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Protect Himalayas
The HIMALAYA gets visitors in such volume that in several
places, roads and campsites have become part of the landscape, wildlife has
been chased away into areas away from their natural habitat and the
food-chain and ecosystem have been seriously disrupted.
Whoever thought that the mighty mountains that form formidable frontiers
would need protection? Now sustainable development and carrying capacity are
some of the buzzwords doing the rounds in politically correct circles; and a
substantial amount of funds and manpower is being made available for
preserving the environment as a heritage for the future.
Trekking and Mountaineering Associations, Nature Conservationists and
Tourism Boards need to regularly hold workshops, training programs, clean-up
drives.
The aims must be to:-
- Train managers for sustainable tourism.
- Provide training and awareness in conservation and
techniques for field and office staff of the trekking agencies.
- Burn all paper, like toilet paper, cigarette butts,
non-plastic products. Do not use detergents and strong chemicals.
- Familiarize participants with cultural and natural
heritage and its relation to the trekking business.
- Help Co-ordinate trekking staff and local community
people, especially from the trekking regions and promote environmentally
friendly trekking.
Human needs have to be balance with the environment on a sustainable basis
by ensuring maximum community participation through a process which people
are both the principal actors and beneficiaries. Tourists themselves also
have to be educated on what effect they have on the place they have chosen
to visit and this is no mean task.
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