Ecotourism: good or bad? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

In recent years, nature and wildlife tourism has grown massively. Whether it’s meeting mountain gorillas or swimming with dolphins, every year tourists pay thousands of dollars for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But ecotourism doesn't always work well. Beth and Neil discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary.

❓❓❓This week's question
Most tourists on safari are looking for ‘the big five’, the name given to Africa's most iconic large animals. But which animals are ‘the big five’?
a) the lion, leopard, giraffe, baboon and buffalo
b) the lion, leopard, tiger, elephant and buffalo or
c) the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and buffalo?
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
✔️ecotourism - travel to places of natural beauty in which the tourists’ main motivation is to appreciate the natural world and support the traditional culture of local people

✔️sustainable - designed to continue at a steady level which does not damage the environment

✔️tiger selfie - having your photo taken with a captive wild tiger

✔️at the other end of the scale - by contrast

✔️grassroots NGOs - non-governmental organisation (NGO) which tries to achieve its aims through the actions of local ordinary people rather than leaders

✔️go a long way (towards) - be an important factor in achieving a certain goal

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VOCABULARY FROM VIDEO “Ecotourism: good or bad? - 6 Minute English”

1. Ecotourism: the business of organizing holidays to places of natural beauty in a way that helps local people and does not damage the environment
2. Threatened: in danger, or likely to stop existing
3. Advertise: to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it
4. Captive: a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war
5. Iconic: very famous or popular, especially being considered to represent particular opinions or a particular time
6. Baboon: a type of large monkey, found in Africa and Asia, with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth
7. Ecotourism: travel to places of natural beauty in which the tourists’ main motivation is to appreciate the natural world and support the traditional culture of local people
8. Sustainable: designed to continue at a steady level which does not damage the environment
9. Tiger selfie: having your photo taken with a captive wild tiger
10. At the other end of the scale: by contrast
11. Grassroots ngos: non-governmental organisation (NGO) which tries to achieve its aims through the actions of local ordinary people rather than leaders
12. Go a long way (towards): be an important factor in achieving a certain goal

06.02.2023 VIETNAM
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[HiddenEcotourism]

Ecotourism is not only a fantastic way to explore unique destinations, but it’s also an opportunity to connect more deeply with nature and understand the importance of environmental conservation❤❤

[kamrankami]

I agree that ecotourism should be sustainable. In fact, we should consider sustainability in our lives.

[EllaOstrova]

Hi guys! Love "6 Minute English" for a long time. Great topic as usual.

[BriantheBrick]

Ecotourism is not always sustainable, such as tiger selfies. However, Tajikistan is at the other end of the scale, and the animals there are being protected by ecotourist projects run by grassroots NGOs. Despite getting very few ecotourists a year, the money the tourists spend in Tajikistan goes a long way in helping rare animals.

[vysakhsunilkumar]

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VOCABULARY I LEART FROM VIDEO " Ecotourism : good or bad ? "
1. Ecotourism ( noun ) : the business of organizing holidays to places of natural beauty in a way that helps local people and does not damage the environment
2. Safari ( noun ) : an organized journey to look at, or sometimes hunt wild animal, especially in Africa.
-> to go on safari / be on safari
3. Leopard ( noun ) : a large wild cat that has yellow fur with black spots on it and lives in Africa and southern Asia
4. rhinoceros ( noun ) : a very large, thick-skinned animal from Africa or Asia that has one or two horns* on its nose
5. Nature-based : depend on/ rely on nature
6. drug ( verb ) : to give a person or animal a chemical that causes him, her, or it to lose feeling or become unconscious:
-> be drugged : be given a chemical, lead to become unconscious or lose feeling
7. Genuine ( adjective ) : If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears to be
-> genuine leather
8. contrasting ( adjective ) : very different
-> contrasting colors.
9. Baboon ( noun ) : a type of large monkey, found in Africa and Asia, with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth
10. Captive ( adjective ) : a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war
11. Sustainable ( adjective ) : designed to continue at a steady level which does not damage the environment
12. Tiger selfie : having your photo taken with a captive wild tiger
13. At the other end of the scale = by contrast = In contrast
14. Grassroots NGOs : non-governmental organization ( NGO ) which tries to achieve its aims through the actions of local ordinary people rather than leaders.
15. Go a long wat ( towards ) : be an important factor in achieving a certain goal
16. Expedition ( noun ) : an organized journey for a particular purpose.

[tanveerahmmad]

Just because tourism is nature based it doesn't mean to say it's necessarily responsible or sustainable. - - - nicely structured sentence. We can make different sentences following this one. For instance:
Just because he made a mistake before doesn't mean to say he's necessarily responsible for the loss of the company.

Have I wrote it correctly? I will appreciate your suggestions.

[PastoriniDaniel]

Hellow I'm from Brazil and i learning english for me progress

[CreativeWritingCreativeThinkin]

What a complex topic, certainly lots of arguments can be made here

[irenefang]

thanks, BBC

My summary while listening
In recent years, nature or wildlife tourism also called ecotourism has grown massively. While money from ecotourism is supposed to support threatened wildlife and traditional local cultures, the reality is sometimes different. The question is whether ecotourism is good or bad.

According to Vicky Smith, just because ecotourism is nature-based, it doesn't mean to say that it's necessarily responsible or sustainable. There are a lot of animal activities in tourism that are highly unsustainable or irresponsible such as performing whale and dolphin shows or swimming with dolphins, elephant-riding, and tiger selfies where the tigers are drugged.

Also, from Antonia BolingBroke-Kent, the money from tourists is essential to the conservation work that grassroots NGOs are doing, so their money goes a very long way. In Tajikistan, tourists watch wild animals such as snow leopards, and rare mountain ungulates. These animals are observed from a distance, and their behavior is not being affected in any way. Local communities are genuinely benefiting.

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Vocabulary used in this video
1.Ecotourism - travel to places of natural beauty where the tourist motivation is to appreciate nature and support the local culture.
2. sustainable - action described to continue a steady level so as not to damage the environment.
3. A tiger selfie - having photo taken with captive wild tiger,

[pedramkianoosh]

In iran people like ecotourism but at the end of the scale government opposites with it.i believes that ecotourism can go a long way toward improving of environment and we are able to make sustainable earning for local people and a grassroots NGOs.we don't have appropriate cluture of behavior with animal, for example selfie tiger is common in iran and no one cares about it.

[kvnkvn]

Heyy!! I'm a student
I want to learn english
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[adrianoalves]

Most NGOs are used for money laundering.

[JiHoonHo]

Imagine the alien step into your home for touring purpose without consent.