What is the meaning of ecotourism?

Ecotourism was first proposed in 1983 by Ceballas-Lascurain, special advisor to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). At that time, two key points were given about eco-tourism. One is that the objects of eco-tourism are natural scenery; the other is that the objects of eco-tourism should not be damaged. In the context of the environmental crisis facing human beings around the world, with the awakening of people's environmental awareness, the green movement and green consumption have swept the world. Ecotourism, as a green tourism consumption, has caused huge repercussions around the world as soon as it was proposed, and the concept of ecotourism has rapidly become popular. To the world, its connotation has been continuously enriched. In view of the current deteriorating condition of the living environment, the tourism industry starts from one of the key points of eco-tourism and defines eco-tourism as "return to nature tourism" and "green tourism"; Due to the various environmental problems that have arisen in the development of the tourism industry, the tourism industry starts from the second key point of eco-tourism and defines eco-tourism as "protection tourism" and "sustainable development tourism". At the same time, countries around the world carry out eco-tourism according to their own national conditions and form unique eco-tourism.