well as the cultural heritage of the world ecotourism is also an effective vehicle for fighting against poverty and to achieve the overall development of the destination. It has become a blessing in disguise for the entire tourism industry. Ecotourism is based on nature e.g. rainforests or ecosystems. The presence of tourists should not damage that environment this is the main idea of ecotourism, and that tourist presence should contribute towards the local conservation issues. The involvement of the local population is very important to achieve positive impacts upon the local environment in which tourists are enjoying themselves. The local population should consider tourism alternative source of income and that is why their contribution is more important than that of the visitors.
