ECOTOURISM AND CULTURE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Cultural Practices
These were the entities that were embedded in the people’s way of life such that there practice was well understood by the community members; generations through generation. Examples include:
Shrines and sacred groves: These Certain trees and groves that were considered sacred thus set aside as special places/ sites for offering sacrifices to the gods and spirits. Prayers were also conducted here. For example, Mugumo tree among the Kikuyu community, Murembe tree among the Tiriki, and the Kaya Forests along the Kenyan coast. Such areas were protected by elders from destruction leading to the preservation/ conservation of species therein. Among the Tiriki, sacred groves …show more content…
It is intended for promoting awareness about environment among people and facilitating preservation of wildlife. It comes with a number of benefits and pitfalls as well. Find below some of those advantages and disadvantages of eco-tourism: Advantages and disadvantages of Eco-tourism to the environment
• Preservation of Surrounding Environment: The idea of eco-tourism revolves around visiting beautiful places and protecting environment through it. As it does not involve the exploitation of several natural resources for unsustainable gains at a rapid pace, no significant negative impact is found on the environment. Rather, the nature and the wildlife can be preserved, which offers a sustainable choice of earning to the local people from travel and tourism.
• Scopes of Employment for Local People: The eco-tourism industry is seeing a boom as the concept is getting much popular with each passing day. More and more job opportunities are opening up as a result of the increasing demand of hotels, resorts and other accommodations equipped with skilled and trained professionals, experienced tour guides, merchandise retailers selling lots of necessary items, restaurants offering a variety of tasty foods, and so on. It is a great way to boost the local …show more content…
It comes with intense socio-cultural effects. While visiting different places, travelers get to know about local people and their cultures. It develops a sense of much better conservation ethic in them
.• Degradation of Environment: Like all other unique environmental efforts, eco-tourism also has some negative impacts on our surroundings. We might claim to be ‘environmentally sophisticated’, but the truth is that we do not realize how the transportation through which we are traveling or the food / drink which we are consuming there are taking a toll on the nature. All these inadvertent vicious infrastructure accelerate the environmental degradation to a large extent.
• Disturbance Caused to the Wildlife: Each and every type of tourism interrupts the quiet and peaceful wildlife. Inspite of lots of promotion of eco-tourism, people do not care much about the inconvenience caused to the birds and animals due to their illogical demands, wishes and behavior. They really do not try to become proper eco-tourists. It eventually imposes negative effects on the ecosystem and affects the ecological
Cultural Practices
These were the entities that were embedded in the people’s way of life such that there practice was well understood by the community members; generations through generation. Examples include:
Shrines and sacred groves: These Certain trees and groves that were considered sacred thus set aside as special places/ sites for offering sacrifices to the gods and spirits. Prayers were also conducted here. For example, Mugumo tree among the Kikuyu community, Murembe tree among the Tiriki, and the Kaya Forests along the Kenyan coast. Such areas were protected by elders from destruction leading to the preservation/ conservation of species therein. Among the Tiriki, sacred groves …show more content…
It is intended for promoting awareness about environment among people and facilitating preservation of wildlife. It comes with a number of benefits and pitfalls as well. Find below some of those advantages and disadvantages of eco-tourism: Advantages and disadvantages of Eco-tourism to the environment
• Preservation of Surrounding Environment: The idea of eco-tourism revolves around visiting beautiful places and protecting environment through it. As it does not involve the exploitation of several natural resources for unsustainable gains at a rapid pace, no significant negative impact is found on the environment. Rather, the nature and the wildlife can be preserved, which offers a sustainable choice of earning to the local people from travel and tourism.
• Scopes of Employment for Local People: The eco-tourism industry is seeing a boom as the concept is getting much popular with each passing day. More and more job opportunities are opening up as a result of the increasing demand of hotels, resorts and other accommodations equipped with skilled and trained professionals, experienced tour guides, merchandise retailers selling lots of necessary items, restaurants offering a variety of tasty foods, and so on. It is a great way to boost the local …show more content…
It comes with intense socio-cultural effects. While visiting different places, travelers get to know about local people and their cultures. It develops a sense of much better conservation ethic in them
.• Degradation of Environment: Like all other unique environmental efforts, eco-tourism also has some negative impacts on our surroundings. We might claim to be ‘environmentally sophisticated’, but the truth is that we do not realize how the transportation through which we are traveling or the food / drink which we are consuming there are taking a toll on the nature. All these inadvertent vicious infrastructure accelerate the environmental degradation to a large extent.
• Disturbance Caused to the Wildlife: Each and every type of tourism interrupts the quiet and peaceful wildlife. Inspite of lots of promotion of eco-tourism, people do not care much about the inconvenience caused to the birds and animals due to their illogical demands, wishes and behavior. They really do not try to become proper eco-tourists. It eventually imposes negative effects on the ecosystem and affects the ecological