I came aross this video: Check out this great MSN video: 10 Places To Visit Before They Disappear
I just thought it is interesting how it is telling people to go visit these places because they are at risk of disappearing partly because of excessive tourism. Hmm....
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ReplyDeleteActually only one of these is threatened from tourism - the tombs in Egypt. Most of the rest are environmental issues such as global warming flooding the Maldives or Antarctica's melting ice. But you make a good point - that excessive tourism can stress natural areas. Which is why ecotourism is designed to monitor and minimize impacts using recreation ecology, green design, management tools such as quotas, etc. all of which are essential for natural area tourism.
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