Preliminary Flashcards
Environment
Sustainable Community/ local people Preservation Conservation Low-impact (less negative impacts) to the environment
Ecology
Eco= Home
Habitat
Ecology
Home for plants, animals and other resources
Ecology
Ecolodges
Don’t disrupt it
Law- 1-10 trees for 10 year or more trees
Local community
Knew the place/history/take care of it
Negative impacts
Pollution (aesthetic pollution) (water, air)
Lubok river (Bohol)
Lucena city- Class A
Principles
Consider that we should have minimal impact
Environmental and cultural awareness (get the history)
Providing positive experiences (activities also have low impact)!
Forms of tourism interrelated
Nature-based tourism Sustainable tourism Community-based tourism Cultural tourism Wildlife tourism
Ecotourism
Not on Commercialization Not generating a lot of profit Low impact Accessible but not commercialized Proximity could be far
Maintain and Sustain area
Environmental fee
Goals of ecotourism
To travel (or tour in a way that avoids wasteful habits and conserves the world around them)
To have the smallest possible impact on their surroundings
Preserves natural resources
To have the smallest possible impact on their surroundings
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Part of environmental conservation and understanding what Th needs of the people who are local to the at work that you can help to improve their quality in life
Ecotourism
Involves learning more about the history of other cities and preserving the historical landmarks
Ecotourism
Defined as the responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment , sustains the well-being of the local people and involves interpretation and education
Ecotourism
Education is meant to be inclusive in both staff and guest
Ecotourism
Principles of ecotourism
- Minimize the negative impacts on natures and culture that can damage a destination
- Build environmental awareness and cultural respect
- Educate the traveler on the importance of conservation
- Stress the importance of responsible business, which works cooperatively with local authorities and people to meet local needs and deliver conservation benefits
- Direct revenues to the conservation and management of natural and protected areas
- Emphasize the needs for regional tourism zoning and visitor management plans
- Emphasize use of environmental and social base-line studies, as well as long term monitoring programs to assess and minimize impacts
- Strive to maximize economic benefit t for the host country, local business and communities, particularly people living in and adjacent to natural and protected areas
- Seek to ensure that tourism development does not exceed the social and environmental limits of acceptable change as determined by researchers in cooperation with local residents
- Rely on infrastructure that has been developed in harmony with the environment, minimizing use of fossil fuels, conserving local plants and wildlife, and blending with the natural and cultural environment
- Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
It avoids the negative impacts that can damage or destroy the natural or cultural environments being visited
Minimize impacts
It educates both the tourist and residents of a certain community on the importance of conservation within an ecotourism site
Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect
It builds unity and respect among the residents and fellow travelers
Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect
It brings economic benefits to local community and direct revenues to local people living near the protected area
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
Allows you to raise money for environmental protections in the region as well as the support of our locals
Ecotourism
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
Promotes the development of the region in which it is popular with both economic and socio-cultural side
Ecotours
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
Aimed at raising awareness among people in the field of ecology, environmental education
Ecotourism
Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts
It directs revenues to the conservation of natural areas and management of protected areas
Provide direct financial benefits for conservation
The local people benefits economically from conservation and the overall goal is to preserve the natural environment despite the human pressures of tourism
Provide direct financial benefits for conservation