Tourism and its Role in Environmental Conservation (original) (raw)

Assessment of Ecotourism Potential of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Eastern Nepal

Journal of Tourism & Adventure, 2018

Tourism is forefront of many economy but come with negative externalities resulting in diminished environmental quality. In place of these mass tourism practices, different alternative forms of tourism are practiced with aim of enhancing positive externalities while keeping check and balance to negative externalities. Ecotourism is one such approach which is often highlighted as one of the most effective tool to reconcile the conservation and development aspiration. Ecotourism in its different localized version and their impacts on environment are studied in Nepal. Despite this, ecotourism potential of protected areas is less explored dimension in ecotourism studies. This holds true for the eastern region of the lowland Nepal. Location of destination, features of that destination along with the facilities and uniqueness offered by the place is different which are vital in defining the ecotourism potential of different locations. The study forms the basis for promotion of ecotourism ...

Ecotourism in Himalayas: A case study of Jaunsar region (Uttarakhand, India)

Lambert Publication, Germany

Abstract Tourism is the third largest industry of the world after garments and gems-jewellery industry. Over the years tourism became one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world. In the year 2012, the world tourist arrival crossed 1000 million (1 billion), which gives US$ 1075 billion in return. Tourism also contributed 9% of GDP (direct, indirect and induced) in world in year 2012 (UNWTO, 2013). According to United Nations World Tourism Organization Statistics Report-2013, the share of silk route regions i.e. Europe, Middle East and Asia and the Pacific is more than 75% (more than 800 million) in world international tourism arrivals. Revival of ancient silk route for not only trade purposes but also for tourism will lead to new dimension of tourism in world. Ecotourism is one of the very sensitive types of tourism and is amongst the very demanding segment of tourism industry. To throw light on ecotourism, various definitions have been given by authors and specialist to explain the ecotourism. A Mexican architect, environmentalist, Hector Ceballos-Lascuráin, who was given credit for using the term first time “Ecotourism” in 1983, defines as the activity which respects the environment, encourage and promote the well being of local people. The different synonyms of ecotourism are nature-tourism, agro-tourism, responsible tourism, sustainable tourism etc. India is very rich its natural resources having variety of flora and fauna, which are slowly disappearing due to urbanization and unsustainable development in an area. Many of the places are loosing their characteristics of natural beauty due to mass tourism. Tourism, if unplanned may cause adverse impact on nature but ecotourism is activity which helps in utilising the resources in optimal way by supporting preservation of natural resources. To save environment and promote ecotourism, proper policy, plannings are required to stop uncontrolled development. There should be separate rules and regulations for local people, tourist visiting there and travel & tour operating companies who are promoting a place as eco-destination. It is our responsibility to study ecotourism issues properly and apply at the different places. Ecotourism could be best way to sustain natural sites and development of an area. This study is review of ecotourism planning at different parts of world and applying the concepts and results in local areas. The Jaunsar-Bawar region of Uttrakhand state in India has been taken as study area for community development through ecotourism. Key words: Ecotourism, Jaunsar, Koti Kanasar, Mahasu Devta, Devban, rural-ecotourism, Chakrata

Ecotourism in Annapurna Conservation Area: Potential, Opportunities and Challenges

2020

Ecotourism as a component of the sustainable green economy is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, because of its superiority compared to other types of tourism in terms of the responsibility towards people, nature and environment. In the long run, people can also be benefitted from ecotourism. This research explores the fundamental potential, challenges and opportunities of developing ecotourism in Ghorepani village of Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), the first and largest mountainous protected area in Nepal. Primary data were collected through preliminary field visit, questionnaire survey of households, key informant interviews, focus group discussion and direct field observation. The Ghorepani village of ACA attracts many tourists because of its beautiful natural landscape, biodiversity richness, snow-capped mountains, sunrise from Poon hills and different Rhododendron forests. Overall, the key finding of this article outlines the current status, potenti...

Local people’s perception of the impacts and importance of ecotourism in Central Nepal

PLOS ONE

Ecotourism contributes to conserving natural resources and promoting natural and cultural resources stewardship. However, without the strong support and involvement of local people, it is not easy to achieve the stated goals. This study aimed to understand the local people’s perception of the impacts and importance of ecotourism. We conducted a semi-structured interview of 167 respondents from Chitwan National Park (CNP), Nepal’s prime center for ecotourism. The result revealed that more than 70% of respondents are interested in ecotourism activities, and their interests are significantly affected by their age, academic qualification, and occupation. Local people from the study area perceived that infrastructure development and increase in the knowledge base are significant impacts of ecotourism. The study showed that local people’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics significantly influenced their perceived impacts of ecotourism. Detailed understanding and consideration o...

Effectiveness of Ecotourism: A case of Chitwan National Park

Journal of Advanced Academic Research

Ecotourism is the fast growing industry in the world. In Nepal also it is growing consistently since late 1980s.Various ecotourism programs have been initiated in different natural destinations in the country since then. But the research studies to find out the effectiveness of these programs have been rarely conducted. Very few studies have been conducted to know whether these programs are yielding desired results or not. This study aims to conduct one such research to find out the impact of a ecotourism program. The study is to be conducted in Chitwan National Park. The focus of the study is the buffer zone program of Chitwan National Park .Where the study aims to assess the impacts of community development activities of the buffer zone program. For that proposed conceptual frame work of the study is also presented below.

Tourism in Protected Areas and Appraisal of Ecotourism in Nepalese Policies

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education, 2019

Ecotourism is a form of nature-based tourism. It is recognized as the sustainable alternative to the mass tourism and is executed to contribute to the protection and enhancement of various component of the environment. As environmental and cultural diversity are considered as the greatest assets to ecotourism, Nepal with high cultural and environmental diversity is prime destinations for ecotourism and other forms of nature-based tourism. Ecotourism contributes to the conservation of biodiversity as a primary source of internal funding in the protected areas. Researches on the aspects of ecotourism in Nepal were focused towards potentiality evaluation, impact assessment and the impact of climate change including others. Despite the signifi cance of ecotourism in the Nepalese economy, research on governance aspects of ecotourism is limited. Th is article aims to analyze the role of government