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Ecotourism in Uttar Kannada District and Its Impact on Tourism Industry International Journal of Research and Review www.ijrrjournal.com E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Review Paper Ecotourism in Uttar Kannada District and Its Impact on Tourism Industry Shri Manjunath Hongalad1, Dr S I Biradar2 1Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Karnatak University, Dharwad. 2Professor, Department of Geography, Karnatak University, Dharwad. Corresponding Author: Shri Manjunath Hongalad ABSTRACT Ecotourism is entirely a new approach to tourism. Ecotourism is preserving travel to natural areas to appreciate the cultural and natural history of the environment, taking care not to disturb the integrity of the ecosystem, while creating vacancies and economic opportunities that make preservation and security of natural resources advantageous to the local people. In short, ecotourism can be considered as tourism programme that is - "Nature-based, ecologically sustainable, where education and explanation is a major constituent and where native people are helped." All this together can be called ecotourism. If travel does not satisfy any one of these constituents, then it is not called a real ecotourism venture. Karnataka rich with attractive beauty is located at the southern part of India. Resourceful with all kind of verities including temples, wildlife sanctuaries, waterfalls, cosmopolitan cities, valleys, hill resorts, beaches etc..., Karnataka is a must visit the state in India for all tourist enthusiasts and will not get disappointed. Karnataka has 320 km Long, virgin, pristine, and unexploited coastline. From Ullal to Karwar, Karnataka has the most beautiful and amazing coastal landscape. This paper focuses on ecotourism and its destinations located in Karnataka, the impact of ecotourism destinations for Karnataka Tourism Development. Key Words: Ecotourism, Nature, Uttara Kannada, Forest. INTRODUCTION of the fastest-growing areas of the tourism The term ecotourism was coined by business, rising annually by 15-23% Ceballos-Lascuràin in 1983 and was worldwide. South Africa is one of the initially used to describe nature-based travel countries that are reaping significant to relatively undisturbed areas with an economic benefits from ecotourism, but the emphasis on education. The concept has, negative effects-including physical however, developed to a scientifically based displacement of persons, a gross violation of approach to the planning, management and fundamental rights, and environmental development of sustainable tourism and hazards-far outweigh the medium-term activities. Ecotourism planning is the much- economic benefits. It has been reported that needed aspect that could contribute to the the isolated desert city of Jaisalmer comprehensive development of tourism, (Rajasthan, northwest India) now receives ecosystem management, biodiversity over 200, 000 visitors per year, mainly as conservation and enhancement of the the result of the promotion of camel safaris economic status of the local participatory to the Thar Desert. Jaisalmer has a camel communities. Ecotourism has become one excess because of programmed farming, International Journal of Research & Review (www.ijrrjournal.com) 203 Vol.6; Issue: 9; September 2019 Shri Manjunath Hongalad et.al. Ecotourism in Uttar Kannada District and Its Impact on Tourism Industry with animals reorganized into the safari The nonstop removing of forest reserves has business. It is generally believed that led to Global Warming and Greenhouse ecotourism will foster responsible tourist Effects. Fortunately, this has led to some behaviour, conservation of important consciousness, and now the world has wildlife habitats and ecosystems, roused for new starts about human appreciation of local cultures and traditional responsibility towards environment. lifestyles, and provision of sustainable ECOTOURISM IN INDIA: forms of livelihood for people living in India, the land of diverse geography remote and communities. It was stated that offers numerous tourist destinations that not due to the high avian variety in Bisle just de-stress but also rejuvenate you. There Reserve forest, Karnataka could assistance are numerous ways to relish Mother Nature in leading the actions like bird seeing and in the most developed way. The few places noticing which would assist ecotourism like the Himalayan Region, Kerala, activity to educate the importance of birds northeast India, Andaman & Nicobar to eco-tourists. Major attributes of green Islands and the Lakshadweep islands are tourism include environmental conservation some of the places where you can enjoy the and education and distribution of income to treasured wealth of the Mother Nature. local people based on a strong partnership. Thenmala in Kerala is the first premeditated Green tourism considers tourism ecotourism destination in India produced to development as an integral part of national provide to the Eco-tourists and nature and regional development. When the people lovers. were interviewed in Andaman's at the The India topography boasts an airport around 92% of the people were abundant source of flora & fauna. India has visiting for holidaying purpose and numerous rare and endangered species in its remaining 8% were travelling for surroundings. The declaration of numerous miscellaneous and business purpose, this wildlife parts and national parks has shows that due to the development of fortified the growth of the wildlife resource, ecotourism in Andaman's there is more which reduced due to the wildlife search by revenue for the state government. numerous kings in the ancient. Today, India has many wildlife sanctuaries and protection THE CONCERN OF ECOTOURISM: laws. Presently, there are about 80 national Since ages, nature worship and parks and 441 reserves in India, which conservation ethics have been an works for the safeguard and maintenance of inseparable part of Indian thought and wildlife resource in India. There are many traditions. Suggestions go back to ancient Botanical and Zoological Gardens in India, civilizations of India when people used to which are at work towards the improvement encourage the philosophy of the coherence of the Ecosystem. Poaching has stopped to a of life. The Indian tradition has always large extent. There are hard sentences for taught that humankind is a part of nature poachers, hunters and illegal dealers of and one should look upon all creation with animals and trees. Tree plantation is taking the eyes of love and respect. place in several places. There are some It is tragic that since the last few environmental rights organizations, which decades, the mad quest for the material end fight for the rights of the environment. and economic progress in India and abroad Various organizations and NGOs are has become identical with the exploitation heading to afford ecological education to the of nature in all its appearances. Today, the common people at the grass origin level. whole world is facing a deep disaster and is Ecotourism is the newest buzz in the in the danger of being fated. The rich forest tourism business universally. The main ranges and biological diversities have been concept of ecotourism is to have a balance persistently stripped to stiff concrete walls. between development and conservation. In International Journal of Research & Review (www.ijrrjournal.com) 204 Vol.6; Issue: 9; September 2019 Shri Manjunath Hongalad et.al. Ecotourism in Uttar Kannada District and Its Impact on Tourism Industry the most recent years, it has become an eco- with 1016mm to 1524mm of rainfall. The selling instrument for income flows. The coastal belt receives rain fall varying four components to be involved in having between 2540mm to 3556 mm. The balanced ecotourism is Wildlife, temperature of the district varies from150 c Ecotourists, Management and Community. in winter to 340 c in summer. The year may It's very hard to find a well-managed be divided into four seasons 1) Summer ecotourism site currently. Thus, an effort from March to may has raising temperature was made to assess the balanced ecotourism with the maximum temperature of the year in Yaana Reserve Forest of Karnataka. occurring in April or May. Humidity begins Several site visits were made to Yaana increasing from May onwards. 2) The south Reserve Forest and wildlife diversity was -west monsoon from June to September studied to develop the study area as a lasts for four months from the beginning of potential ecotourism site. June. It is characterised by overcast skies ECOTOURISM IN UTTARA and heavy rainfall in the coastal region and KANNADA DISTRICT: Malnad area. 3) October and November Uttar Kannada district is situated on constitute the retreating monsoon. 4) The the western part of the state on the coast of period from December to February is Arabian Sea extending from North latitude generally dry with clear bright sky, low 130 -551 to 150 -311 and east longitude 740 - humidity and agreeably low temperature. 001 to 750 -101 . The district is surrounded There is very little rainfall in this season. by Goa and Belguam in the north, Dharwad in the east, Shimoga and Udupi districts in Clinging to the southwestern flank the south and the Arabian Sea in the west. of the Indian Peninsula, Uttara Kannada is a Natural diversities made Uttar Kannada the tropical paradise redolent with myths and only district in Karnataka State which legends. The gift of life to this strip of land consists of three natural divisions viz, the between the Arabian Sea and the Wall of coastal region, upper ghat region or Mountains known as the Western
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