- Minimize physical, social, behavioral, and psychological impacts.
- Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.
- Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts.
- Provide direct financial benefits for conservation.
- Generate financial benefits for both local people and private industry.
- Deliver memorable interpretative experiences to visitors that help raise sensitivity to host countries’ political, environmental, and social climates.
- Design, construct and operate low-impact facilities.
- Recognize the rights and spiritual beliefs of the Indigenous People in your community and work in partnership with them to create empowerment.
What Is Ecotourism
[cmsmasters_row data_shortcode_id=”mu3k40cdli” data_width=”boxed” data_top_style=”default” data_bot_style=”default” data_color=”default” data_bg_img=”15819|http://ecotourism.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/yavor-punchev-347831-unsplash-1920×1080-300×200.jpg|medium” data_bg_position=”center center” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_color_overlay=”rgba(37,65,81,0.85)” data_padding_top=”300″ data_padding_bottom=”320″ data_resp_vert_pad=”true” data_padding_top_laptop=”160″ data_padding_bottom_laptop=”180″ data_padding_top_tablet=”100″ data_padding_bottom_tablet=”120″ data_padding_top_mobile_h=”100″ data_padding_bottom_mobile_h=”120″ data_padding_top_mobile_v=”70″ data_padding_bottom_mobile_v=”90″][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″ data_shortcode_id=”tsg36hzfki” data_animation_delay=”0″ data_border_style=”default” data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center”][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”kbfkjihq5i” type=”h2″ font_size=”62″ line_height=”70″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”center” color=”#ffffff” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]What Is Ecotourism?[/cmsmasters_heading][/cmsmasters_column][/cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_row data_padding_bottom=”0″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_color=”default” data_bot_style=”default” data_top_style=”default” data_columns_behavior=”true” data_no_margin=”true” data_padding_right=”0″ data_padding_left=”0″ data_width=”fullwidth” data_shortcode_id=”4tkxxy3x8a”][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/3″ data_animation_delay=”0″ data_border_style=”default” data_color_overlay=”rgba(28,114,0,0.85)” data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_bg_img=”16074|http://ecotourism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/niko-photos-333391-unsplash-300×200.jpg|medium” data_padding_mobile_v=”70px 8% 55px 9%” data_padding_laptop=”114px 8% 88px 9%” data_resp_padding=”true” data_padding=”195px 17% 160px 18%” data_shortcode_id=”fds70fuqos”][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”r0kh8uwan8″ type=”h2″ font_size=”40″ line_height=”50″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]Conservation[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”s6kvbp2xit” type=”h6″ font_family=”Hind:300,400,500,600,700″ font_size=”18″ line_height=”26″ font_weight=”400″ font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation_delay=”0″]Offering market-linked long-term solutions, ecotourism provides effective economic incentives for conserving and enhancing bio-cultural diversity and helps protect the natural and cultural heritage of our beautiful planet.[/cmsmasters_heading][/cmsmasters_column][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/3″ data_shortcode_id=”9umckw2emc” data_padding=”195px 20% 128px 20%” data_resp_padding=”true” data_padding_laptop=”117px 9% 70px 9%” data_padding_mobile_v=”75px 9% 70px 9%” data_bg_color=”#fdfbf8″ data_bg_img=”16075|http://ecotourism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trevor-cole-393231-unsplash-300×200.jpg|medium” data_bg_position=”top center” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_size=”cover” data_color_overlay=”rgba(204,180,0,0.85)” data_border_style=”default”][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”3gp36i76mj” type=”h2″ font_size=”40″ line_height=”50″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]Communities[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”nn5g7g4txj” type=”h6″ font_family=”Hind:300,400,500,600,700″ font_size=”18″ line_height=”26″ font_weight=”400″ font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation_delay=”0″]By increasing local capacity building and employment opportunities, ecotourism is an effective vehicle for empowering local communities around the world to fight against poverty and to achieve sustainable development.[/cmsmasters_heading][/cmsmasters_column][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/3″ data_border_style=”default” data_color_overlay=”rgba(130,0,0,0.85)” data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”center center” data_bg_img=”15861|http://ecotourism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/duy-pham-704498-unsplash-300×169.jpg|medium” data_padding_mobile_v=”75px 9% 70px 9%” data_padding_laptop=”117px 9% 70px 9%” data_resp_padding=”true” data_padding=”195px 20% 128px 20%” data_shortcode_id=”opj2bfjm9q”][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”4oceeaex6b” type=”h2″ font_size=”40″ line_height=”50″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]Interpretation[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”iun21w944v” type=”h6″ font_family=”Hind:300,400,500,600,700″ font_size=”18″ line_height=”26″ font_weight=”400″ font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.8)” margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation_delay=”0″]With an emphasis on enriching personal experiences and environmental awareness through interpretation, ecotourism promotes greater understanding and appreciation for nature, local society, and culture.[/cmsmasters_heading][/cmsmasters_column][/cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_row data_shortcode_id=”h9sa03zs8y” data_width=”fullwidth” data_padding_left=”0″ data_padding_right=”0″ data_columns_behavior=”true” data_top_style=”default” data_bot_style=”default” data_color=”default” data_bg_color=”#ffffff” data_padding_top=”0″ data_padding_bottom=”0″ data_resp_vert_pad=”true” data_padding_bottom_tablet=”0″][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″ data_border_style=”default” data_padding_mobile_v=”70px 9% 60px 9%” data_padding_laptop=”85px 9% 60px 9%” data_resp_padding=”true” data_padding=”10% 29% 10% 20%” data_shortcode_id=”d78dwlia”][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”2beecubvd8″ type=”h2″ font_size=”46″ line_height=”60″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”left” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”17″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]The Definition.[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”n43m87juql” type=”h6″ font_family=”Hind:300,400,500,600,700″ font_size=”18″ line_height=”26″ font_weight=”400″ font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”#7d7d7d” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation_delay=”0″]Ecotourism is now defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education” (TIES, 2015). Education is meant to be inclusive of both staff and guests.[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”y32rk6dcss” type=”h2″ font_size=”46″ line_height=”60″ font_weight=”default” font_style=”default” text_align=”left” margin_top=”50″ margin_bottom=”17″ custom_check=”true” animation_delay=”0″]Principles of Ecotourism[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_heading shortcode_id=”prflef9tcl” type=”h6″ font_family=”Hind:300,400,500,600,700″ font_size=”18″ line_height=”26″ font_weight=”400″ font_style=”default” text_align=”left” color=”#7d7d7d” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ animation_delay=”0″]Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. This means that those who implement, participate in and market ecotourism activities should adopt the following ecotourism principles:[/cmsmasters_heading][cmsmasters_text shortcode_id=”cjepkfb4wk” animation_delay=”0″]