Understanding Real Ecotourism

Do you want to relax yourself from the hustle and bustle of Bangalore's city life? So, here is an easy and quick access to the 'Ecohub'. Soak yourself in nature's beauty'.  Turahalli fores t is the upcoming nature's mirror, which is being developed by Karnataka Forest Department.  It is located in Off Kanakapura Road, approximately 20 km from the Bangalore city centre. What to see & do? Varieties of birds, forms of granulite rocks of Archean Era (4- 2.5 billion years), varieties of flora, Shani temple, insect hotel🐞- the attraction unique concept, top point- breathtaking city's and forest's view. Get involve in Eco-trail, rock climbing, bicycling and nature's interpretation🌿🌿 Do you know:  "A tree generates ₹5.3 lakhs oxygen, forests are the lungs. So we need forest, and forests don't need us".🌳  Advice/request: Please be a responsible tourist, keep the place as beautiful as it is.  Do not litter/spoil the place nor leave your...

The COVID-19 mayhem is observed since December 2019 and still painfully embraced by each one of us. Business and society at a large are shut and eager to operate as earlier before the lockdown. But when this normalcy would be back???  There is an influx of webinars, online discussions on when and how we would be back to normalcy................ Thus, thought of penning down my thoughts..... The first industry hit by any form of crises i.e. pandemic, economic, natural disasters, etc. is Travel & Tourism and is usually the last in economic cycle to bounce back. But, can we trigger a safe local travel?  Yes, I say we can.....wondering how? The solution to current scenario is, responsibly kicking off short haul (road) travel to nearby natural places. Natural attractions are open scenic spots which are considered to be pure and less contaminated. Echoing " Responsible Travel to Natural Places" which is "Ecotourism" , kindly refer to my first blog to get an insight of...

  Abstract Peace is the state of calmness attained when human beings of diverse culture, perceptions, and beliefs understand and respect the diversity of other humans in their surroundings. The understanding and respect are gathered through travel to places, observing and appreciating the culture, living style of the natives. It has been discussed in many tourism summits, conferences, forums, and symposiums about the contribution of tourism towards peacebuilding in the world. Many scholars have also investigated the impact of tourism on creating and maintaining peace in selected conflicted areas. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the significance of tourism in sustainable peacebuilding across the globe through a systematic literature review approach to accomplish the objectives of the study. It presents the concept of peace tourism, the Global Peace Index's domain of militarisation, safety and security in society, national-international conflicts, global leaders, analysis o...

 Here are the lines 👇👇              Dr Sweety Jamgade, an associate professor at the M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in Bangalore, told  Business Destinations   that having the “ governing body and local people as major stakeholders in ecotourism can bolster conservation and the protection of natural habitats ”.  By Journalist Natalie Keffler   To view the article visit👇 https://www.businessdestinations.com/move/sustainable-travel/could-ecotourism-help-protect-the-amazon-rainforest/

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I have witnessed the evolving phases of Bannerghatta National Park in relation to practicing of ecotourism principles, which is been followed since more than a decade. It is indeed to appreciate about Karnataka Forest Department and State Tourism Department who have have contributed extensively  in maintaining and developing this park. During the year 2007 which was my first visit to this place, I had observed that there were some adherence to ecotourism practices at the park which was like a precedent and case study to other parks and researchers (must confess that it motivated me to take ecotourism as my PhD topic). I have noted in my recent visit to this place that the stakeholders are enormously committed to follow ecotourism practices here. There are many tourism products to see at one place viz. National Wildlife park, Zoo, Butterfly park, food zone with local Chennapatna toys, horse ride, fun rides for kids, etc. The following practices at the park are remarka...

Recently visited to Kannur with family and was mesmerized to see its eco-friendly services provision meant for all types (generations) of customers.  The Muzhappilangad drive-in beach is at its best, well maintained and following the sustainable practices. The Kavvayi Island is unique with a private beach where one can see tiny fish flying/ hopping. Here the government boat services are available which have some specific timings, one needs to enquire and book before visiting. Appreciate the low level of marketing of boat services and facilities as its required to maintain hard ecotourism practices.  Kavvayi Island  St. Angelo Fort is also maintained with no plastic zone with the staffs sincerely following their duties. The local people are fully aware about their responsibility as citizens to maintain the beauty and sustainability of the spot apart from being friendly and supportive to tourists.