What is ecotourism and its benefits for Pakistan

Issues and Challenges:

• With increasing tourists, the Saif ul Malook Jheel and visiting spots in Swat and Kaghan are filled with litter.
• The social media of Hunza residents appealing to tourists to do not litter plastic bottles and other junk has been viral a few years back. Likewise, a picture of people who wrote on roads went viral. The local found the culprits and then made them clean the mess after few days was quite a viral couple of months back.
• With the increasing number of tourists, forests are cutting rapidly for new hotels and resorts. Moreover, tourists leave junk like wrappers, plastic bottles, etc. You will find few areas with garbage heaps and nasty smells.
• Do not go that far, many people go hiking on Margalla hills of Damn-e-koh every day, and the track is filled with litter. Plastic water disposal has become dangerous for wildlife in the hills. The tweet of a British ambassador about the nasty condition of tracks started a cleaning drive-by administration.

Ecotourism

Benefits of ecotourism policies in Pakistan:

·Ecotourism policies for cultural Industry:

·Policies for dos and don’ts:

·Launch awareness campaigns:

·Policies for hospitality:

Status of ecotourism in Pakistan:

• There are measures taken like an anti-encroachment drive in Kaghan Valley and ceasing the use of plastic in Hunza.
• The incumbent government has also launched the ‘one billion Tree Tsunami Initiative,’ which slowly but successfully.
• The government is also set to introduce steps and measures to offset the effects of environmental degradation, and millions of funds are allocated for the purpose.

Let’s wrap it up: