1. Sustainable Tourism The World Tourism Organisation defines sustainable tourism as: ‘Tourism which leads to the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic need can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.’

2. In other words: ‘Tourism which meets the needs of present tourists and host communities while protecting and enhancing the needs of future generations.’ Watch video clip of Sustainable tourism.

3. Ecotourism: This is a branch of sustainable tourism. Watch clip on an Intro to Ecotourism.

4. The International Ecotourism Society’s definition: ‘Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people’.

5. The Ecotourism Resource Centre gives a more complex definition: ‘ Ecotourism involves visiting natural areas with the objectives of learning, studying or participating in activities that do not bring negative effects to the environment; whilst protecting and empowering the local community socially and economically’.

6. Task: Copy the diagram showing the principles of ecotourism on page 301. ecotourism Watch the video clip on The Gambia.video clip Use a double page to draw up a case study of ecotourism in The Gambia. Include detail on all the ways in which the village compound with 9 accommodation huts manages to be an ecotourist’s destination.The Gambia. Use the proforma to help!

7. Where is it? Gunjur on the coast of The Gambia

8. Tourism past paper question Using the mark scheme assess your answers, Complete the last question using ‘The Gambia’ case study. Hand this in for marking. Homework: Past paper question.