Adventure & Wildlife Magazine - Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 | Page 111

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Though there are two different entities apparently; in
reality, they are intertwined and interdependent
aspects of tourism, which in simple term could
be put as ‘sustainable form of activities that are
good for the community, local economy and the
environment in general. Such tourism activities
however qualify to be considered as Sustainable Tourism.
tanks, introduction of incentive based self assessment of
tourism operation and voluntary certification.
Although, a growing change in behaviour has been
observed among the tourists in the recent times, a
larger chunk of visitors still lack awareness. It is for the
tourism bodies to adopt code of conduct at local and
regional levels and get them implemented with
The WTO (United Nations, 2003) defines rigour. This could be rather considered as an
Sustainable Tourism as a form of tourism that meets opportunity to preach and practice principles of
the needs of tourists and host regions while protecting sustainability into adventure tourism operations.
and enhancing opportunities for the future, Responsibility comes in various forms and levels,
where resources are managed in such a way that one of the major things that we often overlook, is the
economic, social and
aesthetic needs can be individual space and importance of appreciating each
fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential other’s individual identity/ choice/ tastes/ views or
ecological processes, biological diversity and life support perception and this phenomenon is not just
systems. Adventure tourism by existence is not very far confined to tourism activities. Being sensitive towards
from such criterion. While taste, demand and nature of oddness is a quality we lack when we travel to alien lands.
activities are changing,dynamic natural environment Responsibility also entails adaptability and our
would continue to demand better and friendly treatment ability to assimilate. When we start to consider travel as a
from visitors, tourist operators and host communities learning opportunity and give the respect it deserves as a
alike for it is a non renewable resource base that should great teacher, a lot of our problems will dissipate almost
be better conserved than to repent later. Going by the instantaneously; for which we’ll have to start loving and
recent trend of aggressive growth in the adventure appreciating our own roots and heritage first.
tourism segment, it is clear that the day is not very
far when the impact will be almost irreversible. This Adventure tourism for its reach and direct contact
calls for an urgent introspection and cumulative with humans, could be perceived as a very effective
corrective measures including awareness and capacity medium that will be able to bring in much needed
development programmes at different levels and for responsibility element. In the wake of rapid adventure
difference
target
audience,
proper
skill tourism development and seeing the demand for greener
development for the service providers including and sustainable version of tourism, it has been observed
guides and instructors, supportive policy intervention, a that in most cases tourism is packaged as eco-friendly
sensitivity laced framework to bring about change to the and sustainable. Thus a proper mechanism to verify such
industry as such, creation of knowledge bodies and think claims and a system to endorse activities those are being
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