Ecotourism in Wetland Ecology

Das, Niranjan; Syiemlieh, Hiambok Jones

doi:10.1080/13032917.2009.10518920

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“…Community-based ecotourism is the best option in an area which is conserved, owned and managed by a community to gain income by operating a tourism enterprise [1]. There will be direct and indirect participants and beneficiaries looking after environmental conservation, business enterprise and community development [1]. Local income, biodiversity conservation and cultural preservation are necessary for tourism intervention in such areas.…”

Section: Different Forms Of Ecotourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is one of the meaningful sources of economic development and job creation. Cross country evidence demonstrates that tourism is labor intensive and offers a variety of small scale opportunities creating jobs for poor, women, young and indigenous communities [1].…”

Section: Ecotourism In Global and National Scenariomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It provides revenue to the park authority and income to local people [24]. Ecotourism is already the largest source of foreign exchange in many countries [1].…”

Section: Positive Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the sustainable tourism industry [1][2][3], which focuses on wildlife conservation, environmental protection, poverty alleviation and economic development [4,5]. Hector Ceballos Lascurain coined the term, "Ecotourism" in 1983 to describe the nature-based travel to relatively undisturbed area with an emphasis on education [1]. There is no such universally accepted definition of ecotourism.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecotourism and Its Role in Sustainable Development of Nepal

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Ecotourism helps in environmental protection, wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation and socio-economic development. It affects environmental, social and economic components of the community and the whole country. It has different forms which are named according to the preference of the country. Developed as well as developing countries , such as Nepal, are promoting ecotourism for sustainable development of the nation. Different methodologies are applied throughout the world by different researchers for assessing ecotourism. This chapter focuses on review of ecotourism researches throughout the world. It has both positive and negative impacts on environmental, social and economic aspects of the country. Due to the high rate of beneficial impacts, it is helping in the overall development of the community, country and the whole world. There is need of cooperation among different stakeholders, training of ecotourism to tourism entrepreneurs and appropriate management policy for sustainable implementation of ecotourism projects.

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Section: Different Forms Of Ecotourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecotourism In Global and National Scenariomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It provides revenue to the park authority and income to local people [24]. Ecotourism is already the largest source of foreign exchange in many countries [1].…”

Section: Positive Impactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…It takes care of natural resources and helps to earn money through tourism enterprise to better their lives. It involves conservation, business enterprise and community development with the help of direct and indirect participants and benefi ciaries (Das & Syiemlieh, 2009). …”

Section: Principle Of Ecotourismmentioning

confidence: 99%