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Transcript of Environmental Tourism
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Environmental Tourism
A presentation by:
Florea VladBalan Andreas
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Ecotourism
Ecotourism or Environmental Tourism is a form oftourism that involves visiting relatively remoteand undisturbed natural areas and staying inlocal tourist facilities. Its purpose is to educate
tourists regarding nature, raise funds for wildlifepreservation and bring the beauty of nature tothe public eye.
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Terminology Ecotourism is a late 20th-century neologism compounded
from eco- and tourism. ccording to the Oxford EnglishDictionary , ecotour was !rst recorded in "#$%
and ecotourism, &probably after ecotour ' ecotour, n. ... tour of or visit to an area of ecological
interest, usually with an educational element( )in later usealso* a similar tour or visit designed to have as littledetrimental e+ect on the ecology as possible or undertaenwith the speci!c aim of helping conservation e+orts.
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oals
The goals of ecotourism are
/aising public awareness
undraising for ecosystem protection
1aing tourism with little environmentalimpact possible
roviding a cheap and beautiful alternative
to conventional tourism 3ene!ting the local people economically
roviding 4obs as guides for the locals
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Environmental tourism inEngland
England is a land of beautiful landscapes andgreat stretches of forest and is well suited for
ecotourism. 1ore than three do5en districts ofEngland have been designated as areas ofnatural beauty( in addition, England boasts "0national pars, "2 national trails, and a protectedcoastline that stretches for miles and miles,
including around the entire peninsula of 6ornwall.
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Travel Ecotourists are encouraged to travel by
foot and train, as an eco-friendly and
cheap alternative to driving.
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The English countryside
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7isitors in search of green spaces can
choose from rolling hills, moorland, vastpars such as that in 8erbyshire, andeven huge &green lungs& in such citycenters as 9ondon.
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Impact on theenvironment Ecotourists can also impact the
environment negatively. 9etting tourists
loose in a delicate ecosystem can lead topollution and impact on the environment inunforeseen ways. This has been observedin many animals that lived near touristsand became used to living o+ their garbageinstead of hunting, sometimes evenattacing tourists and locals in order totae their food.
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:hile ecotourism providers are trying to minimi5e
impact on the environment, some tourists stillpollute these less populated areas. This defeats thepurpose of ecotourism and damages beautiful wildareas, thus destroying the natural habitat of many
animals.
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:e hope that you lied our presentation andwe invite you to watch the following clip
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