{"id":779,"date":"2016-11-24T19:21:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T01:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/?p=779"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T18:40:25","slug":"what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism","title":{"rendered":"What do we mean by Ecotourism?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we talk about ecotourism, what do we actually mean? Nowadays, the word \u201cecotourism<\/strong>\u201d is thrown around like a buzz word by many people who give lip-service to the concept like it were a fashion rather than taking it seriously. So, what does it mean?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ecotourism<\/b><\/h2>\n

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When we talk about ecotourism, we are referring to responsible and sustainable tourism<\/strong> that works as closely as possible with the environment as opposed to promoting overcrowded tourist complexes that have little respect for their surroundings. Ecotourism involves not only spending your vacations in nature but also involves the active participation during your stay to protect the \u00a0biodiversity<\/strong> in the destination<\/strong>. Another important factor is to support the local communities in the projects they introduce to protect the destination. Therefore, true ecotourism is active engagement with the natural environment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Who is right for ecotourism?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Who<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, ecotourism is a different kind of vacation, for those people who are tired of visiting the same tourist destinations and following the crowd. Taking an active part in protecting the environment can be particularly rewarding and is a great opportunity for introducing one\u2019s children to the sensibilities necessary for looking after the planet at large. <\/span><\/p>\n

Choosing an ecological destination implies that you are taking responsibility for preserving the natural<\/strong> and cultural heritage<\/strong> of the place you are visiting, resulting in \u201cgreen travelers<\/strong>\u201d becoming evermore aware of their importance in the protection of the environment. Furthermore, this trend towards ecotourism is a positive move that can help combat (or at the very least raise awareness of) the impact of climate change. More and more travelers are taking responsibility for their role in the development of sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When we talk about ecotourism, what do we actually mean? Nowadays, the word \u201cecotourism\u201d is thrown around like a buzz word by many people who give lip-service to the concept like it were a fashion rather than taking it seriously. So, what does it mean? Ecotourism When we talk about ecotourism, we are referring to responsible and sustainable tourism that works as closely as possible with the environment as opposed to promoting overcrowded tourist complexes that have little respect for their surroundings. Ecotourism involves not only spending your vacations in nature but also involves the active participation during your stay to protect the \u00a0biodiversity in the destination. Another important factor is to support the local communities in the projects they introduce to protect the destination. Therefore, true ecotourism is active engagement with the natural environment. Who is right for ecotourism? Without a doubt, ecotourism is a different kind of vacation, for those people who are tired of visiting the same tourist destinations and following the crowd. Taking an active part in protecting the environment can …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat do we mean by Ecotourism?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When we talk about ecotourism, we are referring to responsible and sustainable tourism that works as closely as possible with the environment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What do we mean by Ecotourism?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When we talk about ecotourism, we are referring to responsible and sustainable tourism that works as closely as possible with the environment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Paradise Blogging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-25T01:21:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-29T18:40:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/what-do-we-mean-by-ecotourism.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SianKaanVillage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Social Media\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":782,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions\/782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siankaanvillage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}