Ecological Tourism

 

The Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as “purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the culture and natural history of the environment, taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem while producing economic opportunities that make the conservation of natural resources beneficial to local people.”

According to the Stanford Research Institute (1990), the ecology-minded tourist represents the fastest growing segment of the worldwide travel industry, increasing at an annual rate of 30 percent.

 

 

The economy is no longer driven by desire to accumulate goods, but by the quest for vivid experience.

— SRI International Report

 

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