STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION APPROACH: INDIAN TOURISM PRACTICES
The general principal of ecotourism guiding the initiatives of the Ministry of Tourism of Government of India are: (a) involvement of local community leading to the overall economic development of the area, (b) identifying and minimizing the likely conflicts between resource use for ecotourism and the livelihood of local inhabitants, (c) compatibility of the type and scale of ecotourism development with the environment and sociocultural characteristics of the local community, and (d) tourism planning as a part of the overall area development strategy, guided by an integrated land-use plan avoiding inter-sectoral conflicts and ensuring sectoral integration, associated with commensurate expansion of public services.