...3.7 Delinquency………………………………………………………………………………..8 3. Economic impacts………………………………………………………………………9 4.8 Money leakage……………………………………………………………………………9 4.9 Inflation……………………………………………………………………………………..10 4.10 Other economic impacts…………………………………………………………….10 4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………11 5 References/ Bibliography…………………………………………………………….11 Eco-tourism cannot be sustained. Introduction Ecotourism, as a recent trend that lacks precise definitions and researches, has been welcomed without judging it by many of its fans. Sustainable tourism it is said to be one of the fastest growing subsectors of the tourism industry with an estimated worldwide annual increase of 10-15 %. On the other hand careful observations have revealed that ecotourism might not be as beneficial as its supporters appear to believe. It is perhaps astonishing that those who strongly believe in ecological trends appear to have overlooked that the word ecotourism is linking the word –eco with the word –tourism. It seems that they are forgetting all the negative impacts that tourism has brought to many countries. For example south Africa one...
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...An essay on ecotourism Ecotourism Essay Ecotourism involves responsible traveling to fragile, pristine and mostly protected areas. This takes place for different purposes, from educating the traveler, fostering respect for different cultures to directly benefiting the economic and political empowerment of local communities (Garana, 2008). Ideally, ecotourism incorporates the following criteria; promote biological and cultural diversity, touring unspoiled natural habitats, and the main attractions being local culture, flora and fauna. In short, ecotourism operations are defined by their commitment to the environment, education, nature and culture. The main objectives of ecotourism are providing nature-based, environmental education experiences for visitors and managing this in a sustainable manner (Badan & Bhatt, 2005). Education enables students to understand the interconnectedness of various aspects of the global environment. Ecotourism embraces cooperative education which is a structured educational strategy that integrates class work with learning through productive fieldwork experiences that for practical applications to be realized. The relationship between ecotourism and education is majorly concerned with ensuring that agencies deliver effective interpretations of cultural, environmental and resource management values (Morgan, 1999). This type of education involves explanation, stimulation, provocation, revelation and understanding in an interesting and enjoyable fashion...
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...Eco Tourism Eco-tourism is more than a catch phrase for nature loving travel and recreation. 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 travelers and service providers is the genuine meaning for eco-tourism. Eco-tourism also endeavors to encourage and support the diversity of local economies for which the tourism-related income is important. With support from tourists, local services and producers can compete with larger, foreign companies and local families can support themselves. Besides all these, the revenue produced from tourism helps and encourages governments to fund conservation projects and training programs. Saving the environment around you and preserving the natural luxuries and forest life, that's what eco-tourism is all about. Whether it's about a nature camp or organizing trekking trips towards the unspoilt and inaccessible regions, one should always keep in mind not to create any mishap or disturbance in the life cycle of nature. Eco-tourism focuses on local cultures, wilderness adventures, volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on our vulnerable planet. It is typically defined as travel to destinations where the flora, fauna, and cultural...
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...eco-tourism sites being creating in Hong Kong. The fact that the government doesn’t have the required authority to purchase privately owned land for new eco-tourism site slows down the growth of this important tourism industry. There might be an increase in number of tourists into Hong Kong touring the ecological sites but if the number of sites to be toured remains constant then there will be much pressure on sites meaning quite a number of tourists may never get a chance to visit the ecological sites. Ecological sites that are not under government ownership so far are vulnerable as they can be destroyed by the land owners for construction. This therefore risks the growth of eco-tourism industry because there will be no more ecological sites...
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...Caribbean History and Culture March 17, 2013 Tourism: Impacts on the Economy and Eco-System How is Caribbean tourism negative for their economy? How does tourism negatively impact ecology? Those are the questions I ask myself, is tourism tearing apart the Caribbean? In some ways there are both positive and negative impacts of tourism on the economy and ecology of the Caribbean. The reason this topic is worth being thoroughly exploring is because of all the lives it impacts on an everyday basis from work to water supply. Through researching I have found that there are a few alliances that their only purpose is to benefit and help keep the eco-system the way it is supposed to be. Now not all resorts are watched under these alliances but I am going to take a closer look at these Alliances and see exactly what they stand for and how they could make positive changes when it comes to helping save the eco-system. In the end I’m going to find statistics on what good and bad is going on, what people are doing to try to improve any of the bad and see just how much tourism affects the lives of the people and lands of the Caribbean. My plan is to look inside of it all, shift out the myths and find the truth on both the Economy and Ecology issues. The purpose of my research project is to look into the different effects tourism has on both the economy and ecology. I’m going to be digging deep into what is really happening to the oceans (Hill, 2013) these beautiful oceans that...
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...Brief synthesis The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF), located in the south-west of Bangladesh between the river Baleswar in the East and the Harinbanga in the West, adjoining to the Bay of Bengal, is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world. Lying between latitude 21° 27′ 30″ and 22° 30′ 00″ North and longitude 89° 02′ 00″ and 90° 00′ 00″ East and with a total area of 10,000 km2, 60% of the property lies in Bangladesh and the rest in India. The land area, including exposed sandbars, occupies 414,259 ha (70%) with water bodies covering 187,413 ha (30%). The three wildlife sanctuaries in the south cover an area of 139,700 ha and are considered core breeding areas for a number of endangered species. Situated in a unique bioclimatic zone within a typical geographical situation in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, it is a landmark of ancient heritage of mythological and historical events. Bestowed with magnificent scenic beauty and natural resources, it is internationally recognized for its high biodiversity of mangrove flora and fauna both on land and water. The immense tidal mangrove forests of Bangladeshs’ Sundarbans Forest Reserve, is in reality a mosaic of islands of different shapes and sizes, perennially washed by brackish water shrilling in and around the endless and mind-boggling labyrinths of water channels. The site supports exceptional biodiversity in its terrestrial, aquatic and marine habitats; ranging from micro to macro flora and fauna. The Sundarbans...
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...Why being eco friendly is essential. One of the most controversial topics and recent debates has been global warming and climate change. Everyone from researchers, scientist, experts, tourist, and the average person has studied the issue and has shared their opinions on this hot debate. Climate change is one of the biggest adversities our world has faced in the past, present, and future. One of the most common trends is that our climate is being affected by our human activity. Our human activity is causing our atmosphere to increase in temperature. Which causes the rising sea levels, the melting of ice and snow, and the overall substantial worldwide climate change. I urge each and one of you to pay close attention and see what you can do to help. Our atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter and it is starting to run a fever. Instead of treating our atmosphere and cooling it down, humankind is throwing blanket after blanket on our atmosphere and only making it warmer. These so called blankets are called green house gases. The common view from scientist and researchers is that greenhouse gases have caused most of the temperature increase in our atmosphere. Where the problem lies is that humankind is producing these greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are gases in our atmosphere that absorbs and releases radiation. The main gases in the earth’s atmosphere are carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases with out a doubt affect the earth’s temperature...
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...English 122 Nature vs. Man In the world now there are views of what can or should be done with the environment, use what is available to save any animal/plant/bug for the future. Then there are the options that go between those two extremes. Looking at some of the views from our readings as well as other sources, we’ll see what is looked at as right and wrong ways to use and preserve nature. There are many views on how the Earth should be used or preserved, but the how to do it with the world’s increasing population makes the answer so important to those that will come after us. While not about nature, Aldous Huxley’s “Time and the Machine” talks about time and how man has made himself a slave to time. Knowing that we have a limited amount of time in our lives, many want to do as much to fill that time as can be done. Most in the western world view time as something that needs to be taken advantage of, that there’s always a deadline for creating or making something. In some eastern cultures, there isn’t the hurry seen like we have. They aren’t as concerned for man-made time as they have “not been made conscious of the existence of minutes.” (Huxley, 366) He goes on to say that people living in large cities can live “without being aware of the daily march of the sun across the sky; without ever seeing the moon and stars.” (Huxley, 366) This goes to show that people are too into the passing of time and don’t look at taking time to relax and exist with nature. ...
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...Eco Terrorism Eco-terrorism is the term used to describe the violence in the interests of environmentalists. There have been cases when environmentalists have inflicted damage to the industrial factories, due to the fact that, they cause pollution and other environmental problems. According to Manning (2012), “Eco-terrorism can be defined as the act of violence or sabotage against person and property commits and support animal right activist.” There are some organizations that participate in it, such as, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF). These organizations managed to burn down a ski resort and blow up a laboratory among other things. On the other hand, some groups such as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are labeled as eco-terrorists although they do not commit such acts of violence against humans- they do not attempt to injure or kill people, but only provoke people through property. This has led to a debate that touches on whether or not to classify these actions as "terrorist" or not. The FBI has given the environmentalists a definition ‘the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, sub national group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.’ John Lewis, a top FBI official says, ‘The number one domestic terrorism threat is the eco-terrorism, animal-rights movement.” Eco-Terrorists...
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...Internship Report on | | A Study of BRAND REPOSITIONING STRATEGIES AND BRAND PERCEPTION OF CITIZEN ECO DRIVE WATCHES By Vivek Kumar 149010108 (BIM BANGALORE) To Bharathidasan Institute of Management Period (March 2009 –30th May 2009) Declaration I hereby declare that that the dissertation titled “A Study of BRAND REPOSITIONING STRATEGIES AND BRAND PERCEPTION OF CITIZEN ECO DRIVE WATCHES” is done for partial fulfillment of internship which is a part of study “under the guidance of Sharon Andrew and I have invested my earnest effort to accomplish the task and it has not been submitted anywhere for any other award. Where ever I had made any references I have furnished the source of information and they have been acknowledged. Vivek Kumar PGDBM BATCH-06 Bharathidasan Institute of Management ...
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...Mercedes Davis English 091 March 11, 2011 An Open Reader Reading is the foundation of our life. Without reading we would be like lost souls in the world. Everywhere we go and anything we do we have to read; at work, school, driving, etc. People who do not know how to read are limited in life, they cant get a job, and the everyday life would be a struggle. Someone who knows how to read has no restrictions, the sky is the limit for them, they are our lawyers, doctors, and teachers. In Moody’s article “The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading”, he expressed his love for the unpopular selections, and how he learned how to dissect his readings. Moody also states that nobody will ever be able to tell him how to read, and also believes there is no right or wrong way to read. In Moody’s article “The Joy and Enthusiasm of Ready”, he explains his high school and college reading experiences. He tells us how his, Mr. Buxton, taught him how to analyze Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Mr. Buxton did not give him his own interpretation and made sure Moody noticed how Shakespeare repeated somethings to help Moody come to a conclusion. In eleventh grade Moody’s teacher Mr. Flanders encouraged Moody to develop his own relationship with the Gospels, in his religious studies. Then Moody continued onto college where he read Umberto Eco’s Role of the Reader, where he was introduced to Eco’s “Open Text” philosophy. He also read some of the great European and Latin Americans articles. After his...
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...Lac,K. (2013). Make a decision to support eco-friendly tourism this Earth Day. Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/make-a-decision-to-support-eco-friendly-tourism-this-earth-day-1 In the given article the author pings a caution reminder to the travelers to start some essential things on the Earth day April 17.Since tourism industry places huge stress on the environment, as a traveler we should support eco-tourism by using eco-friendly products. Some of the tourism industry began to encourage this by providing eco-friendly hotels, on-site bike rentals, biodegradable bottles. Likewise many airlines were putting their effort to lessen their carbon foot prints. Finally the writer supports the future generations to enjoy beautiful destinations as it is, for that we need to preserve our beloved mother EARTH. African Wildlife Foundation. (n.d.). Conservation Tourism:Conservation tourism turns wildlife into a local asset. Retrieved from http://www.awf.org/economic/conservation-tourism The given article emphasis how Africa’s wildlife is conserved besides threats and the initiative steps taken by AWF to develop the tourism. The foundation appointed some non-profitable trusts to preserve the forest areas from the occupiers. They face challenges from local community and they teach them the importance of wildlife and how to preserve it. They found some solutions to support the locals by developing ecotourism lodges, providing jobs, giving training as a safari operator to support...
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...13th 2010, ECOLIFE is a limited liability company registered under the Enterprise Law of Vietnam. ECOLIFE defines itself as a pioneering eco-tourism social enterprise with the missions of promoting the protection of the marine environment and creating new, sustainable livelihoods for local people in the coastal provinces of Vietnam through eco-tourism services with community involvements (Tran, 2012). Initial testing of the business model in the Red River Delta indicated a right direction. Service Overview Up to now, ECOLIFE has been providing four main services to different types of customers (Tran, 2012). - Community-based Eco-tourism Tours: ECOLIFE provides tourists with interesting first-hand experience at a variety of coastal villages, national parks, and marine reserves in Vietnam. Local community participation is apparent in all endeavors as local residents are willing to share their views and take part in all activities, projects, decision–making processes, profit-sharing plans and other issues related to the eco-tourism development process. The tours’ lengths and contents are highly adjustable – ranging from “Countryside sightseeing”, to “One day as a fisherman”, and “Ramsar discovery” etc. – in order to best meet customer’ wants and needs. - Eco-volunteering: ECOLIFE is one of the earliest enterprises in Vietnam to offer eco-volunteering services with many different coastal community development programs that environmental volunteers can participate in, such...
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...Eco-Tourism Eco-Tourism is the natural ecological conservation and tourism combine as a way to travel. When the conservationists have learned that eco-tourism and the tourism industry linked and affecting the environment, we should focus on the concept of eco-tourism. We can easily find out the negative impact brought by eco-tourism. It shows the ecological impact of the improper human activities. The eco-tourism has undoubtedly become a part of the development of travel and tourism, but tourism growth has brought a lot of negative impacts. When travel behavior or activity does not comply with ecological concepts, attitudes and value, how can you call eco-tourism? It destroyed the environment, exploited the nature. Conservation is not only focus on the profits but also need the economic interests for long-term development. First of all, there is the destruction of ecosystem. The eco-tourism industry, which is growing rapidly, has emerged as one of the most important sectors of the international tourism industry, making up 7 percent of the world tourism market. In the Asia-Pacific region alone, eco-tour operators report growth rates of 10 percent to 25 percent a year. Demand for quality eco-tourism destinations will continue to grow as urban congestion, pollution, crowding, and concern for the natural environment all increase. (Jonathan Nash, April 2001). That means when the industry was growing quickly, it affected and destroyed the environment and ecosystem directly. Government...
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...is brought to you by www.bdresearch.org Eco-Tourism: An Investigation into the Conceptual Framework and Policy Requirements for its Growth in Bangladesh Golam Moinuddin* Halima Begum** Abstract Sustainability considerations have been making ways in each and every development initiative in the last two-decades or so. In line of this trend, the concept of eco-tourism emerged and later on, turned out to be an environment friendly and economically beneficial industry taking over a considerable bulk of mass-tourism activity and offsetting some of its negativities. Such a transformation has ultimately positioned eco-tourism to be the substitute of mass-tourism in many tourist destinations. In view of such reality, this article attempts to investigate on the conceptual dynamics and benefits of eco-tourism and explores reflective state of these theoretical underpinnings on the basis of two case studies drawn from successful eco-tourist destinations. In light of such investigative out-puts, the article focuses on the prospects of eco-tourism industry and makes an effort to provide a broad policy framework for the development of the same in Bangladesh. It identifies areas of intervention required in promoting the eco-tourism industry in the country. Finally, it attempts to define and differentiate the respective roles of the private and public sectors in the flourishment and sustainable growth of the sector in the country. Introduction Tourism industry contributes considerably to the...
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