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Environmental Impacts Of Tourism - Coggle Diagram
Environmental Impacts Of Tourism
Positive
Restoration of degraded aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Aquatic and terrestrial sites can be
tourist attractions
,
providing motivation
to
restore
degraded aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems to
create new natural attractions
This can be done by
stopping
and
reversing degradation
to these ecosystems through
reforestation
Conservation Of natural environments and preservation of biodiversity
Tourism
revenue
generated in the destination regions may be used to
fund the protection of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
, protecting biodiversity
This can be done through
: 1.
Establishing protected areas or National parks
where
development is restricted
in order to ensure the
habitats are undisturbed
. 2. Employing and training
specialised
staff to run these parks to
care for these ecosystems
. 3.
Environmental education programmes
for
tourists
to encourage them to care for these ecosystems
Maintain a pristine
environment to
attract
tourists to visit
Negative
Pollution
Greenhouse emissions
Travelling by air, water or land requires large amounts of fossil fuels to be burned, Which generates a large amt of greenhouse gases
Services provided by tourism eg. aircon accommodation can contribute to the increase of greenhouse gases which can enhance greenhouse effects
Cause respiratory illnesses from sulphur dioxide , nitrogen oxides
Impact large areas and people far away
Inadequate sewage facilities and improper waste disposal
tourism industry generates a significant amount of waste
In places with no proper waste disposal systems tourist may leave their waste behind leading to environmental degradation
Depletion of natural resources and threats to wildlife habitats
Depletion in natural resources
May lead to negative environmental impacts such as droughts
Tourism result in an overuse of natural resources leading to depletion of natural resources
Threats to wildlife habitat
Construction of tourist attractions may encroach on natural areas, destroying natural environmental and threatening wildlife
Careless tourist may trample plants or make to much noise which can disturb or frighten off animals