Eco Tourism Definition

"Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas

that conserves the environment and

sustains the well being of local people."

The International Ecotourism Society

"Ecotourism is tourism and recreation that is

both nature based and sustainable."

K. Lindberg, B.McKercher

"Environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively

undisturbed natural areas, in order to appreciate nature

(and any cultural features - both past and present) that promote

conservation, has low visitor impact, and provides for beneficially

active socio-economic involvement of local population."

Hector Ceballos Lascurian

 "Tourism that involves traveling to relatively undisturbed areas

with the specified object of studying, admiring and enjoying

the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any

existing cultural aspects (both of the past or

the present) found in the areas."

World Tourism Organisation