Eco Tourismin

India

Introduction

▪ Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment.

▪ This is a conscientious form of tourism and tourism development

▪ It encourages going back to natural products in every aspect of life and helps preserve nature. It is also the key to sustainable ecological development.

Principle of eco tourism

▪ Adopt low-impact wildlife tourism that protects ecological integrity of forest.

▪ Highlight the biodiversity richness, their values and their ecological services to people.

▪ Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.

▪ Facilitate the sustainability of ecotourism enterprises and activities.

▪ provide livelihood opportunities to local communities.

▪ Highlight the heritage value of India’s wilderness and protected areas.

Eco tourism segmentation

Eco Tourism

Wildlife

Botany

Geography

Eco tourism segmentation

Wildlife

▪ The exotic range of flora and fauna in India is the reason behind the successful growth of Wildlife tourism in the country.

▪ There are about 400 plus wildlife sanctuaries and 99 national parks sprawling across the country. These natural homes accommodate an estimate of over 350 species of mammals, 2100 types of birds, 350 varieties of reptiles and countless insects.

Botany

▪ A botanical garden consists of plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants.

▪ Plants are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education.

▪ It also includes the observation of various forests. Huge mass of travellers come to India for such studies.

Geography

• A great arc of mountains, consisting of the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Aravali and Patkai ranges define the northern Indian subcontinent.

• The Thar Desert is the world's seventh largest desert, It forms a significant portion of western India.

Geography

• The Central Highlands consists of three main plateaus — the Malwa Plateau in the west, the Deccan Plateau in the south and the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the east.

• The Eastern Coastal Plain is a wide stretch of land lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the east.

Geography

• India's wetland ecosystem is widely distributed from the cold and arid located in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, and those with the wet and humid climate of peninsular India. Most of the wetlands are directly or indirectly linked to river networks.

Geography

• All major rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds

1. The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges

2. Vindhya and Satpura range in central India

3. Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India

Some statistics

▪ 8.8% annual growth in tourism demand

▪ 7.9% growth per annum in tourism-related GDP

▪ 10.5% annual growth in overseas visitors

▪ 7.5% increase per annum in capital Investment in tourism

▪ 5.1% annual growth in government expenditure on tourism

▪ India will be hosting 8.90 million tourists by 2020...

▪ Stats suggest that each year the revenue grow by 7.7%.

▪ UNWTO – estimating that ecotourism accounts for 10-15% of global tourism.

International Tourist Visits

0

5

10

15

20

25

%percentage share of Foreign Tourist Visits

Few Eco Places

▪ Location: Stretches from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast India.

▪ Weather: From freezing cold to desert hot.

▪ Indian States Covered: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttranchal, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh.

Himalayas

Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal

The Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh

Coorg or Kodagu

• Location: Western Ghats, Karnataka, Southern India.

• Weather: Coorg experiences moderate climate with pleasant winters, warm summers and heavy monsoon.

• Known as The Scotland of India . Its rich flora and fauna has earned this place international recognition.Nagarhole National Park

Iruppu Falls Abby Falls

Durbare elephant camp

Indian Ecosystems and Resources

▪ Biosphere Reserves

▪ Mangroves

▪ Coral Reefs

▪ Deserts

▪ Mountains and Forests

▪ Flora and Fauna

▪ Seas, Lakes and Rivers

▪ Caves

Biosphere Reserves

▪ Nanda Devi National Park , Uttarakhand.

Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park,Tamil Nadu

Sundarbans National Park ,West Bengal

Mangroves

Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta ,Orissa

Coringa, Godavari Delta ,Andhra Pradesh

Pichavaram and Point CalimereTamil Nadu

The key players in the ecotourism

▪ The key players in the ecotourism business are governments at levels, the local authorities, the developers and the operators, the visitors, and the local community.

▪ non-governmental organizations and scientific and research institutions also plays a key role in the development of ecotourism.

▪ Some organizations are Asia Pacific Ecotourism Society, Discovery Mice, World Tourism Organization, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), Ecoindia etc.

Activities

▪ Bird watching

▪ Hiking

▪ Downhill skiing

▪ Camping

▪ Sight seeing

▪ Swimming in natural water

▪ Wildlife photography

▪ White river rafting

Strength

promotes conservation of natural assets and enhances

the cultural integrity

directs economic and other benefits to the local people

promotes the preservation of wildlife and the natural

habitats

Providing positive attitude and experience among the

travellers

Strength

Weakness

local community is not involving into this tourism process

conflicts between resource use for eco-tourism and the livelihood of local

inhabitants

type and scale of eco-tourism development is not compatible with

the environment

It is not planned as a part of the overall area development strategy, guided by an integrated land-use plan avoiding

inter-sectoral conflicts

Weakness

Opportunity

Government has recently announced to built ecotourism centres

Rising number of tourist arrival in India is indicator for growing eco

tourism.

sustainable tourism development as a model for other destination development programs it can

generate more tourists.

Promoting o wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks on the global level we

can attract more and more travellers.

Opportunity

Threat

It tends to conserve the environment at the expanse of the development

prospects for the third world communities

Competition for eco tourism income between the various groups leads to

social disharmony

Increased use of resources by the human population, even in the

smallest sense cause problem to the environment

eco tourism projects itself are the biggest obstacle in the way of the preservation of the environment.

Threat

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