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Module Nine - Environments and Activities - Online
Lesson
Types of activities and environments
determine specific management guidelines relating to an ecotourism perspective.
Selected Ecotourism Activities
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Whale Watching
Whale watching, which also includes
other cetaceans such as dolphins, was established in 1953, on the California
coast, reflecting
changes in the public perception of cetaceans. Whale watching activities/tours
provides important benefits for environmental education and cetaceous research.
Activities that include
feeding, swimming, or other direct interactions are not normally
regarded as examples of ecotourism.
Location
The majority of whale watching
activities is concentrated in the USA and is primarily boat viewing.
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Whale watch cruise - Juneau, Alaska |
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Islands
Islands offer unique and distinctive
ecosystems.
Endemism results from "the
genetic drift that occurs when an area is isolated for a long period
of time from other areas of potential genetic input" (Weaver, 2008,
p. 251).
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SISODs (Small Island States or
Dependencies
- Galapagos
- Hawaii
- Madagascar
- Prince Edward Island
- Tahiti
SISODS (small island states or dependencies)
- Bahamas
- Fiji
- Solomon Islands
- Samoa
- US VIrgin Islands
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Polar Environments
Polar environments are high latitude
settings in the North and South poles covered by icecaps or barren rock or
tundra.
Lindblad Expeditions
Indigenous Territories
There are an estimated 400 million
indigenous people in the world (Weaver, 2001).
See:
 Amazon
Article
Ecotourism and Indigenous Cultures
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Environmental and Cultural
considerations
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Political and social considerations
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Protected areas (see
Amazon Article)
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