Niagara Nature Tours
WHAT IS ECOTOURISM?
"Travel to natural areas that fosters environmental understanding, appreciation and conservation, and sustains the culture and well being of local people." (Young & Goudberg 1992)
PRINCIPLES OF ECOTOURISM
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WHAT IS ECOTOURISM? |
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"Travel to natural areas that fosters environmental understanding, appreciation and conservation, and sustains the culture and well being of local people." (Young & Goudberg 1992) |
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PRINCIPLES OF ECOTOURISM |
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IT MUST PROMOTE
POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS FOSTERING PREFERRED BEHAVIOURS IN ITS PARTICIPANTS |
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IT MUST BENEFIT THE WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||||||||||||
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IT HAS A FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | ||||||||||||
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IT HAS AN EXPECTATION OF GRATIFICATION THAT IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND/OR APPRECIATION RATHER THAN IN THRILL SEEKING OR PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENT | ||||||||||||
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IT HAS A HIGH COGNITIVE AND EFFECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL DIMENSION | ||||||||||||
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IT IS MORE A PHILOSOPHY AS TO HOW TO DO BUSINESS THAN A TYPE OF BUSINESS! | ||||||||||||
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IT IS VALUES, ETHICS AND THE DESIRE TO HAVE A TOURISM SUSTAINABLE | ||||||||||||
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