Eco Tourism in India
Posted on June 5, 2008 in Travel by Prarthna
Eco Tourism is all about “responsible travel” that both travelers and service providers need to cooperate with. Eco Tourism is thereby a way of connecting conservation, sustainable travel and communities. It calls for responsible tourism activities which are based on the principles of – minimum impact on the environment, building cultural and environmental awareness, positive experience, financial benefits for conservation, financial benefits for local people and finally, creating sensitivity towards the host country’s political, environmental and social climate.
The basic idea of eco tourism is therefore not to travel without disturbing the eco system and where the economic opportunities are created and natural resources are protected for locals and visitors.
Since ancient civilizations in India, worshipping nature and the concept of “oneness” is inbuilt in the Indian Traditions. Modern India is taking a step forward in expressing the same philosophy in the form of eco tourism.
Eco Places and Destinations in India
Listed below are the names of eco places in India:
- Kerala
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Lakshdweep Islands
- Himalayas
- Coorg
- Goa
- Shimla
- Manali
- Ladakh
- Mussorie
- Nainital
- Kullu
The above are just a few names of eco places.
India is rich in respect to eco flora and fauna too. Home to endangered species, India boasts of popular natural parks and/or wild life sanctuaries like the Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary or the Jim Corbett National Park. In India, both national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are referred to as “National Parks” for the reasons that they incorporate the qualities of both.
Infact, India also hosts a lot of eco adventures or healing experiences like Yoga, Ayurveda, Eco Treks and Camping to name a few.
When classified, today in India, there are about 80 national parks and about 441 wildlife sanctuaries which are meant to protect and conserve animals and natural resources. In additions, there are a number of Zoological and Botanical Gardens in India which are thriving to enhance and protect the eco system. Illegal hunting, harvesting and fishing of wild animals, also known as “poaching” has been restricted in India. Planting of trees is another active step taken towards protecting and sustaining wildlife and natural endowments.
The “green laws” (emerging across America in the late 1960s and early 1970s) has taken a step in imposing both a sense of responsibility and caution for the need to protect and harness natural resources, the environment and animals. Eco tourism in India is an overemphatic towards achieving what can be called a safe and sustainable travel for both, people and the environment.
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