Can tourism ever really help the environment? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service

The eco-tourism market is booming. It was worth £73 billion ($92 billion) globally in 2019 and is expected to top £86 billion ($108 billion) by 2027.

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In this episode of The Climate Question, presenter Qasa Alom is in Costa Rica, often portrayed as a shining beacon of eco-tourism. He wants to find out for himself whether eco-tourism is a force for good or a threat to the planet.

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0:00 Looking for turtles on Costa Rica's Tortuguero beach, the birthplace of sea turtle conservation
1:11 Tortuguero, sea turtles and tourism
1:46 Costa Rica, the home of ecotourism: can tourism ever really be good for the environment?
2:27 How do tourists help the sea turtles?
3:45 Why are sea turtle numbers in Costa Rica starting to fall again?
5:29 Eco-tourism is the buzz in tourism
6:00 Eco-tourism definition and history
9:32 How well is eco-tourism working in Costa Rica?
13:45 Tourists' contribution to climate change
16:39 Tourism GDP boost for Costa Rica
19:28 A victim of its own success?
20:37 Bird watching
22:11 The "intangible benefit" of tourism and connecting to nature
23:21 Overall is eco-tourism good or bad for climate change?

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