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Theoretical Framework

The document defines ecotourism as travel to relatively unaltered natural areas in order to enjoy and appreciate their natural and cultural attractions sustainably. It includes multiple definitions of ecotourism from different authors that emphasize environmental conservation, cultural experiences, and sustainable economic contributions. Finally, it discusses that ecotourism can have negative aspects such as the destruction of ecosystems but also positive ones such as job creation and funding for conservation if...

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Theoretical Framework

The document defines ecotourism as travel to relatively unaltered natural areas in order to enjoy and appreciate their natural and cultural attractions sustainably. It includes multiple definitions of ecotourism from different authors that emphasize environmental conservation, cultural experiences, and sustainable economic contributions. Finally, it discusses that ecotourism can have negative aspects such as the destruction of ecosystems but also positive ones such as job creation and funding for conservation if...

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II.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Ecotourism identifies one of the several branches of the industry of


tourism, but today has gained such importance that the great
the majority of tourists and travelers prefer to be part of packages
vacational offers that include this term.

This is a name that is used to identify the facets that


They base tourism exploitation in the environment and all those
natural resources involved in it. For example, topics
like skiing, fishing, excursions, camping, cycling
mountains, 4x4 vehicles and many more, adventure sports that are
they unfold in nature. Some of the authors and concepts are
the following:

Hetzer (1965): Tourism mainly based on natural resources and


archaeological, such as birds, or other fauna, landscape areas,
reefs, caves, fossil sites, archaeological sites, wetlands and
areas of endangered species.

Ceballos-Lascuráin (1991): Tourism that involves traveling to areas


relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas with the
specific objective of admiring, studying, and enjoying the landscape and its
wild plants and animals, as well as cultural aspects (past and
gifts), which are located in the area.

Figgis (1992): Journey to remote or natural areas that seeks


increase understanding and appreciation of the natural environment and heritage

cultural, while avoiding damage or deterioration of the


experience for others.

Valentine (1991, 1993): Nature-based tourism that is


ecologically sustainable and carried out in relatively areas
virgins (undisturbed); it is 'non-harmful' and does not degrade; it provides a
direct contribution to the continued protection and management of the
protected areas that are used; and is subject to management
adequate and convenient regime.

Wight (1993) An illustrative travel experience, in nature, that


contributes to the conservation of the ecosystem, while respecting the
integrity of host communities.

Cater (1994) points out that the term 'ecotourism' is a way of


'alternative tourism' and certainly responsible in the context
environmental, sociocultural, moral and practical and finally adds the
connotation that must be sustainable, indicating thereby that the
sustainability involves the rational exploitation of present activity
tourism while preserving the environment for
benefit for future generations.

Wallace and Pierce (1996): Travel to relatively untouched natural areas


disturbed for study, enjoyment, or voluntary attendance. It is a journey
that is related to the flora, fauna, geology, and ecosystem of an area,
just like with the people who live nearby: their needs, their
culture and its relationship with the land. Go to the natural areas of two
forms: 'the house of all of us' in a global sense, but as
house of the residents of the area specifically. It is observed as
a tool for both conservation and development
sustainable - especially in areas where local people are asked
that they stop exploiting the resources of others.

BJORK (2000), "An activity in which the authorities, the industry


touristic, tourists and local people cooperate to make it possible for the
tourists travel to genuine areas with the aim of admiring, studying and
enjoy nature and culture in a way that does not exploit the
resource, but contributes to sustainable development.
Ecotourism, often confused with thesportsofrisk,
it consists of visits to relatively unaltered geographical areas, with
the purpose of enjoying and appreciating its natural or cultural attractions,
through aprocesswhich promotes conservation, has low
environmental impactand fosters the active participation of the populations
locations in theprocessesofplanningand in thedistributionof them
benefits.

The manyou will find here a reason to reflect on thevalueof


their abundantresources, and the need to have apolitics
responsible in thesubjectAccording tothe OrganizationWorld Cup of
Tourism, theincomegenerated in the countries indevelopmentby the
tourism activities reach 42 percent of the total of theservicesy
they present a forecast of explosive growth for the coming
years, especially thetourismin areas of natural wealth or
cultural.

Our country has obvious comparative advantages to become


one of the most attractive places in the world in terms of diversity
of landscapes and areas ofinterestnatural or cultural. For that situation
becomes a key tool for thesustainable development,
a lot of effort must be invested intraining, planningy
conservation of ourheritagewith theobjectivefundamental of
preserve its true essence, its authenticity.

Protected areas are and will be one of the most fantastic pillars of
ourheritagenatural and considering the economic situation
actually, nothing indicates that the scarceresourceswhat they will receive will be

increased in the future to come. In this sense it should be promoted


a suitabletrainingin everything related to the use of the
economic and financial mechanisms that allow the benefits
obtained by the collection ofincomeconcessions, etc. be reinvested
in their own areas and do not get lost in the coffers of abureaucracy
unaware of the importance of its conservation.

It would be necessary and urgent perhaps, to start astrategyof ecotourism


responsible - regardless of theprocessespoliticians who have
paralyzed our country, and leave behind theattitudeimprovised that nothing
reports to us to start apoliticsin which they participate
everyone the sectors of our society.
This activity must or should have an adequate planning that
encourages the conservation of our attractions, prevents the advance of
feasible negative initiatives to devalue your environment and promote the
distributionequitable distribution of economic and social benefits
cultural offerings.

The definitions analyzed in the present study agree on


highlight as essential elements the conservation of nature,
the historical and cultural valuation as an experience extracted from the journey,
as well as the economic contribution that must permeate the destination that
It is visited. That is why ecotourism emerges as a new option.
that promotes the conservation of natural and cultural heritage and
it promotes sustainable development, so it must be considered
especially as a segment of the large tourism market
conventional.

ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION

Onestrategythat seeks a compromise between preservationism and


exponential growth as anotherindustrymore than explodes the
nature".

ACCORDING TO TOLBA (Dir. Ej. Del Progr. DeUN-Med. AMB./UNEP). Go to

ecotourism as twostrength:
NEGATIVE ASPECT: It can be classified as such due to the destruction of
fragileecosystems, for contributing to inflation, for changing styles
of local life, for causingpollutionmarine, terrestrial, for
contribute to pollution, to global warming.
POSITIVE ASPECT: It can promote jobs and exchanges.
economic benefits for some country; such assourcesof resources
to maintain parks and ecological reserves and handicrafts such as
productstourist, promotesthe workyeconomic developmenty
social in a certain sector.

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