2. Content
1.0 What is Ecotourism?
2.0 Components of Ecotourism
2.1 Natural Based
2.2 Sustainable
2.3 Educational
3.0 Eco-travel
4.0 The future? YOU DECIDE…
3. 1.0 What is Ecotourism?
• Traveling to relatively undisturbed
uncontaminated natural areas.
or
• With the specific objective of studying,
existing cultural manifestations (both past
and present found in these areas).
• Sustained destination.
4. 2.0 Components of Ecotourism
1) Natural Based
2) Sustainable
3) Educational
5. 2.1 Natural Based
• Bird watching
• Camping
• Swimming
1) Developed in
tropical regions
2) Natural-based
experience
3) Protection and enjoyment
of natural / cultural heritage
• National Parks
• Coastal and Marine Areas
• Wildlife Reserves
4) Sustaining the
ecological life
6. 1) Significant aspect in
ecotourism
2) Sustainable
development
3) Limiting tourist numbers
4) Minimize environmental
degradation
2.2 Sustainable
7. 2.3 Educational
1) Appeals to people interacting
with the environment
2) Develop the knowledge and
appreciate
3) Aimed to educate the visitor
about value of natural environments
