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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > TOURISM > ECOTOURISM

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ECOTOURISM  

DEFINITION

  • Nature-based tourism that promotes the observation, appreciation, and conservation of natural areas and traditional cultures. Ecotourism often contains an educational component and functions to sustain the well-being of local peoples, communities, and economies while minimizing negative impacts to ecosystems.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-03-12 15:27:35.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (ECOTOURISM [e6cf64ce-389f-479c-835a-eecd612d4d88,368557] - TOURISM [82fdb39c-4fe8-4e2b-9dcf-67ceb4c6d8b9,368553]);
  • 2019-03-12 15:29:16.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Nature-based tourism that promotes the observation, appreciation, and conservation of natural areas and traditional cultures. Ecotourism often contains an educational component and functions to sustain the well-being of local peoples, communities, and economies while minimizing negative impacts to ecosystems. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/e6cf64ce-389f-479c-835a-eecd612d4d88

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