Well, first of all I would like to explain that Jeongyeon, Han and I have a important mission for Topic in Media Class, we have to write about TRAVEL for our final assignment. As a first step in our research we have to read an article about one of the subjects related to TRAVEL... and we chose to talk about ECO-TOURISM.
So, to introduce this subject there are no better article than the one that explains "What is Eco-tourism?", presented on CNN.com on July 1, 2008... As articles related to TRAVEL are not time dependent, it is not necessery to read some thing new .... or break news!!!
Let's move on to the article...
In this article, Tricia Barnett, chief executive of Tourism Concern, a UK charity that campaigns against exploitation in tourism, says eco-tourism is only a marketing strategy and that there is many evidences to show that eco-tourism, “like all forms of tourism, is not necessarily sustainable.” She also states that eco-tourism can be more abusive because it incentives people to to go to areas where indigenous live.
According to Barnett, it is possible to plan a vacation and be ecologically correct. However, it is very important to search for information about the area, consider and respect the environment and the local eco-system. A new form of eco-tourism has been changing its conception... the Community Tourism as it is known is a sustainable form what involves the considerations about the economy and social structure of the area. This news form of tourism also provides a real contact with the nature and with the people who live in the area.
I really like this article... I agree with the purposes presented by Tricia Barnett and I think that a sustainable eco-tourism should be focus not only on the natural aspects of the area, but also in the people who are part of the system and those ones who use the natural resources to live in equilibrium and harmony.
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I think you found a really good article about eco-tourism. I have mixed feelings about eco-tourism. I traveled to Australia a few years ago and visited Fraser Island and took part in an eco-tour there. On the one hand, it was nice to see the area and learn so much about the ecology, but on the other hand it was weird to be with so many other people. But, one potential benefit that I thought of was that at least the hoards of people were concentrated to certain areas, limiting the amount of damage that could be done compared to what could have happened if we all went where ever we wanted.
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