Volume : 5, Issue : 12, December - 2016

ECO-TOURISM-PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES

Venkatesh R. , Hanamantaraya Gouda

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;">Ecotourism is: &quot;</span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;">Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;">&quot;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-.5in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;&#10;margin-left:-27.0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Ecotourism is entirely a new approach in tourism. Ecotourism is a preserving travel to natural areas to appreciate the cultural and natural history of the environment, taking care not to disturb the integrity of the ecosystem, while creating economic opportunities that make conservation and protection of natural resources advantageous to the local people. This paper focussing on concept of Eco-tourism and Planning and Development strategies for ecotourism<o:p></o:p></span></p>