西表島を例とした自然体験型エコツーリズムをとりまく現状と問題点

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The popularity of ecotourism in Japan has recently increased; however, it may have detrimental effects on ecosystems because of the exhaustive use of natural areas. Field observations of the effects of ecotourism on nature were conducted at Hinai River and an adjacent area on Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan, in January 2004. The identified human impacts on the target areas were likely caused in part by the lack of an appropriate design for sustainable use in ecotourism. Ecotourism in developed countries such as Japan should be redesigned with consideration for their different socio-economic situations compared to developing countries for which ecotourism has become adapted. Currently, ecotourism in Japan is not consistent with the sustainable use of nature, because ecotourism has stronger detrimental effects on the ecosystem than did previous types of uses of these natural areas.
2005-06-30