ecotourism
English
Etymology
eco- + tourism
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛkoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/, /ˌikoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/
Noun
ecotourism (usually uncountable, plural ecotourisms)
- Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.
- 2020 August 24, Amia Srinivasan, “What Have We Done to the Whale?”, in The New Yorker:
- Driven by a search for the perfectly "grammable" shot, ecotourism is everywhere on the rise, though it rarely delivers on the promise of its name, which is to reconcile the impulse to consume nature with the desire to conserve it.
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Derived terms
- ecotour
- ecotourist
Related terms
- agritourism
- ecodollars
Translations
responsible travel
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Anagrams
- ureosmotic