Friday, 6 April 2018

A special lecture on "Biodiversity as a Goal of Environmental Education" at Arasu College of Education for Women, Karur-Dt. (27.01.2018).


“Natural environment” is also called as Habitat. Nowadays, habitat destruction is one of the major issue in our biodiversity loss. It includes, abiotic and biotic factors. Both factors interact to form an ecological succession. Due to the present modernization, man occupied most of the habitats of living organism. It extents their own niche. Best an example is man occupied in elephant habitat. Hence, mitigating the issues between the man and animal is very essential one. And further, I have given the importance of ecotourism. It is emerging as a popular approach to protect natural areas throughout the world. It focuses on local cultures, wilderness adventures, volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live. It is typically defined as travel to destinations where the flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. Responsible ecotourism includes programs that minimize the adverse effects of traditional tourism on the natural environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people (Ceballos-Lascurain, 1996). We will be encouraging this concept to our people.

Reference:
Ceballos-Lascurain, Hector., (1996). Tourism, Ecotourism and Protected Areas: The state of Nature-based tourism around the World and guidelines for its development. World Conservation Union, Switzerland.

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