Tourism sector has many branches and the one from this industry is Ecotourism. Ecotourism is industries that involve natural areas with specific objectives of studying, admiring, enjoying the scenery and its wild plant and animals. But know having many meanings, perceptions, idealities, realities and practicalities of ecotourism. It is because defining ecotourism has proven to be a difficult task given all the different players attempting to define it. Then, the International Ecotourism Society giving defines ecotourism as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and also can improve the welfare of local people.
Based many opinion, Ecotourism is intended to be sustainable and more focused on the natural world also beneficial to local communities and country. This industry as environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas and has low negative visitor impact. After that, Ecotourism industry have many benefits for the local communities and also country. It is because this industry offers local people the chance to escape a cycle of poverty and also becomes self-sufficient within a short time and can enhance the long-term economic prospects of a community. Ecotourism also encourages the development of markets in native handicrafts and artwork for souvenirs and preservation of cultural heritage.
Then, for foreign visitors Ecotourism provides an educational glimpse of a world, striking natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. After that, for environment ecotourism provides an opportunity for long-term protection of the land and its resources. Ecotourism can play an important role in raising awareness of the problems facing a particular locale or its people. For example, the Maquipucuna Reserve in Ecuador has ecotourism success industry. The reserve is a 15,000 acre property in the cloud forest region that is owned and managed by a private foundation. This show, Ecotourism development efforts in this region, local people have inspired as symbols of theirs heritage that they proudly show off to visitors instead of as pests.
As conclusion, Ecotourism is one tourism sector that giving many advantages for local people and also country. It is because this industry not only involves natural areas and ecology but more development tourism sector for using the local people and foreign visitor. Then, ecotourism becomes to promotion of handicrafts and artwork about cultural heritage. Consequently, all department such as The Ministry of Cultural, Art and Tourism should be cooperation with local communities to developed ecotourism industry so that more successful at future.
