A case study on eco-tourism environmental protection?

The impact of tourism on the environment has attracted more and more attention from the tourism industry. People have begun to study how to minimize the impact of ecotourism on the environment and what environmental protection measures should be taken. This article studies several areas where ecotourism has been relatively successful at home and abroad, discusses their ecotourism environmental protection measures, and provides some reference for our ecotourism environmental protection.

As people gradually realize the various impacts of human activities on the ecological environment, the sustainable development of tourism has become one of the important issues of concern to the ecological community. Ecotourism is considered to be one of the best models for sustainable development of the tourism industry because it advocates people to understand and protect nature, emphasizes the development and protection of tourism resources, and its coordinated development with the community. However, the development of ecotourism will more or less cause certain damage to the environment, so it is very necessary to discuss environmental protection measures for ecotourism.

1. Ecotourism and ecotourism environment

As early as 1965, the American scholar Horzt advocated the so-called "ecotourism", which was later adopted by the Canadian scholar Claude Mo. Lin is used in the article "Ecological and Cultural Tourism Planning with the Participation of Local Residents and Communities". The convening of the "United Nations World Conference on Environment and Development" in 1992 promoted the concept and principles of sustainable development of ecotourism worldwide. In 1993, the International Ecotourism Association defined ecotourism as a tourism activity that has the dual responsibilities of protecting the natural environment and maintaining the lives of local people. International Resource Organization believes that ecotourism is "based on appreciating natural aesthetics as its original intention while showing concern for the environment." Chinese scholar Lu Yunting's definition is: "A marginal ecological project and tourism activity that takes ecological principles as an indicator and is oriented towards the ecological environment and natural resources to obtain social and economic benefits and promote ecological environmental protection." .

Under the definition of ecotourism, the ecotourism environment can be defined as follows: The ecotourism environment is an environment centered on ecotourism and refers to all external conditions for the survival, development and development of ecotourism activities. the sum of. Focusing on protecting resources and the environment is part of the tourism environment and is different from the tourism environment. It complies with the basic principles of ecology and environmental science, aims at the healthy operation of the system, and is a tourism environment established based on the tourism capacity of a certain tourist destination to satisfy tourists' psychological perceptions.

2. Ecotourism Environmental Protection Cases

In recent decades, the rapid development of tourism has attracted great attention from countries around the world. Since "ecotourism" was proposed, academics have studied it one after another, and the tourism industry has also put it into practice. There are relatively successful cases and there are also failed cases. Below we will discuss several successful ecotourism environmental protection cases and summarize their environmental protection experience. Let’s discuss this from two aspects: project planning and government support.

(1) Eco-tourism environmental protection from the perspective of engineering planning - taking Qingdao Xiqueshan Forest Ecological Leisure Park as an example

Xiqueshan Forest Ecological Leisure Park is located on the west coast of Qingdao City. It is located in Huangshan Economic Zone, Jiaonan City, north of Shagou Reservoir, south of Hanjiazhai and Yuejia Village, west of Xiaozhushan Reservoir, and east of Xuejiazhuang. In order to prevent ecological tourism from causing damage to the environment, Xiqueshan Forest Leisure Park formulated a detailed environmental protection engineering design plan and relevant rules at the beginning of its development. It carried out engineering design in strict accordance with the requirements of eco-tourism and made good preparations beforehand. Feed control. Its design plan is mainly divided into five parts, and is designed closely around the principles of ecological protection.

Principles for design of protection projects:

(1) For project construction in the park, protection should be given top priority, and the principle of combining development and protection should be adhered to to ensure a virtuous cycle of the natural ecological environment.

(2) The protection project of the park should be based on reality and combined with regional characteristics, and the construction plan should be selected. The facilities of the protection project must meet the following requirements: first, adapt to local conditions, use local materials, and facilitate construction; second, protect Engineering facilities should be sturdy, applicable, and coordinated with the surrounding landscape; third, the protection of engineering facilities should be artistically treated to serve as scenic spots and beautiful scenery.

(3) Determine appropriate and effective protection measures based on the characteristics of the protected objects and the technical requirements of scientific management.

(4) Propose active prevention and control measures for pests, diseases, endemic diseases and pollution that endanger the growth and survival of species.

The following four parts provide detailed design regulations one by one on biological resource protection, landscape resource protection, ecological environment protection and safety and health engineering design. Among them, the protection of biological resources is subdivided into the protection of plant resources and wild animal resources. In the protection of plant resources, appropriate recovery and development measures are formulated for rare plants; for animal resources, special attention should be paid to prohibiting hunting activities. The protection of the ecological environment mainly involves preventing waste gas, waste water and radioactive substances, as well as environmental damage during project construction. Safety and health projects are mainly the necessary design and planning of safety and health facilities for tourists to prevent them from causing damage to the environment.

This is mainly about the experience of ecotourism environmental protection measures from the perspective of planning and design of environmental protection projects.

(2) Eco-tourism and environmental protection from the government’s perspective - taking Fujian Wuyishan Nature Reserve as an example

Wuyishan Heritage is located in the northwest of Fujian Province, China, with a total area of ??999.75 square kilometers. The whole area is divided into four protected areas: the western biodiversity, the central Jiuquxi ecology, the eastern natural and cultural landscape, and the urban and rural Minyue royal city ruins.

Wuyishan ecotourism mainly relies on government support during its development process. Its environmental protection experience mainly includes the following points:

1. Correctly handling the relationship between development and protection is to carry out environmental protection. premise

In the process of eco-tourism construction, Wuyi Mountain has well handled the relationship between development and protection, and conscientiously implemented the policy of "paying equal attention to development and protection, and development is subject to protection". The government has allocated a large amount of funds from tourism revenue for resource protection, and 340 million yuan has been invested in the second phase of protection and construction to improve tourism infrastructure and monitor the tourism environment. This provides strong financial support for environmental protection work in Wuyishan.

2. Protect the ecological environment of Wuyi Mountain through the construction of systems and regulations

The history of protecting Wuyi Mountain can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. A venerable painting is engraved on the Jingu Rock in the four bends of Jiuqu River. The rock carving of the Anxian County government's fishing ban: "...Poisoned fish, partridges, and nets are not allowed to enter within thirty miles..." This square stone decree is regarded by experts at home and abroad as a classic ancient environmental law. . With the development of tourism, provincial and municipal managers at all levels, on the one hand, strictly follow the relevant protection regulations promulgated by the state, and on the other hand, they also formulate practical local regulations, such as the "Fujian Province Wuyi Mountain World Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection Regulations" ”, “Measures for the Management of Wuyishan National Nature Reserve in Fujian Province”, “Management Regulations for Wuyishan Scenic Area”, etc. The formulation of laws and regulations has effectively protected the ecological resources of Wuyi Mountain.

3. Cultivate the environmental awareness of tourism practitioners and tourists

Wuyi Mountain has been strengthening the promotion of ecological tourism in recent years, adding ecological ethics education to the annual training of tour guides, and improving their overall environmental awareness. , through the guide words and their own actions, let tourists actively respond and participate in the protection of the ecological environment, thereby achieving the purpose of protecting the ecological environment.

In terms of cultivating tourists’ environmental awareness, one is to set up publicity signs for ecological protection at obvious locations in tourist attractions. For example, you can see at the entrance of many scenic spots that “take nothing away except photography. Leave no footprints”, “Protecting the world’s natural and cultural heritage is our common responsibility”, “No smoking”, etc. On the other hand, mandatory treaties and regulations are used to regulate the behavior of tourists, which attracts the attention of tourists. Those who violate relevant regulations will be dealt with strictly and given corresponding financial penalties.

3. Conclusion

Any kind of tourism activity will have a certain impact on the environment, both beneficial and adverse. The beneficial impact is mainly that ecotourism itself has high requirements on environmental quality, and objectively requires improving the local environmental quality; the adverse impact is that any kind of tourism activity will cause more or less damage to the environment, and ecotourism does not exception. Therefore, we must take various protective measures before and during the development of eco-tourism to minimize damage to the environment. Based on the above cases, in terms of engineering planning, a reasonable engineering plan must be designed before development; the government must correctly handle the relationship between development and protection and formulate reasonable protection policies, so as to ensure the smooth progress of eco-tourism environmental protection work in the region .

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