* it involves travel to natural,often remote,destination.These are protected areas where development is limited.
* Ecotourism destinations focus on recycling,water conservation,and using renewable energy sources.
* It builds environmental awareness.As visitors explore an area,they also learn about it
* it provides an economic incentive to preserve the environment and raises money yo help protect it
* it creates financial opportunities and jobs for the local population.
costa Rica waas one of the first ecotourism success stories.At one time,Costa Rica had the highest rate of deforestation in all of latin America.however,since ecotourism,there has been a dramatic reduction in deforestation.Now,more than a quarter of Costa Rica's land is protected from development.Costa Rica is now the world's top ecotourism destination.Amazingly,this small country of four million people has about 1.5 million visitours per year.