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Consider for example a family on holiday in a resort in Hawaii. They each use the foreshore for leisure, pleasure
and recreation such as swimming, running, reading and so on. Had a component of their visit been for the purpose of
learning about the sand dune ecosystem, then they would be considered as ecotourists.
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Nature tourism encourages productive use of lands which are marginal for agriculture,
enabling large tracts to remain covered in natural vegetation.
_ Cultural tourism enhances local community esteem and provides the opportunity for
greater understanding and communication among peoples of diverse backgrounds.
_ Environmentally sustainable tourism demonstrates the importance of natural and cultural
resources to a communitys economic and social well-being and can help to preserve them.
_ Ecotourism monitors, assesses and manages the impacts of tourism, develops reliable
methods of environmental accountability, and counters any negative effect.
Source of Ecotourism travel essentials: Adapted from Globe 90 Conference, Tourism Stream, Action Strategy adopted
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Vancouver, BC, Canada