Ecotasia's video: Tourism and Conservation: Is Ecotourism Sustainable and can it be better

Ecotourism is a fast growing industry with promise to protect nature, however does it always live up to this hype? In this video I will be investigating the good, the bad, and the ugly of ecotourism… Ziplines, Hikes, Adventure, an ecotourist, someone who wants to experience the natural world and visit remote areas where nature dominates, and disturb it as little as possible. The goal generally is to find interesting life forms, gain some sort of education on the organisms and the place, and get a perspective on how humanity impacts the natural world. Ecotourism has real benefits for nature and the communities nearby. However it has many criticisms, and as someone who lives in places over run with tourists, it can defiantly get out of control. 0:00 ziplining 1:52 the basics 2:45 the good 4:52 the bad 8:30 the ugly 11:00 making it better Sources Outdoor Fun Store. "History of The Zipline". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2019. "UNWTO World Tourism Barometer" (PDF). UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. 11 (1). January 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013. Hunt, Carter A.; Durham, William H.; Driscoll, Laura; Honey, Martha (2015-03-16). "Can ecotourism deliver real economic, social, and environmental benefits? A study of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica". Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 23 (3): 339–357. doi:10.1080/09669582.2014.965176. ISSN 0966-9582. S2CID 55684006. Tidnam, H. (2016, August 29). National parks are beautiful-but the way they were created isn't. Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://timeline.com/national-parks-native-americans-56b0dad62c9d Kamuaro, O. (2020, March 16). East Africa: Ecotourism, Suicide Or Development? Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://rightsandresources.org/blog/east-africa-ecotourism-suicide-or-development/ Lenzen, Manfred; Sun, Ya-Yen; Faturay, Futu; Ting, Yuan-Peng; Geschke, Arne; Malik, Arunima (7 May 2018). "The carbon footprint of global tourism". Nature Climate Change. Springer Nature Limited. 8 (6): 522–528. doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0141-x. ISSN 1758-6798. S2CID 90810502. [...] between 2009 and 2013, tourism's global carbon footprint has increased from 3.9 to 4.5 GtCO2e, four times more than previously estimated, accounting for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Transport, shopping and food are significant contributors. The majority of this footprint is exerted by and in high-income countries. Higginbottom, K. (2004). Wildlife tourism: Impacts, management and planning. Altona, Vic.: Common Ground Publishing. Wasatch Wildlife Watch. Wild utah project, Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://wildutahproject.org/wasatch-wildlife-watch Johnston, Alison (2000). "Indigenous Peoples and Ecotourism: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge and Rights into the Sustainability Equation". Tourism Recreation Research. 25 (2): 89–96. doi:10.1080/02508281.2000.11014914. Music Autumn Sunset by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Dubakupado by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100834 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ and At The Fair by the Green Orbs Thanks to my sister for filming the original petroglyph video that I utilize in this video. If you like animals and nature Please Subscribe and Like Welcome to Ecotasia! On this channel you can find wildlife footage and short documentaries on the natural world. I am an early career biologist who was inspired by the likes of the BBC Natural History unit, PBS, and Animal Planet as a child and then more recently by various nature YouTube channels to share my love for animals and nature. My goal is to document and highlight the interesting ecology and behavior of organisms I encounter, as well as cover and elucidate conservation and biological topics. Please Subscribe so you can join me to marvel and to learn twice a month. Underwater Worlds https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAJNusnxcNoHUx_sNDYT92k Journey through the Undergrowth (Macro footage of insects and Arachnids) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZC-4h2hpK09I-FF563TQzlc Bird Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqNM9k7OoY&list=PLYx5OP7sbAZACa11LD1wDQhn0SI2-SV1f Birding Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAYjq78IuGJI4wc0GXDRHTd Conservation Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAIUm5UCl84q2KU2nI3YLpx also Check Out my Photography Adventure Blog https://johnjacksonphoto.blogspot.com/