ecotourism

UK/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/US/ˌɛkoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/

nounC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speech — tour sits at #1,096mostly written

Ecotourism is travel that aims to protect the places it visits. Promote ecotourism.

It works when the money stays local, and fails when it does not. Ecotourism still involves flying somebody a long way, which is the objection nobody has answered.

Definitions of ecotourism

1nounecotourismTravel that aims to protect the places it visits.C2
“Ecotourism paid for the rangers and the school.”

ecotourism is travel.

Where it comes from

From eco- + tourism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

ecotourism in the wild

Since the 1980s, ecotourism has been considered an important endeavor by environmentalists for conservation reasons.
Ecotourism
Organizations focusing on ecotourism often make direct or indirect contributions to conservation or employ practices or technology that reduce impacts on the environment.
Ecotourism
The apex predator concept is applied in wildlife management, conservation, and ecotourism.
Apex predator
The region contains prominent Buddhist sites and has an ecotourism industry.
Tourism in Ladakh
The intent behind ecotourism is to create as little detrimental impact on the environment as possible.
Ecotourism in South Africa

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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