Question

Describe the role of local people in ecotourism, in sustainable development.

Answer

Local peoples are having vested interest in well being of own community & are thus much accountable towards the environmental protection rather than the multinational corporations. Lack of control, the westernization, the adverse impacts towards environment, the loss of culture & also the traditions outweigh advantages for establishing the large scale ecotourism. Local people have also benefited from such form of the tourism economically usually much than the mass tourism Local communities have still being facing the other negative impacts and they are unable of meeting infrastructure demands of the ecotourism.

Much accepted meaning for the sustainable tourism is the Tourism which meets needs for presenting tourists & the host regions whereas protecting & enhancing the opportunities for future. It has similar ideals as the ecotourism however has not been limited to the natural areas. It also supports human rights & also the democratic movement promotion of the sustainable use of the biodiversity through providing the jobs to the local populations.