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Ecotourism = Tourism that provides for environmental conservation, includes meaningful community participation, and can be self-sustaining // Turismo que promueva la conservación del medio ambiente, incluya una participación comunitaria significativa y pueda ser autosostenible
As part of the Planeta.com deep dive into tourism definitions and niches, we turn to one of our favorites – ecotourism as interpreted around the world.
While the details vary, most definitions of ecotourism boil down to a special form of tourism that meets three criteria:
1) it provides for environmental conservation
2) it includes meaningful community participation
3) it is profitable and can be self-sustaining
Elsewhere on the Web
Latin American Ecotourism: What is it? – Ron Mader/Current Issues in Tourism
Defining Ecotourism and Responsible Travel
Ron Mader Interview – ECOCLUB, International Ecotourism Magazine
Researchgate
Climate Home News
Future of ecotourism (2014)
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