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Ecotourism

ByMd. Humayun Kabir, PhD

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Geography and Environment

University of Dhaka

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Tourism

-can be dened as travel for recreational,

leisure, or business purposes !he "orld!ourism #rgani$ation %U&"!#' denestouristsas people (traveling to and staying inplaces outside their usual environment for not

more than one consecutive year for leisure,business and other purposes)

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Tourism contd---

--!ourism is a ma*or contributor to theeconomies of many countries+ sometimes it isconsidered the engine of economic groth

oever, the impacts sometimes overshadothe benets--!he discussion on environment-based

tourism has been .uite long+ ie some aspectof nature attracts the visitors / alking,climbing, skiing, vieing scenery, sportshing, hunting

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Tourism contd---

--!he idea that tourism could help pay to carefor the environment and a groing aarenessof the desirability of minimising the physicaland social impacts of tourism have developed

since about the mid 0123s, and this may bedescribed as the 4greening5 of tourism

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Tourism contd---

-- !ourism is a huge money earner in rich and poornations, and some countries are very dependent on it

--!ourists are in6uential, sometimes in a negative

ay, but they can also bring innovations, andsometimes return home ith ne ideas 7ocal peoplemay ac.uire much of their vie of the outside orldand aspirations from contact ith tourists

--8ometimes the only real basis for claiming to beenvironmentally friendly is that the tour companydonates a tiny fraction of its prots to environmentalcharities %""9, 011:'

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Tourism contd---

!he folloing generali$ations of categories oftourists based on deep %dark' green to light

%shallo' green

; Hard-core ecotourism minimum negativeimpact/maximum beneft to environment and host

population !ourist interest is genuine and deep, andtourists learn from the trip !hese tourists are illingto tolerate indi

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Tourism contd---

; Dedicated tourists limited negative impacts andreasonable benefts or the local economy and somecontributions toards environmental care !hesetourists learn something and they are not *ust present

because they are bored by mass tourism or keen toreturn ith tales and photos to impress others !heytend to be keen on an active pastime such as birdatching, diving, hill alking and climbing, rather than

general environmental or cultural interest 8tandardsof accommodation and availability of alternativeactivities and attractions are important

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Tourism contd---

; Marginal= little benet to the locality and some negativeenvironmental and socioeconomic impacts !hese touristsprobably learn a little, but do not shed negative attitudesPossibly they have become bored ith mass 4sun and sand5tourism and are seeking 4an e>perience5 to use to impressothers ?omfort is important, their attention span is oftenlimited, and attractions probably have to be 4enhanced5%4simming ith dolphins5, crocodile farms, four-heel-drive

safari trips, and similar' !hey are more tolerant ofcroding, but unlikely to accept non-air-conditionedaccommodation and basic food and beverages

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Tourism contd---

; Casual on the whole a negative impact. They havelittle interest beyond an entertainment visit or to, make aminimal contribution to local economy and environment,

learn little and retain original attitudes @any ill stayithin the boundaries of hotel or beach resort, hich has aconsiderable eco-footprint

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Overview on Eco-toursim

!he term Ecotourismis dicult to dene precisely+"hile the Bnternational Ecotourism 8ociety %U8A' hasmade one of the many attempts to dene it---Cresponsible travel to natural areas hich conservesthe environment and improves the ell-being of localpeople) %arro, 332'

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Overview on Eco-toursim

--BE8 is a nonprot organi$ation dedicated to

promoting ecotourism 9ounded in 0113, BE8 has been

in the forefront of the development of ecotourism,providing guidelines and standards, training, technicalassistance, research and publications BE8 globalnetork of ecotourism professionals and travelers isleading the e

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Eco-toursim

--Ecotourism, sustainable tourism and sustainabledevelopment are all interrelated and overlap and sharetechni.ues, but there is variation in approach andinterpretation oever, all are multidisciplinaryactivities ith an integrative approach, dedicated toenvironmental protection and the improvement ofhuman ell-being %Pforr, 330'

--Ecotourism should be a symbiotic relationship,hereby the environment attracts tourists, and touristspay a signicant amount for environmentalmanagement

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--Even before the 013s tourism as seen as a ay ofpaying for conservation areas %eg the HellostonePark in the U8A', and as a means of educating touriststo improve themselves through contact ith nature

!his as, hoever, by no means mass tourism Asnumbers of tourists gre in the 0123s, the literatureon tourism and recreation e>panded, and-attempts have been undertaken to make plannersmore aare of environmental and social side-e

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--!ourists are increasingly seeking more diploitation o

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--Modern forms of ecotourism %or eco-tourism'appeared during the 0123s and spread rapidly / the9irst Asia Ecotourism ?onference as held in 011:,

and 33 as the U& Bnternational Hear ofEcotourism

--8ome of these depend a great deal upon it for

conservation funding and it can be a ma*or foreigne>change earner

--Ecotourism is essentially a set of principles hichmay be connected to any nature-related tourism8ome forms are more 4passive5 / visitors *ust look+others are more active, such as- paying volunteersorking on conservation, land rehabilitation,environmental research and so on

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Ecotourism in Protected Areas-income for management ob*ectivesKauthorities-create aareness of nature and provide information

on nature and problems relating to natureconservation-create public support for protected areas

Techniques of Ecotourism-brochure L lea6ets-speciali$ed guides and species checklists-public lectures by e>perts or park rangers-self-guided trails or nature trails to be used ith the

help of brochures and signboards-guided tours-ilderness trails %ell-marked trails ithoutsignboards'

-visitor information centres-education centres

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Problems of Ecotourism

-disturbance of ildlife-destruction along trails-pollutionKaste-re-danger to visitors

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Tecni!ues of "isitor #ontrol

-identify specic visitor $ones for di

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