These days the pollution produced by tourists has threatened the natural environment of some tourist attractions, making it a big problem to be addressed before those places are completely damaged. This essay shall try to highlight some reasons why people litter these places and also suggest some ways forward.
The most important reason why people litter these tourist places is that they have little awareness of environmental conservation. People think that their one plastic bottle or one wrapper of chips does not matter. What they don’t realize is that if each tourist has the same thought then very soon these natural scenic spots would turn into mountains of such litter. People also don’t know that this rubbish is mostly of non-biodegradable material and will stay like that for ever.
Another reason why people don’t care is that they think it is not their responsibility. They think the onus of keeping these places clean rests on the authorities. They have to realize that the environment is everyone’s responsibility. Finally, the environmental protection facilities are not enough in many tourist attractions. People would not litter these places if trashcans were there at regular intervals.
The first step towards sustainable tourism would be that the governments and tourist companies could educate the tourists about their responsibilities. Tourists should be made aware through the media and tour operators about responsible tourism. They should be made to realise that their careless attitude could kill future tourism and nothing would be left for the gen-next. Additionally, the authorities should have proper facilities at such places and if facilities are not enough according to the number of tourists then the number of tourists should be limited.
To conclude, it can be said that irresponsible tourism has led to damage of the natural environment and at many places the tourist places have been so much littered that they have ceased being a tourist attraction any more. The responsibility of saving these spots rests on both – the tourists and the government. One should remember the saying, “A good tourist is one who leaves behind nothing but footprints and takes away nothing but photographs.
These days the pollution produced by
tourists
has threatened the natural environment of
some
tourist
attractions, making it a
big
problem to
be addressed
before
those
places
are completely damaged. This essay shall try to highlight
some
reasons why
people
litter
these
places
and
also
suggest
some
ways forward.
The most
important
reason why
people
litter
these
tourist
places
is that they have
little
awareness of environmental conservation.
People
think
that their one plastic bottle or one wrapper of chips does not matter. What they don’t realize is that if each
tourist
has the same
thought
then
very
soon
these natural scenic spots would turn into mountains of such
litter
.
People
also
don’t know that this rubbish is
mostly
of non-biodegradable material and will stay like that for ever.
Another reason why
people
don’t care is that they
think
it is not their
responsibility
. They
think
the onus of keeping these
places
clean rests on the authorities. They
have to
realize that the environment is everyone’s
responsibility
.
Finally
, the environmental protection facilities are not
enough
in
many
tourist
attractions.
People
would not
litter
these
places
if trashcans were there at regular intervals.
The
first
step towards sustainable
tourism
would be that the
governments
and
tourist
companies
could educate the
tourists
about their
responsibilities
.
Tourists
should
be made
aware through the media and tour operators about responsible
tourism
. They should
be made
to
realise
that their careless attitude could kill future
tourism
and nothing would be
left
for the gen-
next
.
Additionally
, the authorities should have proper facilities at such
places
and if facilities are not
enough
according to the number of
tourists
then the number of
tourists
should
be limited
.
To conclude
, it can
be said
that irresponsible
tourism
has led to
damage of
the natural environment and at
many
places
the
tourist
places
have been
so
much littered that they have ceased being a
tourist
attraction
any more
. The
responsibility
of saving these spots rests on both
–
the
tourists
and the
government
. One should remember the saying, “A
good
tourist
is one who
leaves
behind nothing
but
footprints and takes away nothing
but
photographs.