DEFINITION Ecotourism is a new form of tourism

which avoids the excess of uncontrolled tourism and

plays a positive role in conservation.

OBJECTIVES: The aims of ecotourism are different,

CAN TOURISM DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT?1
Tourism can damage the environment, especially
mass tourism. It can increase pollution, deplete
water resources, destroy natural habitats and disturb
wildlife.
regarding the local environment, the economy and
the local society. A) it is a form of tourism which
minimizes the impact on the environment (people
only take photographs), B) local people can benefit
because they it is a source of income for them, C) it
ECOTOURISM enables local people to protect their natural and
cultural resources, so eco-tourists approach
communities in a sensitive way respecting their
cultural and religious practices. For example, some
authorities publish some leaflets telling what to do
and what not to do.

EXAMPLES OF ECOTOURISM The African Game

Park, the Australian Great Barrier Reef are some
famous destinations. Some tour operators organize
birdwatching holidays or wildlife treks. Ecotourists
can explore central American rainforests or travel
through the deserts from north Africa, or working on
a farm in Slovakia.