Nature Tourism In Developing Countries

In 2016 travel and tourism contributed 76 trillion or 102 to total gdp and the industry provided jobs to one in 10 people according to the world travel tourism council.

Natural tourist spot in cebu. While nature based tourism which includes wildlife tourism has been expanding rapidly in the last decade or so due to increased demand and opportunities wildlife. Google scholar crossref. Moreover compared to unique values the pas in developing countries are experiencing a rapid growth in visitation compared to those in developed countries balmford et al 2009.

Stimulus efforts that focus on nature dependent sectors can help countries avoid having more vulnerable people fall below the poverty line. A bibliography southeastern forest experiment station asheville nc usda forest service general technical report se 44. Within this sector nature based tourism can allow countries to better manage their natural assets while encouraging more travelers to support growth and jobs.

In particular pas in developing countries have high conservation value and recognition but poor field data necessary to quantify nature based tourism. The downsides are the negative effects on nature and local communities. Denise and patrick b.

Another example is wilderness tourism where tourists seek undeveloped land with minimal human imprintsan example is wilderness tourism tour company in india. Durst 1987 marketing nature oriented tourism for rural development and wildlands management in developing countries. There is a wide assortment of products that relate to the category of nature and ecotourism but.