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Ecotourism hub in hills: Community based approach for creating employment

Riya Verma, Jyotsna Narula Narula

Abstract


Ecotourism has a huge potential to attract tourist especially in hills because mountains help people to enjoy their lives away from a stressful schedule. Also, increase in tourism enhances the livelihood of the local people who are not directly employed but also adds value to that specific region. However, there
is a lack of awareness among the local people on it. Uttarakhand is known for its mountains, forests and river areas but is prone to disasters due to which the livelihood of people got affected. Due to this tourist became hesitant to visit these places and business from tourism got reduced. So, ecotourism helps local community to earn their livelihoods by which they can bring back the confidence of the tourist along with conservation of biodiversity. This study provides an insight into understanding the eco-tourism potential in the state of Uttarakhand that will enhance the standard of living and provide sound, economic, environmental, and social benefits to the local people and region.


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