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What Are the Benefits of Ecotourism for Local Communities? | National Geographic - 0 views

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communities local national benefits

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  • Conservation
  • communities may work harder to protect those resource
  • locals find work as tour guides and discover that their jobs depend on local conservation efforts
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  • natural resources as sources of tourist income
  • Government Funding
  • seeks to maintain it
  • creation of several national parks and reserves
  • funds to maintain their parks and keep hunters, poachers and loggers out of them.
  • Craftspeople, innkeepers and restaurateurs all provide services
  • range of local businesses benefit
  • ecotourism has boosted an economy, people stop cutting trees because they are simply too busy.
  • people with more education were less likely to be environmentally destructive. In
  • Ecotourists meeting people who live more closely with nature may learn to live more simply themselves
  • bility to pursue more education of their own,
  • better understanding of world issues
  • cultural exchange
  • Ness T on 05 Jun 12
     
    very detailed site on the the benefits of ecotourism (many point of views; conservation, government funding, local business, cultural exchange)
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Benefits of Ecotourism-Advantages and Disadvantages for Ecotourism - 0 views

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ecotoursim rainforest benefits disadvantages

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  • here are many more advantages of ecotourism than disadvantages
  • if done right, the goals of ecotourism are to help the environment, preserve natural resources as well as help the local communities and economies.
  • to make a lot of money from tourists
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  • seeking environmentally friendly vacations
  • friendly activities
  • preserve nature, wildlife, species and earth's natural resources as well as help local people with access to civilization and education.
  • if a country is prime for ecotourism, the money could be used to preserve the environment in that country so that the natural resources would last longer.
  • benefit from the growth in their economy
  • no longer
  • live poorly
  • the locals rarely benefit from the growth of their economy
  • nvestors and foreign corporations do.
  • environment and natural resources rarely get preserved because they are worth more in a theme park attracting ecotourists.
  • Ness T on 05 Jun 12
     
    Mostly Positive (and some negative) sides of Eco-Tourism, very basic, clear, short, to the point website.
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Benefits - 0 views

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ecotoursim rainforest sustainable amazon development Eco-Tour benefits

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  • natural attractions
  • advancing social, economic, and environmental objectives in developing countrie
  • ew opportunities for small-enterprise investment and employment
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  • protecting their biological resources.
  • Problem
  • enterprise with potential positive contributions to the conservation of endangered biological resources.
  • raising appreciation for biological resources
  • Ecotourism enterprises tour agencies and guide services, lodges and private reserves as well as such satellite activities as crafts industries and transportation and food services, also generate revenues and foreign exchange
  • Governments
  • income in operating and protecting natural habitats.
  • raising local awareness about the value of biological resources, increasing local participation in the benefits of biodiversity conservation
  • better conservation practices by developing country populations
  • Ness T on 05 Jun 12
     
    This source tells the different benefits of Eco-Tourism and also included is a little bit of history and also some facts, examples.
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