What is Eco-tourism?

Actually, being Eco is the fashion, therefore travelling in the Eco style become more and more popular, from day to day. Fundamentally, eco-tourism means making as little environmental impact as possible and helping to sustain the indigenous populace, thereby encouraging the protection of wildlife and habitats during visiting a place. Ecotourism is responsible form of tourism and tourism development. This promote going back to natural products in every aspect of life. It is also the key to ecological development. The International Eco-tourism Society defines eco-tourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." This means that those who implement and participate in Eco-tourism activities should follow the few main rules: Minimize impact on the environment Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts Provide direct financial benefits for protection of wildlife Provide financial benefits for local people Raise sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate Support international human rights and labour agreements Those principles are making people aware of how man and the environment can live symbiotically. Eco-tourism is the way to maximize the economic, environmental and social benefits of tourism. (Everyone is a stakeholder in the process and we clearly need to avoid our past shortcomings and negative impact that they have had.)