ECOTOURISM: NATURE REJUVENATION, HEALING OF OUR NATION

DR. EDWIN CHINEL MONARES

Founder and Executive Director SAVE ME Movement, Inc.

Operational Definition of Terms

Rejuvenation to restore to youthful vigor or appearance (make young again), to restore to an original or new condition Healing - to make sound or whole; to restore to health Nation ethnic concept/ a group of people bonded by common race, traditions, belief and language

Operational Definition of Terms

Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights.

Operational Definition of Terms

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment, such as the interactions organisms have with each other and with their biotic environment.

Operational Definition of Terms

Tourism is an activity done by an individual or a group of individuals, which leads to a motion from a place to another. From a country to another for performing a specific task, or it is a visit to a place or several places in the purpose of entertaining which leads to an awareness of other civilizations and cultures, also increasing the knowledge of countries, cultures, and history

ECO-TOURISM

NATURES REJUVENATION

NATIONS HEALING

EDUCATION ENTERPRISE INTERVENTION

(DISCIPLINE / CAREER)

TERRESTRIAL FLUVIAL AERIAL

(PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT SPHERES)

SOCIAL ECONOMIC POLITICAL MORAL/ETHICAL

(SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT SPHERES)

MAIN ISSUE?

Environment?
the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded a : the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival b : the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community

Two Attributes of the Environment

Physical/Natural Environment
The objects by which one is surrounded a : the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival

Social / Cultural Environment

circumstances, or conditions by which one is surrounded b : the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community

Physical Environment

Social Environment

Understanding the Two Kinds of Environment

Terrestrial

Natures Rejuvenation
Aerial Fluvial

National Illness
Economic
Unemployment Poverty

Political
Graft and Corruption Irresponsibility
Morality/Ethics Moral Decadence

Social
Exclusion Discrimination

INTERVENTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

ENTERPRISE

EDUCATION

ECO-TOURISM

Concluding Remarks