1. The Negative Effects of Tourism By: Kyle Mossman GGS-12 Mrs. Aliphat

2. Introduction Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries in today's world economy and is a great source of foreign exchange for many developing countries. These countries’ major assets are their natural resource and this also is what attracts many of the tourists to these places. There have been many arguments and debates about whether or not tourism is beneficial or harmful to the environment. Much of the time, the countries, who are heavily dependent on tourism for their main source of foreign exchange, overlook certain setbacks such as the fact that sometimes they are not prepared to meet or support such a vast amount of people. These countries try and make the best out of this by taking many things out of the environment and causing damage to their land that in some cases can be permanent. These negative effects caused by tourism industry can be very costly to the country and its population. Some effects include pollution, animal and plant extinction, coral reef destruction, inadequate sewage and destruction or erosion of the beaches, just to name a few. Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries in today's world economy and is a great source of foreign exchange for many developing countries. These countries’ major assets are their natural resource and this also is what attracts many of the tourists to these places. There have been many arguments and debates about whether or not tourism is beneficial or harmful to the environment. Much of the time, the countries, who are heavily dependent on tourism for their main source of foreign exchange, overlook certain setbacks such as the fact that sometimes they are not prepared to meet or support such a vast amount of people. These countries try and make the best out of this by taking many things out of the environment and causing damage to their land that in some cases can be permanent. These negative effects caused by tourism industry can be very costly to the country and its population. Some effects include pollution, animal and plant extinction, coral reef destruction, inadequate sewage and destruction or erosion of the beaches, just to name a few.

4. Economic Development Large Hotels for tourists is the main source of economic development in Jamaica. Everything that is done to accommodate tourists sets Jamaica one step back on the environment scale. The addition of tourists over the past few years is leading up to migration of native people in search of jobs drawn by tourism growth, and has led people to live in environmentally vulnerable locations which is damaging the environment and ecology of Jamaica. The deforestation affects Jamaica’s wild life and kills of plants and animals. Large Hotels for tourists is the main source of economic development in Jamaica. Everything that is done to accommodate tourists sets Jamaica one step back on the environment scale. The addition of tourists over the past few years is leading up to migration of native people in search of jobs drawn by tourism growth, and has led people to live in environmentally vulnerable locations which is damaging the environment and ecology of Jamaica. The deforestation affects Jamaica’s wild life and kills of plants and animals.

6. Effects On The Environment The building of hotels and resorts due to the massive increase of tourism in Jamaica is resulting in vast amounts of damage on to the environment. Human activity including pollution, oil spills, inadequate sewage and waste disposal, destruction and erosion of beach, coral reef destruction, polluted animals and plant extinction. If people do not do something about these effects there will be long term consequences that cannot be reversed which will result in damage to their main industry, tourism. This includes limited land areas, which in turn cause unsustainable disposal. The building of hotels and resorts due to the massive increase of tourism in Jamaica is resulting in vast amounts of damage on to the environment. Human activity including pollution, oil spills, inadequate sewage and waste disposal, destruction and erosion of beach, coral reef destruction, polluted animals and plant extinction. If people do not do something about these effects there will be long term consequences that cannot be reversed which will result in damage to their main industry, tourism. This includes limited land areas, which in turn cause unsustainable disposal.

8. People Researchers and Scientists have been studying this issue and have come up with recent developments that the growing level of population and the demand for tourism takes a very large toll on the environment. The damages caused by the industry that controls country’s economy are much worse than people acknowledge. It deprives local communities of Jamaica of their natural resources. They do not get enough water and flora and fauna is damaged by the large amounts of people visiting. Pollution in these areas are getting worse and the resources are slowly diminishing. Researchers and Scientists have been studying this issue and have come up with recent developments that the growing level of population and the demand for tourism takes a very large toll on the environment. The damages caused by the industry that controls country’s economy are much worse than people acknowledge. It deprives local communities of Jamaica of their natural resources. They do not get enough water and flora and fauna is damaged by the large amounts of people visiting. Pollution in these areas are getting worse and the resources are slowly diminishing.

9. Conclusion In conclusion if things are not done to help at least regulate these changes more and more wild life will become extinct and more and more damage to the land will occur. We can help this by limiting pollution and by having adequate sewage treatment plants and not building so many resorts or at least regulate the growth of tourism in certain areas where tourism has effected their natural resources. In conclusion if things are not done to help at least regulate these changes more and more wild life will become extinct and more and more damage to the land will occur. We can help this by limiting pollution and by having adequate sewage treatment plants and not building so many resorts or at least regulate the growth of tourism in certain areas where tourism has effected their natural resources.

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