Is Ecotourism development in India limited to Wildlife Sanctuary, forest and parks?
In developing countries and in India Ecotourism is mostly believed as ‘visiting to natural areas specially bestowed with wildlife i.e. to forest, sanctuaries and national wildlife parks’. Hence many state governments have tendered ecotourism custody to their respective forest departments due to the growing trend of traveling to National parks and Wildlife sanctuaries. Many Sanctuaries in India are now getting the Ecotourism boost. Ecotourism is in its nascent stage in India and started taking shape in various states i.e. in Kerala- Thenmala which is the first planned ecotourism destination in India, Karnataka- Coorg well known Ecotourism destination, Madhya Pradesh, Uttranachal and Himalayas. Other states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, etc have initiated Ecotourism through their various wildlife sanctuaries. The Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India along with the stake holde...