Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.
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Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.
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Ecotourism focuses on socially responsible travel, personal growth, and environmental sustainability.
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Ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions.
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Ecotourism is intended to offer tourists an insight into the impact of human beings on the environment and to foster a greater appreciation of our natural habitats.
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Ecotourism aims at minimal environmental impact on the areas visited.
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Ecotourism is tourism which is conducted responsibly to conserve the environment and sustain the well-being of local people.
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Ecotourism is a late 20th-century neologism compounded from eco- and tourism.
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Global Ecotourism Network defines ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and creates knowledge and understanding through interpretation and education of all involved ".
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Ecotourism is often misinterpreted as any form of tourism that involves nature .
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Ecotourism offers a tourist-appealing experience of the landscape and environment, one that is different from the experience of the residents; it commodifies the lives of Indigenous people and their land which is not fair to its inhabitants.
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Ecotourism can be a sustainable and job-creating alternative for local populations.
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Ecotourism has become one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry.
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Ecotourism is considered to be playing a role in environmental depletion including deforestation, disruption of ecological life systems and various forms of pollution, all of which contribute to environmental degradation.
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Ecotourism has an effect on species through the value placed on them.
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Ecotourism has created many debates based on if the economic benefits are worth the possible environmental sacrifices.
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