normal’>Arial’>Ecotourism has become a popular way for people to experience nature.
Yet, in order for ecotourism to be sustainable, we must know much more about
how non-humans perceive the myriad of impacts associated with tourism so that
they can be minimized.
style=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>We are
becoming increasingly aware of the finite, interconnected and precious nature
of our planet home. style=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>In
response to this awareness, a new travel ethic has arisen which is called
“Ecotourism†. Ecotourism can be
defined as environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to
enjoy and appreciate nature, promote conservation, and provide for beneficially
active involvement of local peoples.
style=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Ideally,
ecotourism should have a low visitor impactstyle=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black’>Event
details:font-family:Arial;color:black’>Contact information: David Haake, tel:
310-237-3447, email: dhaake@ucla.edu
Arial;color:black’>Upcoming Events:
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Zhaoping Listyle=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;color:black’> – Professor of Medicine at UCLA: “style=’font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Diet,
Health, and the Environment.â€
