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Eco-tourism Promotion Methods

Question

State three ways of promoting Eco-tourism in Kenya.

Answer

[ Definition: Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial mass tourism ]
- It is encouraged by staring economic benefits accrued from tourism with local community
- Local community takes free ride in wildlife buses into and out of game parks thereby becoming custodians of wildlife.
- By telescopic viewing animals and their habitats are not interfered with.
- Advice tourists in tourist's sites to following marked trails thereby not damaging environment.
- Local community living around tourist sites should be involved in management and conservation of the environment.
- Camping sites should replace building tourist lodges.
- Damaged land should be rehabilitation by planting trees and introducing animals in the areas.
- Damaged crops and eaten live stocks should be compensated.
- Proceeds from tourism should be used to develop roads, hospitals and schools.