Chapter 1 - Introduction to Tourism

3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

POSITIVE IMPACTS NEGATIVE IMPACTS

• Nature and eco-tourism helps to • It threatens natural resources such

protect the environment such as as water supplies, beaches and
conservation of wildlife and rainforests coral reefs

• Helps in raising funds for the • Threatens cultural resources such

conservation of natural resources as heritage sites through overuse
through entrance and guide fees
• It increases pollution through
• Creates alternative sources of income
traffic emissions, littering,
thereby reducing problems such as increased sewage production and
overfishing, poaching and deforestation noise
in developing countries

SOLUTIONS

• Improving public transport which reduces traffic congestion and pollution
• Reduce the tourist numbers in some areas
• Implementation of strict law
• The need for management and stewardship
• Providing lots of bins helps reduce litter
• Coping with the erosion of footpaths include encouraging visitors to use less

vulnerable areas and instead changing the line of paths and using more hard
wearing material for paths

• Protecting wildlife and farmland to remind visitors to take their litter home

and covered bins are provided at popular sites

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