Description:
Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving
visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a
low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial
(mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide
funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights.
Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavour by
environmentalists, so that future generations may experience
destinations relatively untouched by human intervention.
