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While "sustainable tourism" is a concept, the term "responsible tourism" refers to the behaviors and practices that can lead to sustainable tourism. For example, backpacker tourism is a trend that contributes to sustainability from the various environmental, economic, and cultural activities associated with it. [ 19 ]
National Green Week 2009, the Green Education Foundation's enlisted 2000 schools and nearly a half a million students nationwide. Over 250,000 participated in the "Waste-Free Snacks challenge, effectively eliminating over 100,000 lbs of trash [ 4 ] including 1 million students which, according to WCVB TV, would reduce trash going to landfills ...
Green grabbing or green colonialism is the foreign land grabbing and appropriation of resources for environmental purposes, [1] resulting in a pattern of unjust development. [2] The purposes of green grabbing are varied; it can be done for ecotourism, conservation of biodiversity or ecosystem services , for carbon emission trading, or for ...
There is a direct link between sustainable tourism and several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [21]: 26 Tourism for SDGs focuses on how SDG 8 ("decent work and economic growth"), SDG 12 ("responsible consumption and production") and SDG 14 ("life below water") implicate tourism in creating a sustainable economy. [25]
These tourism activities contribute to rural community development and provide economic benefits, including job creation and support for local businesses. Community ecotourism is a related concept that focuses on responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of local people.
Backpacking is perceived not only as a form of tourism but as a means of education. Backpackers want to experience what they consider the "real" destination rather than a packaged version often associated with mass tourism. The desire to take part in or craft a narrative around traveling.
It has been argued that there is a positive and negative, direct and indirect, environmental impact caused by trophy hunting. There is a continued discussion at national and international government level as to the ethics of funding conservation efforts through hunting activities. [60] Another tourism destination activity is scuba diving.
Green museums interpret their own sustainable practices and green design to present a model of behavior. Green museums strive to help people become more conscious of the limitations of their world, and how their actions affect their world. The goal is to create positive change by encouraging people to make sustainable choices in their daily lives.