 | Nature tourism is the organized viewing of wildlife. Nature tourists pay a considerable amount of money to participate in viewing wildlife in their native countries and in foreign countries that promote nature viewing to attract the revenue of tourists.
The example of a sustainable use of wildlife in the Manu Biosphere Reserve and Puero Maldonado National Parks of Peru in (Groom, M.J., et al., 2000), recognizes the benefits of ecotourism as it helps to educate people on the importance of conserving wildlife. The monetary gains from this industry serves to benefit the conservation efforts to manage wild habitats and provides an income for local people.
Critics of ecotourism point to the potential harm caused by the intrusion of large numbers of people into wild habitats. The presence of nature tourists is seen to influence behavior or population parameters such as reproductive success and survival of the affected wildlife. These effects can be listed as being direct or indirect.
For the purpose of my presentation, I will look at the following:
Direct Effects Indirect Effects Current Problems Regulations Ecotourism helps to preserve valuable ecological resources, educate people on conservation of valuable resources and generate income to finance conservation efforts. However, ecotourism in developing nations needs to be managed under a comprehensive body including local people, scientists, policy-makers operating within set priorities and regulations. For details follow the link to my concluding remarks. Conclusions
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Indonesia: Ecotourism in the Rain Forest of Western Java
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