Ecotourism: A brief study of Tripura stateMihir Adhikary
In this slide I have discussed about the features, principles,impacts of ecotourism with special reference of the state Tripura. Here I have provided some detailed information about the tourist Destinations of Tripura which are related with Eco-tourism.
* Chinese tourism to Australia
* Challenges of marketing ‘nature based’ tourism to China
* Geotourism – Geoparks, World Heritage Areas & Geotrails
* Guizhou Province, China & the Flinders Ranges
* Protection/interpretation of iconic fossil Geosites
Case Study on Marketing Strategies Kerala Tourism,
SWOT Analysis of Kerala Tourism,
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Tourist Information Centers in Kerala as Tourist Destination.
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Inside: Brief intro bout Kenya, Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Agriculture, Wildlife, Tourism, Foods, People, and more...
Coastal Zone and Small Island States (SIDS) Tourism Planning and Development represents some of the greatest potential travel experiences but also some of the most challenging planning procedures. Potential beach and dune erosion, rising sea levels and accompanying surges, wetland biodiversity protection and marine debris reduction are factors to be integrated into the comprehensive planning and development process. Furthermore approximately 75% of all tourism activities take place in the coastal areas creating pressure on the terrestrial and marine resources. Ecoplan:net has contributed to the tourism planning and development of coastal zones in Asia, Micronesia, North, south and Central Americas and Africa including the southern Red Sea Region.
It is a supported by the SST (Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism) and the Intrepid Foundation, Australia for providing their support to this awareness program. Tourism Porters are highly disregarded tourism industry professionals worldwide.
Ecotourism: A brief study of Tripura stateMihir Adhikary
In this slide I have discussed about the features, principles,impacts of ecotourism with special reference of the state Tripura. Here I have provided some detailed information about the tourist Destinations of Tripura which are related with Eco-tourism.
* Chinese tourism to Australia
* Challenges of marketing ‘nature based’ tourism to China
* Geotourism – Geoparks, World Heritage Areas & Geotrails
* Guizhou Province, China & the Flinders Ranges
* Protection/interpretation of iconic fossil Geosites
Case Study on Marketing Strategies Kerala Tourism,
SWOT Analysis of Kerala Tourism,
Recomendations
Tourist Information Centers in Kerala as Tourist Destination.
A presentation on Kenya's Awesome Geography and Culture.
Inside: Brief intro bout Kenya, Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Agriculture, Wildlife, Tourism, Foods, People, and more...
Coastal Zone and Small Island States (SIDS) Tourism Planning and Development represents some of the greatest potential travel experiences but also some of the most challenging planning procedures. Potential beach and dune erosion, rising sea levels and accompanying surges, wetland biodiversity protection and marine debris reduction are factors to be integrated into the comprehensive planning and development process. Furthermore approximately 75% of all tourism activities take place in the coastal areas creating pressure on the terrestrial and marine resources. Ecoplan:net has contributed to the tourism planning and development of coastal zones in Asia, Micronesia, North, south and Central Americas and Africa including the southern Red Sea Region.
It is a supported by the SST (Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism) and the Intrepid Foundation, Australia for providing their support to this awareness program. Tourism Porters are highly disregarded tourism industry professionals worldwide.
The following is a power point presentation on the Nepal Earthquake 2015. it contains all the necessary details such as affected areas, loss of life and property etc.
There are also some methods that can be used during an earthquake.
Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment.
Eco-tourism is consecrated for preserving and sustaining the diversity of the world's natural and cultural environments. It accommodates and entertains visitors in a way that is minimally intrusive or destructive to the environment and sustains & supports the native cultures in the locations it is operating in. Responsibility of both travellers and service providers is the genuine meaning for eco-tourism.
This is just to give the information about Eco-Tourism that what is all about with one of the examples of Keoladeo National Park. This is only a starting after this you will able to find more presentations regarding the tourism & Education.
Eco-tourism management in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand (India)BASIX
Eco-tourism:Perhaps the most over-used and mis-used word in the travel industry. But what does it mean? The Ecotourism Society defines it as "responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of the local people". A walk through the rainforest is not eco-tourism unless that particular walk somehow benefits that environment and the people who live there. A rafting trip is only eco-tourism if it raises awareness and funds to help protect the watershed. A loose interpretation of this definition allows many companies to promote themselves as something that they are not. If true eco-tourism is important to you, ask plenty of questions to determine if your trip will help "conserve and improve" the places you visit.
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1. Tourism, Environment andTourism, Environment and
PortersPorters
JULY 12 2013JULY 12 2013
KATHMANDU ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTKATHMANDU ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT
Arjun Kumar LimbuArjun Kumar Limbu
& Paul Ostrowski& Paul Ostrowski
E-mail: arjunlimbu@outlook.comE-mail: arjunlimbu@outlook.com
PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY::
2. Importance : Mountain Environment
Importance: why?
Conservation: How?
Interaction: Q/A
Why? Benefits
ISAS
(Information Search & Analysis Skill)
Life Betterment.
Knowledge is Power.
Skill is a tool.
Use your Power to use Tool.
7. steep, sloping sides and sharp or slightly rounded ridges
and peaks.
-3500 m (SNOWY) – 600 m -1500m -2500m
-About 1/5 world's landscape,
-homes at least 1/10 world's people.
-Tallest known mountain -solar system is Olympus Mons,
located on Mars.
-mountains under the surface of the sea
-Highest Mountain Range: Himalayan
-Longest : Andes of Mountain
-Himalaya = Andes = Rockies = Alps = Karakoram
8. About Nepal:
GEOGRAPHY
Elevation : 60 - 8848 m
Geographical Division :
3 geographical zones-
Mountainous & Hilly (75%), Plain.
HKH Region.
Young Mountain-Australia
Immense Altitudinal Changes
Climatic Great Variations
Diversity of Ecosystems: Rich
many high altitude plants medicinal
economic value of
mountain people (Yarsa Gumba)
10. Nepal at a Glance
Location : In between India & China
Area : 147,181 sq.km
Population : 25 million
People : 101 ethnic groups & 92 dialects
FOOD : DAL-BHAT (carbohydrate n proteineous)
Language : Nepali is the national language.
: English is widely spoken and & understood
Political System : Multi party republic system
Climate : Nepal has four seasons
Winter : December-February
Spring : March – May
Summer : June – August
Autumn : September – November
Elevation : 60 - 8848 meter (Mt. Everest)
1953 May 29 Ascended.
Geographical Division : 3 geographical zones-
•High Mountain
•Mid Hill
•Plain
NEPA
L
17. Sustainable Mountain Tourism
Sustainable Development:
“meets the need of present generation without
compromising the needs of future
generations.”
Sustainable Mountain Tourism is defined as state of
development in which quality of life of the
mountain people improves and visitors
satisfaction is enhanced without depleting or
degrading natural resources for future
generations to come.
18. Mountain Tourism Challenges
CLIMATE CHANGE - Small change has large scale
effects
Natural Disasters: Flooding, droughts and crop
failures, landslides, land degradation, desertification,
GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding)
Five GLOF events are known to have occurred in Nepal
between 1977 and 1998. In August 1985 a GLOF from the Dig Tsho
(Langmoche) glacial lake destroyed 14 bridges and caused about US$
1.5 million worth of damage to the nearby completed Namche small
hydropower plant.
20. Biological Diversity
One of Asia’s most rich biodiversity.
wide range of altitude has contributed to abundant and
diverse ecosystem, species and genetic resources.
home of 2% of world’s flowering plants.
4% of the world’s mammals (the largest population of
one horned rhino is found in Chitwan National Park).
8% of the world’s bird populations, among which the
Spiny Babbler is endemic to Nepal.
Out of an estimated 1,000 species of indigenous
medicinal plants approximately 700 species have been
identified.
21. Eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains
found in Nepal
The world’s deepest gorges—the Kali
Gandaki named after the ferocious goddess
Kali, which is also Nepal’s very best river
for white water rafting.
Tilicho Lake (at 5,099m) north of Annapurna
is one of the highest lakes in the world.
Nepal has the world’s second largest
hydroelectric power potential
22. Nepal—the largest figure declared for conservation
in any country.
16 Protected Areas in Nepal (18% of the total area): 9
National Parks, 3 Wildlife Reserves, 3 Conservation
Areas and 1 Hunting Reserve.
National Parks
23. Mountaineering & Adventure
Adventure
Trekking
Rafting
Jungle Safari
Paragliding
Bungee jumping
Mountaineering
-Around 326 peaks in
Nepal are opened for
mountaineering
-1,310 peaks above 6000
meters
Adventure & Mountaineering
29. Tourism in Nepal
Who are tourist ?
“People who stay more than one night
in a place other than home”
Who are foreigners ?
“People coming from far off place to
see, experience and learn about a
place”
Tourism is defined as the activity under
taken to cater the tourist”
31. Support Mountain People and ENVIRONMENT.
Leave nothing but footprints
ake nothing but photographs." old phrase
Leave nothing but Memories
Take nothing but local products." new-KE
-arjun June 11, 2010
33. SIMPLE RULE
Indigeneous knowledge - use of natural resources
Limited people - less resources & alternatives
less outward access to world
less consumption
less commercialization
Today, sustainable solutions (?)
YESTERDAY
34. Major Tourism Products of Nepal
Mountaineering products
Rich floral and faunal diversity
Cultural and Heritage
Adventure based activities:
Trekking
Rafting
Jungle Safari
Gliding
35. -White & black mountains
-Loads of garbage need to be brought down from mountains
-External forces –climate change
-Migration
-Child Labor, River systems,
-Geographical Maps, Geo tourism
-deforestations, landslides
-Bird Watching,
-Carbon issues- aviation (ICAO, UNEP, KEEP in Nepal)
-Natural disasters (Importance in tourism)
-Risk assessment and management
36.
“Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic
mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848
metres). The Park shelters several rare species, such as the
snow leopard and the lesser panda. The presence of the
Sherpas, with their unique culture, adds further interest
to this site.”
3rd
Session of the World Heritage Committee, October 26, 1979:
38. Natural resources
conservation Management of natural resources
Forest nursery and plantation
Forest, Wildlife Soil and Water Conservation
Research, Survey and Documentation
42. Organization Introduction
Established in 1992
Non Profit, Non Governmental Organization
Mission
“Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is a
registered non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Our
mission is to ensure the future ecological and cultural
prosperity of Nepal and its people by maximising the
benefits and reducing the negative impacts associated with
tourism.”
KEE
P
43. • Visitors’ Information Centres
• Tourism Capacity Development Program
• Community Development Program
• Environmental Awareness Program
• Volunteer Program
• Porters’ Welfare Program
Major Activities
44. -KEEP established Porters’ Clothing Bank (PCB)
in September, 2009 with support from
different international and National
organizations like IPPG, CAN, IMEC, PP-UK,
Mountain Kingdom, UK, WE-UK,
Porter’s Welfare Program
To provide ill-prepared porters with better
clothing suitable for their treks in a mountain
environment.
45. Date of Establishment: 1st September, 2009
Objective: To provide ill-prepared porters with
better clothing, suitable for their treks in a
mountain environment
KEEP PCBKEEP PCB
46. • Help to minimize occupational health hazard
altitude sickness
snow blindness
Hypothermia
Frostbite
MPORTANCEMPORTANCE
• Aware tourist,
guides as well as
porters about porters’
role in memorable
trekking, porters right
51. •Lending Procedure:
• A form needs to be filled up
•A deposit of NRs.1000 should be made
• Clothes will be lended
• Rs. 750 will be refund upon the return of
clothes and equipment
53. Improving The Plight of
Porters
Porters In Nepal
Govt., Employers, Employee
Situation today
Needed Improvements-proposals
54. Nepalise Porters
Backbone of treaking industry
Tipically carry 63%- 93% of
body wt.
World’s most effective haulers
Unique in the world-most
efficient haulers
Most are subsistence farmers in
off-season
55. Porters in Nepal today
EXPLOITED
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
REGULATIONS NOT ENFORCED
Profits of tourism NOT trickle
ing down
Lack respect due them
Pay not enough
56.
57. Group 1: The problems were:
Inadequate Equipment& Gears (Rope) : Sunglasses,
Shoes
Salary
No Jacket for raining
No Medicines during trek sick ,
No Insurance from Trekking office
Deport in the middle of Job with some excuses like
problem of insufficient carried food items for
complete trekking groups in mountains. (For 18 days’
agreed job initially, deport us after 5 days- we also
have our plans-they shouldn’t treat us like this, we’d
other better options than to be deported on too
early)
58. Group 2: The presented problems were:
a) More weight than assigned load (Before trek agreed on
30Kg, later 45-50Kg on field).
b) No clothing sets according to temperature
c) Less salary than agreed/assigned by government
d) Language barrier to speak with tourists even though
there’s a great interest.
e) Improper fooding and lodging
f) No knowledge on Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
even after being victim.
g) No Sunglasses provided for snowy conditions
h) No wind and waterproof jackets, No Proper shoes for
walking in snow
i) Guides are barriers to speak with tourists (Guides
often worry if Porters would benefit more/damage trip
59. Group 3: Problems presented
a) Heavy Load
b) Less salary
c) No suitable clothes
d) No necessary info, workshops for porters
e) No porters are provided any info regarding trekking.
f) When porters have problems, Guides do not let them
communicate with tourists.
g) No availability of medicines
h) Improper fooding management
i) Hoteliers’ perspective towards ‘Porters’: Treat with us
very inhumanely (We are human too!!)
j) Tips from Guests (Tourists) to Porters is not available to
us
k) No insurance for Porters
60. Porters’ situation & Experience
Tamang Heritage trail, porters
shared his problem with all of us. “Few years
back, while expedition to the ‘Meera Peak’ of
height 6476m, I had a severe stomach pain and
I didn’t know what to do or who to be told
about this problem. At times, I felt vomiting as
well.
In Everest trek, I immediately felt down with
loads, foreign tourists gave some medicines,
nepali companies didn’t care me- Jiri Porter
61. Ways to improve?
Should know things before trekking:
a) Regarding trekking
b) About Standard load weight, and carrying items
c) About Geography and local
Should know things before trekking:
a) Insurance is a must.
b) Knowledge on First Aid
c) Should learn English language
d) What food and accommodation will be provided/available
in trekking route?
e) What shoes, sunglasses and clothing will be
provided/available according to local environmental/
geographical terrain conditions?
62. Needed Improvements--
proposals
Porter registration program
Load + wage standard
bring awareness to gov.to
strengthen legislation regarding
safety for porters
Insurance
Higher level of service+training
Raise awarness: taking care of
pporportersp
63. Interaction
What can we do to address these issues?
Is there anyway ‘Leave no trace’/ ‘Zero
waste’?
Whose responsibility? Ind gr?
What are the locations needed Environment
prob?