ecotourism


 * What Can You Do to Be a Responsible Ecotourist?**


 * Before embarking on an ecotour, seek answers in writing to the following questions**: (1)** What precautions are taken to reduce the tour's impact on local ecosystems and species? **(2)** What percentage of the people involved in planning, organizing, and guiding tours are local? **(3)** Are the guides trained naturalists? **(4)** Will you stay in locally owned hotels or other facilities, or will you be staying in accommodations owned by national or international companies? **(5)**Does the tour operation respect local customs and cultures? If so, how? **(6)** What percentage of the tour's gross income goes into the salaries and businesses of local residents? **(7)** What percentage of tour's gross income does the tour company donate to local conservation and social projects?
 * Stay on designated trails and at designated campsites and follow the wilderness motto of leaving no trace.
 * Do not harass or disturb animal and plant life.
 * Do not buy furs, ivory products, items made of reptile skin, tortoiseshell jewelry, feathers, and materials made from endangered or threatened animal species.

Antarctica's March of the Tourists - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88574188
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