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Criticism of Ecotourism
Ecotourism (also known as ecological tourism) is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact
and (often) small scale. It purports to educate the traveller; provide funds for conservation; directly benefit the economic development and
political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Ecotourism is held as important by
those who participate in it so that future generations may experience aspects of the environment relatively untouched by human intervention. Most
serious studies of ecotourism including several university programs now use this as the working definition.
Definitional problems and greenwashing
Part of the problem, a...show more content...
Ecotourism channels resources away from other projects that could contribute more sustainable and realistic solutions to pressing social and
environmental problems. "The money tourism can generate often ties parks and managements to eco–tourism" (Walpole et al. 2001). But there is a
tension in this relationship because eco–tourism often causes conflict and changes in land–use rights, fails to deliver promises of
community–level benefits, damages environments, and has plenty of other social impacts. Indeed many argue repeatedly that eco–tourism is
neither ecologically nor socially beneficial, yet it persists as a strategy for conservation and development (West, 2006). While several studies are
being done on ways to improve the ecotourism structure, some argue that these examples provide rationale for stopping it altogether.
The ecotourism system exercises tremendous financial and political influence. The evidence above shows that a strong case exists for restraining
such activities in certain locations. Funding could be used for field studies aimed at finding alternative solutions to tourism and the diverse
problems Africa faces in result of urbanization, industrialization, and the over exploitation of agriculture (Kamuaro, 2007). At the local level,
ecotourism has become a source of conflict over control of land, resources,
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Criticism Of Ecotourism

  • 1. Criticism of Ecotourism Ecotourism (also known as ecological tourism) is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strives to be low impact and (often) small scale. It purports to educate the traveller; provide funds for conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Ecotourism is held as important by those who participate in it so that future generations may experience aspects of the environment relatively untouched by human intervention. Most serious studies of ecotourism including several university programs now use this as the working definition. Definitional problems and greenwashing Part of the problem, a...show more content... Ecotourism channels resources away from other projects that could contribute more sustainable and realistic solutions to pressing social and environmental problems. "The money tourism can generate often ties parks and managements to eco–tourism" (Walpole et al. 2001). But there is a tension in this relationship because eco–tourism often causes conflict and changes in land–use rights, fails to deliver promises of community–level benefits, damages environments, and has plenty of other social impacts. Indeed many argue repeatedly that eco–tourism is neither ecologically nor socially beneficial, yet it persists as a strategy for conservation and development (West, 2006). While several studies are being done on ways to improve the ecotourism structure, some argue that these examples provide rationale for stopping it altogether. The ecotourism system exercises tremendous financial and political influence. The evidence above shows that a strong case exists for restraining such activities in certain locations. Funding could be used for field studies aimed at finding alternative solutions to tourism and the diverse problems Africa faces in result of urbanization, industrialization, and the over exploitation of agriculture (Kamuaro, 2007). At the local level, ecotourism has become a source of conflict over control of land, resources, Get more content on HelpWriting.net