Natural Environmental Tourist Attraction

The negative environmental impacts of tourism are substantial.

Natural disasters tourism effects. Tourism in the natural environment has been characterised by. The quality of the environment both natural and man made is essential to tourism. However tourisms relationship with the environment is complex and many activities can have adverse environmental effects if careful tourism planning and management is not undertaken.

It is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile pristine and relatively undisturbed natural areas intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial mass tourismit means responsible travel to natural areas conserving the environment and. Globally there are countless varieties of natural attractions no two natural attractions are the same because they have been shaped by the unique natural forces of the surrounding environment. Ecosystems such as rain forests wetlands mangroves coral reefs sea grass beds and alpine regions are often threatened because they are attractive places to developers and tourists.

Place environmental issues at the core of sustainable tourism policy at national regional and local levels 18 2. Therefore tourism and natural environment can both co exist and be mutually beneficial to each other if the tourism industry has the willingness to pull in full support to the conservation efforts of the natural environment. They include the depletion of local natural resources as well as pollution and waste problems.

It is ironic really that tourism often destroys the very things that it. Five key objectives 16 1. In doing so it can help maintain the environment and also recover from the negative image that it has built up for.

In areas with high concentrations of tourist activities and appealing natural attractions waste disposal is a serious problem and improper disposal can be a major despoiler of the natural environment rivers scenic areas and roadsides. Why the environment is so important to tourism. Ecotourism is catering for holiday makers in the natural environment without damaging it or disturbing habitats.

The tourism industry also has many physical impacts on the environment. Negative environmental impacts of tourism. The management of.

Tourist facilities built to earn a profit without any concern about integrating the design with the natural features of the place can lead to aesthetic pollution. The marketing of resources without acknowledging the impact on resources that visitation can create and b. Large resorts of disparate designs can dominate the landscape and spoil the natural beauty of a place.

The importance of the environment for tourism 04 environmental challenges facing the tourism industry 08 sustainable tourism 12 environmental action plan 2007 2009. Tourism often puts pressure on natural resources through over consumption often in places where resources are already scarce.