… of ecotourism. Promotion of local livelihoods through ecotourism has been widely considered
as an important policy instrument for biodiversity conservation. But ecotourism has become …

… to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, the volume examines ecotourism in reference
to … the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the world’s greenest form of tourism. …

… Ecotourism focuses on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that
continue to plague ecotourism … , and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the …

… The initial part of this journey takes place in Chapter 1 where we will discuss ecotourism’s
key principles. Fundamentally ecotourism involves travel to relatively undisturbed or protected …

… If ecotourism is interpreted too broadly, it becomes meaningless. For example, if the viewing
… ecotourism why not include other human activities, sport, art, music and so on? If ecotourism …

This paper reviews a variety of the definitions which have been given to the term ‘ecotourism’,
and presents them as a continuum where, at one pole, all tourism can be viewed as …

Abstract: The chapter attempts to define ecotourism, tracing its origins back to nature and …
specialist tours epitomize ecotourism, but there is much more to it than that. Ecotourism is an …

… that, even in its purest forms, ecotourism is likely to present substantial challenges to …
ecotourism are not synonyms, many forms of ecotourism may not be sustainable, and if ecotourism …

… A rise in the popularity of ecotourism has … ecotourism that adheres to the theoretical
underpinnings of the concept. Without some semblance of definitional consensus, ecotourism may …

… merits of ecotourism. We conducted a review of 30 years of ecotourism research, looking
for empirical evidence of successes and failures. We found the following trends: Ecotourism is …