What are the principles of island eco-tourism development?

It is particularly important for the development of island eco-tourism to follow certain scientific principles. Judging from the theory and practice of island eco-tourism development at home and abroad, the following principles should be followed when formulating eco-tourism plans and implementing eco-tourism development:

1. The principle of sustainable utilization. "Sustainable utilization" is a product of the times. It is a development strategy that enables human beings to not only take into account the economic needs of the present generation when developing tourism resources, but also take into account not to pose a threat or harm to the further needs of future generations. Although it does not mean to provide everything and create everything for future generations and the future, it does enable contemporary people to obtain the maximum utilization of tourism resources at the minimum cost through the coordination of economic benefits, social benefits, and ecological benefits, benefiting future generations. .

2. Principle of protective development. To make sustainable use of island eco-tourism resources, we must strengthen the protection of tourism resources. Regarding the development of its eco-tourism resources, the relationship between development and protection should reflect the general principle: development should be subject to protection and development should be carried out on the premise of protection. Only when resources are properly protected can development yield benefits; development yields benefits, which in turn can promote conservation efforts. However, once there is a conflict between development and protection, protection has absolute veto power over development.

3. The principle of distinctiveness. Island ecotourism resources are valuable because of their rarity, and their quality depends to a large extent on how unique they are, that is, their characteristics. Only when it has characteristics can it be attractive; only when it has characteristics can it be competitive. Characteristics are the soul of tourism resources.

4. Principle of coordination. The development of island eco-tourism resources must be coordinated with the environment of the entire ecological zone, which not only helps to highlight the characteristics of each tourism resource, but also constitutes the overall beauty of the concentrated tourism resources, making tourists feel comfortable and natural after viewing.

5. The principle of unifying economic benefits, social benefits and environmental benefits. Market economy is the pursuit of maximizing benefits. As a form of tourism, island ecotourism also pursues maximization of benefits. However, this benefit not only refers to economic benefits, but also includes social benefits and ecological benefits. The three must be highly coordinated. When there is a conflict between the three, the guiding principle is that ecological benefits and social benefits are above all else, that is, economic benefits must be subordinate to the above two benefits. In fact, when the ecological benefits and social benefits are maximized and optimized, the economic benefits will certainly be considerable.