Simply put, YES! Our prgram has been
educating students and future leaders
in the tourism industry about this
concept for over 8 years.
Ecotourism, or nature-based tourism
that is managed to be learning-
oriented as well as environmentally
and socio-culturally sustainable, has
emerged in the past 20 years as one of
the most important sectors within the
tourism industry.

The Bachelor of Applied Science
(Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership)
degree is an eight semester, three and
one-half year quota program. It
recognizes the key role that the
environment plays and will continue to
play in the development of the tourism
industry in Canada through integration
of the study of the environment and
the opportunities for its sustainable
development as a major tourism product.

The program emphasizes the study of
Ecotourism from a perspective of
community development and the
understanding of the sustainability of
our natural resources. You will learn
the planning processes, concepts,
practical skills, and techniques used
to assist governments, parks,
interpretive centers, adventure
operators, and communities in
developing appropriate ecotourism
activities.

Yes, the environmental costs associated with tourism should be built into the vacation price, and then tourists can be educated on what the additional dollars are going towards.
Furthermore, magazines such as CG Travel, which I buy and enjoy, that capitalise on the beauty of our natural landscape, should be using FSC certified, or ancient forest friendly forest paper, otherwise these publications are also participating in the destruction of the very beauty that is being promoted in the magazine.

The true cost to the environment should be included in the cost of all things, not solely tourism. Until that is done attributing environmental costs only to tourism activity will put tourism us at a termendous cost disadvantage.