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Title: ecotourism


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ecotourism
  • sustainable enough?

EQUATIONS INDIA
2
Tracing history
  • 1st coined by tour operator in Costa Rica 70s
  • Defined by IUCN 1996
  • Became popular with industry
  • Lucrative
  • Cover up
  • Boost after IYE 2002

3
Fall out
  • Tourism in ecologically sensitive regions is
    being qualified as ecotourism
  • Opening up more and newer areas
  • New forms added rural, adventure etc.
  • Entry of new players Forest Dept.
  • Tourism industry claims on a few eco-friendly
    practices

4
Critical areas being targeted
  • Andaman Islands
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Numerous PAs
  • Other ecologically rich sensitive areas

5
Areas
  • Andamans
  • 7 studies master plans
  • Tourism vision MoT-WTO-UNDP
  • Linked with Phuket
  • 40 islands for ecotourism
  • Tamil Nadu
  • 3 mangrove rich areas

6
Andamans corals exposed
7
Impacts
  • Conflicts
  • Dislocation
  • Conflicts with jurisdiction
  • Access resource use
  • Benefits
  • Marginal
  • Few cases to prove

8
Thank You
9
Contact us
  415, 2-C CROSS 4TH MAIN, OMBR
LAYOUT BANASWADI BANGALORE 560043 Tel
91-80-25457607 / 25457659 Fax
91-80-25457665 Email info_at_equitabletourism.org
Web www.equitabletourism.org
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