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• Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people
• UNWTO defines ecotourism as all nature-based forms of tourism where the main motivation is the observation and appreciation of nature and traditional cultures in natural areas
• According to Ceballus-Lascurain, anyone can be an ecotourist and has the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature in a unique way
• Weaver describes ecotourism as travel to relatively undisturbed natural areas with the objective of studying, admiring, and enjoying the scenery
• Eco-tourists are a wide range of travelers of all ages and interests who are responsible consumers interested in social, economic, and environmental sustainability
• Ecotourism first emerged in the late 1970s from the global environmental movement
• Advocacy Platform: 1950s-1960s, promoting tourism as an ideal activity with few negative impacts
• Ecotourism provides economic incentives for conserving biodiversity and protecting natural and cultural heritage
• • Cautionary Platform: 1970s, highlighting the potential negative impacts of tourism without careful planning
• • Adaptancy Platform: 1980s, promoting alternative tourism options like home stays and volunteer tourism
• • Knowledge-based Platform: 1990s, focusing on planning specific tourism activities based on scientific impacts and capacities
• Ecotour - tour of or a visit to an area of ecological interest, similar tour or visit designed to have as little detrimental effect on the ecology as possible or undertaken with the specific aim of helping conservation efforts.
• • Egotourism travelers more motivated by an egotistical desire to feel they engage in ethical tourism than by a genuine desire to support a local ecology or sustainable development.
• • Volunteerism - a tourism concept that aims to achieve economic goals while promoting community development.
• The Philippines - third largest English- speaking country in the world.
• 1521 - Spanish colonization
• • 1571 Construction of Intramuros a “Walled City” 
• 1898 - 350 years and 300 rebellions, the Filipinos, with leaders like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo, succeeded in winning their independence.
• 1898 - the Philippines became the first and only colony of the United States. 
• (NCR) La Mesa Eco-Park
• Republic Act 9593, The Tourism Act of 2009 - acknowledges tourism as an “indispensable element of national economy and an industry of national interest and importance” that must be harnessed to stimulate socio affirmation to bring in investments, foreign exchange and employment.
• Department of Tourism (DOT)

  • Provide technical assistance to LGUs 
  • Ensure consistency of the local tourism plan 
  • Provide the national standards for the operation
• Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR)

  • identify areas with ecotourism potential within protected areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) 
  • Assist in the research and development of environment friendly tourism products
• Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)

  • Support LGUs in the construction of roads 
• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)𓍢

  • responsible for realizing the country’s goal of globally competitive and innovative industry and services in the tourism sector that contribute to inclusive growth and employment generation.
• ecotour was first recorded in 1973
• Tamaraw Conservation Program -aims at implementing consistent solutions to save the Tamaraw in the wild while respecting the residing human population and improving their livelihoods.
• • Crocodile Farming Institute conserve two endangered crocodile species the Philippine saltwater crocodile.
• Calauit Game Preserve and Bird Sanctuary Project -wildlife sanctuary in the Philippines which was originally created in 1976 as a game reserve featuring large African mammals, translocated there under the orders of the President Ferdinand Marcos during 21-year rule of the country.
• Philippine Raptors Conservation Program -established to protect the Philippine Eagle and other endangered birds of prey and their habitats.
• Pawikan Conservation Program -aims to help protect the endangered species by educating the local community.
• Caves Management and Conservation Program (CMPCP)- embody the principles of sustainable development, namely the formulation and implementation of relevant policies, plans, and programs; biodiversity conservation; sustainable use of cave resources; human resource development; research and development; and public education.
• • Dalaw Turo Outreach Program innovative educational tool for teaching and promoting environmental messages on nature conservation.
• Save the Philippine Sea - aims to narrow the gap between scientists and the general public, the old and the young, and the passionate and indifferent by mobilizing seatizen-led initiatives that are empowering Filipinos towards collective action and behavior change.
• Save the Philippine Sea - aims to narrow the gap between scientists and the general public, the old and the young, and the passionate and indifferent by mobilizing seatizen-led initiatives that are empowering Filipinos towards collective action and behavior change.
• • Waves for Water primary focus around providing clean water, we also coordinate and execute natural disaster relief efforts around the world
• • World Wild Fund for Nature – Philippines improve Filipino lives by crafting solutions to climate change, providing sustainable livelihood programs, and conserving the country's richest marine and land habitats.
• • Greenspace Southeast Asia ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.
• • Greenspace Southeast Asia ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.
• Let’s do it! Philippines - nationwide civic-led grassroots movement to cleanup the entire country in one day.