Key Terms
Stewardship: Management of the environment on a large scale: regionally, nationally and globally. The personal responsibility that everyone has to look after the environment so that no one should damage the present or future environment.
Conservation: This is stewardship on a smaller more manageable scale. For example; an individual building being protected or with an SSSIs where habitats in a local place are being protected.
Ecotourism: Ecotourism is tourism that doesn’t harm the environment and benefits the local people. The conservation and stewardship should involve local people and local organisations so that the local community benefits. The positive social and economic impacts will benefit the local communities for generations (e.g. education, economic stability).
Sustainable Development: Sustainable development is development that improves the quality of life for people but doing it in a way that doesn’t stop people in the future getting what they need (by damaging the environment or depleting the natural resources). Sustainable development is the overall aim of ecotourism.
Conservation: This is stewardship on a smaller more manageable scale. For example; an individual building being protected or with an SSSIs where habitats in a local place are being protected.
Ecotourism: Ecotourism is tourism that doesn’t harm the environment and benefits the local people. The conservation and stewardship should involve local people and local organisations so that the local community benefits. The positive social and economic impacts will benefit the local communities for generations (e.g. education, economic stability).
Sustainable Development: Sustainable development is development that improves the quality of life for people but doing it in a way that doesn’t stop people in the future getting what they need (by damaging the environment or depleting the natural resources). Sustainable development is the overall aim of ecotourism.
Ecotourism Case Study: Posada Amazonas Eco-lodge in Peru
Background
The Posada Amazonas eco-lodge is located in Southern Peru along the Tambopata River. In 1997 a private company ‘Rainforest Expeditions’ struck a deal with the ese’eja native community of Infierno (basically the local people/tribe) to build an eco-lodge on their land.
While the lodge is managed by the private company ‘Rainforest Expeditions’ the lodge is owned by the local community and the locals receive over 60% of the total earnings.
The Posada Amazonas eco-lodge is located in Southern Peru along the Tambopata River. In 1997 a private company ‘Rainforest Expeditions’ struck a deal with the ese’eja native community of Infierno (basically the local people/tribe) to build an eco-lodge on their land.
While the lodge is managed by the private company ‘Rainforest Expeditions’ the lodge is owned by the local community and the locals receive over 60% of the total earnings.
What are the environmental benefits?
Useful Website Links
Video explaining Posada Amazonas Ecolodge in the Ese'eja: http://on.aol.com/video/eseeja-eco-tourism-project-in-peru-435054174
Posada Amazonas Eco-lodge Website for tourists: www.perunature.com/posada-amazonas.html
Posada Amazonas Eco-lodge Website explaining background and benefits: www.perunature.com/posada-amazonas-tambopata-peru.html
Tambopata Research Centre Website: www.perunature.com/tambopata-research-center.html
Posada Amazonas Eco-lodge Website for tourists: www.perunature.com/posada-amazonas.html
Posada Amazonas Eco-lodge Website explaining background and benefits: www.perunature.com/posada-amazonas-tambopata-peru.html
Tambopata Research Centre Website: www.perunature.com/tambopata-research-center.html