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generated thanks to tourism sector can
contribute significantly to preservation of
protected areas, such as: coral reefs or forests.
Moreover, ecotourism can help promoting
eco-friendly way leisure. Corporate social
responsibility introduces standards that will
conserve water and energy and reduce waste
generation etc. (UNEP/WTO, 2005).
At this point it should be noticed that
tourism will always have negative influence
on environment like every other industry.
Nevertheless it should be a priority to lower
the negative effects as much as possible, even
if they cannot be all eliminated.
3 Socio-cultural impacts
Negative consequences of tourism
development are associated with changes in
the local social environment. Foreign guests
often disturb in local way of life and social
structures and practices. Local culture is
commercialized; authenticity of the regional
culture disappears. There is an increasing
number of social conflicts and pathology of
the local population.
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