ADVENTURE TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM 9-1

Management Plans of Parks Canada Emphasis is moving from use to maintenance and protection Challenged with maintaining the integrity of parks’ ecosystems which is defined as” – Having their native components intact – Biodiversity ( lots of life) – Ecosystem processes – Pine beetle – Logging – keeping native species – Sustaining the environment – Maintaining the environment – Lots of people go to national parks and trample over the diversity in the parks

Crown Lands  Much of our Canadian wilderness is owned by the federal or provincial governments – known as Crown Land  Most adventure tourism occurs on Crown land  E.g. province of British Columbia  92% is provincial Crown land  1% is federal Crown land  5% is privately owned  2% covered by water  Most land is owned by the queen of England but the prime minister has to maintain it. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-3

Crown lands cont.  Bad trading through the natives and English gave the English most of the land. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-4

Stressors  Any event that causes the alteration or demise of a species  Usually bad for the environment (pipeline, oil spills, highways, oil sands etc.) External stressors: building of roads, establishment of businesses, increased use of land by people

Stressors Other Stressors: Other Stressors: – Habitat loss or fragmentation (bears) – Disappearance of top predators impacts whole food chain – Pollution (air pollution, pesticides/herbicides) – Alien Species (non native animals/plants) – Overuse Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-6

Adventure Tourism Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-7 SOFT Adventure  Less risky to go on trip  Less strenuous  Little or no preparation needed for the trip  E.g. trail hiking, canoeing on a small lake, etc.

Adventure Tourism Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-8 HARD Adventure  Can be dangerous if not trained  Person needs to be fit or something bad might happen  Person needs to be trained for the experience  E.g. deep sea diving, white water rafting, hiking the West Coast Trail, etc.

Ecotourism  Responsible travel designed to educate the traveler about interrelationships & physiology of organisms & their environment.  Sustainable Tourism means that you don’t hurt the environment when traveling.  Responsible Tourism means you have the choice if you want to hurt the environment or not.

Ecotourism is often about Sustainability Sustainability: Ensuring that you do not use more than can be replaced, that you take care of the resources for future use. For example: If you use more trees than can be grown to replace the ones you use, you will soon run out of trees. This is NOT sustainable. If you make sure that all trees that you cut down are replaced by growing trees, then you will not run out of trees. This IS sustainable. 9-10

Ecotourism cont’d  Green washing – too many tour operators and suppliers using ecotourism to encourage clients yet NOT doing anything to ensure they are being responsible to our ecosystems  White washing- is where people hide thing they did or covering it up but with a little digging you can find it.  Workers get laid off in the off season  Economics based on tourism, if a natural disaster happens the economy is destroyed. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-11

Ecotourism cont’d  Tourism supplier & consumer responsibilities:  Minimizing negative economic & environmental impacts (garbage, environmental  Generating greater economic benefits for locals  Improving working conditions  Involving locals in decisions that affect their lives  Providing meaningful connections with local culture for tourists  Providing access for physically challenged people  Knowing where you should go when traveling that’s environmentally friendly Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-12

The Ecotourism Market Segment  Eco tourists tend to be more mature, have post-secondary education, prefer longer trips and are often willing to pay more for this type of tourism  Growing areas of interest: cultural and heritage tourism Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-13

TOURISM’S IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT  In some ways, Tourism is viewed as a “user” and “abuser” of the environment  We need to limit harm to the environment There are 2 viewpoints :  Tourism provides an incentive for the restoration of sites and for the conservation of natural resources  Tourism means overcrowding, pollution and maybe even extinction of animal life and vegetation Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-14

Tourism’s Impact cont’d  Carrying capacity – the maximum # of people who can use a site with only acceptable alteration to the physical environment and only acceptable decline in the quality of the experience for future visitors Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-15

Tourism’s Impact on the Natural Environment  Vegetation  Water quality  Wildlife  Coastlines  Mountains  Deserts

Balancing The Negative Environmental Impact  Dealing with climate warming seriously  Reducing carbon dioxide released into the air  Fuel efficient, non-carbon-producing methods of energy Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-17

Canada’s Green Plan  It is hoped that at least 12% of Canada’s lands become protected spaces  Environmental considerations must be a priority  Canadians must be educated about conservation  Green Committees in Hotels 9-18

Terms to be covered outdoor recreation heritage tourism adventure tourism ecotourism sustainable tourism economic leakage community-based tourism hard adventure soft adventure outdoor education Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-19

Your Assignment  Using the words above (these words are found in the D2L shell in Introduction to Adventure and Ecotourism, create a PowerPoint quiz using hyperlinks. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-20

The definition of ecotourism is: 1. Tourism of the environment Tourism of the environment 2. Playing with dolphins Playing with dolphins 3. Travelling to Donald Trump’s hair Travelling to Donald Trump’s hair 4. Visiting the Calgary Tower Visiting the Calgary Tower

CORRECT! Click to go to the next question.

Incorrect! Click to try again.

Outdoor Recreation  Being outdoors Being outdoors  Seeing outdoors Seeing outdoors  Thinking of the outdoors Thinking of the outdoors  Being active outdoors Being active outdoors

Correct  Click here Click here Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-25

Wrong  Click here to retry Click here to retry Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-26

Heritage Tourism  Thinking about your family history Thinking about your family history  Learning about your family history Learning about your family history  Seeing and learning about your town/family/countries history Seeing and learning about your town/family/countries history  Wanting to learn about your past Wanting to learn about your past Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-27

Nice Try  Click here to try again here Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-28

Good Job  You did it again! Click here to continue here Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-29

Adventure Tourism  Watching the discovery channel Watching the discovery channel  Taking a vacation to Maui Taking a vacation to Maui  Taking a vacation to Maui and learning about the place and taking an interest of the land Taking a vacation to Maui and learning about the place and taking an interest of the land Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-30

Correct  click click Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-31

Nice try  You really need to pay attention more Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-32

Ecotourism  Green tourism Green tourism  Harming the environment while travelling Harming the environment while travelling Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-33

Try again  Click here to try againhere Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-34

Good Job!  Click here to continuehere Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-35

Sustainable Tourism  Use everything! Use everything!  Use what can be replenished Use what can be replenished  Take everything and do not replace it Take everything and do not replace it Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-36

Try again  Click here to go backhere Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-37

Awesome!  Click here to move onhere Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-38

Economic leakage  Money stays at the revenue Money stays at the revenue  I take all the money to donate I take all the money to donate  The majority of the profits are put in my pocket The majority of the profits are put in my pocket Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-39

Try again   Click here to go backhere Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-40

Amazing!  Lets move on!move on Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-41

Community-based Tourism  Never come to our country Never come to our country  Please, come and visit our amazing country! We would love to have you Please, come and visit our amazing country! We would love to have you Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-42

Try again  Go backback Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-43

You’re doing great!  And moving on… And moving on… Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-44

Hard Adventure  This is easy, I didn’t even have to train! This is easy, I didn’t even have to train!  This is quite a challenge, I’m so glad I trained for this! This is quite a challenge, I’m so glad I trained for this! Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-45

Fail..  Go backback Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-46

Two more to go!  Continue Continue Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-47

Soft Adventure  So easy, there was no need to train So easy, there was no need to train  OMG, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do OMG, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-48

You’re kidding right?  Try again Try again Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-49

One more! Keep going!  Moving on Moving on Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-50

Outdoor Education  We’re going to learn about the inside! We’re going to learn about the inside!  Lets go outside and learn about nature and the environment! Lets go outside and learn about nature and the environment! Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-51

Nope,  Try again Try again Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-52

You did great!  Good job, now go back and check your score.  Every one you got right, is 2 points  And every wrong one is 1 point  Go tally up! Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 9-53