Tafveez Mir

• Central University of Kashmir

Ecotourism and Environmental Conservation

Tourism industry is of great importance in many ways as it can be for leisure, business, education, medication, recreation, religious and spiritual purposes and for fun. To many countries today it represents one of the main keys to the country"s economy. This industry is a highly competitive business which requires the participation of the governme...

Although the tourism industry holds much economic promise for developing countries, its positive outcomes come with some unfortunate side effects to the local and ecological inhabitants of the community. It is because of the hardship that tourism brings to native people and their culture that environmentalists emphasize the importance of ecotourism...