NATURE-BASED TOURISM RESOURCES

What is Nature Tourism?
Here are some definitions for Nature-based tourism:

• How to Distinguish Between Natural Tourism & Ecotourism USA Today article gives a step by step method of distinguishing between natural tourism and ecotourism
• Nature tourism and Ecotourism
  The terms of nature tourism and ecotourism have been developing over time. North Pennsylvania tourism has provided some insight into the history differences of the evolving terms.
• Defining Nature Tourism
  Tourism New South Wales goes into details definitions of nature tourism, ecotourism, sustainable tourism, and other terms

“Tourism primarily concerned with the direct enjoyment of some relatively undisturbed phenomenon of nature”
- Valentine, (1990)

“A style of tourism which ‘combines education, recreation and often adventure”
- e. Laarman and Durst(1987)

“Travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas with the specific objective of studying, admiring and the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural manifestations”
- Boo(1990)

“Tourism based on the enjoyment of natural areas and the observation of nature that has a low impact environmentally, is labour intensive and contributes socially and economically to the nation”
- Lucas(1984)

“Responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people.”
-Texas Parks & Wildlife Department