2.(vi) How can eco-tourism be truly effective ?
2.(vi) How can eco-tourism be truly effective ?
Official answer
Eco-tourism becomes truly effective when it follows strict codes of conduct, controls its environmental footprint, and ensures genuine benefit-sharing with local communities.
Marking scheme
- 1.1 mark for stating that eco-tourism must follow strict codes of conduct, control its environmental footprint, and ensure genuine benefit-sharing with local communities.
- 2.Accept any answer that captures the sense of ethical conduct + limiting environmental impact + fair community benefit; a partial answer naming at least these safeguards is acceptable for the single mark.
Hint
Read the opening sentence of Paragraph 6 — it literally starts with 'To be truly effective, eco-tourism must...'.
Quick oral answer
Eco-tourism becomes truly effective when operators follow strict codes of conduct, keep their environmental footprint low, and share real benefits with the local communities.
Common mistakes
- 1.Writing the general benefits of eco-tourism (jobs, conservation) instead of the specific conditions for effectiveness.
- 2.Giving only one condition when the passage clearly lists three linked safeguards.
- 3.Copying an over-long chunk of Paragraph 6 without focusing on the 'how' — codes of conduct, footprint control, benefit-sharing.
Analysis and explanation
This one-mark VSA is answered directly by Paragraph 6's opening sentence on what makes eco-tourism 'truly effective.'
Concept
- Match the question's phrase 'truly effective' to the paragraph using the same words, then reproduce its conditions.
Key points
- Eco-tourism is effective when it follows strict codes of conduct, controls its environmental footprint, and ensures genuine benefit-sharing with local communities.
Common mistakes
- Answering with general benefits of eco-tourism instead of the specific safeguards/conditions the question asks for.
Real-world
- These three conditions mirror global certified sustainable-tourism standards: ethical operation, low environmental footprint, and equitable community benefit.
Interesting facts
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) publishes internationally recognised criteria that mirror the passage's three conditions — ethical conduct, environmental impact control, and community benefit.
Costa Rica, cited in the passage, runs a Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) programme that rates operators on exactly these kinds of well-managed practices.
'Benefit-sharing' is a formal principle in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, showing how the passage's language connects to real international policy.
Question details
Q15 of 53 questions
- Board
- CBSE
- Class
- Class 10
- Subject
- English (Communicative)
- Year
- 2026
- Section
- Section A
- Marks
- 1
- Type
- Very Short Answer
- Chapter
- Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- How eco-tourism can be truly effective
- Bloom's level
- understand
- Syllabus topic
- Section A: Reading Skills — Unseen Passage: Eco-tourism — Very Short Answer (comprehension)
- Author
- CBSE
- Reviewed by
- Padhantu Academic Team
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Frequently asked questions
Which paragraph answers this question?
Paragraph 6 answers it directly. Its first sentence lists the three conditions for eco-tourism to be 'truly effective': strict codes of conduct, controlling the environmental footprint, and genuine benefit-sharing with local communities.
Do I need all three conditions for one mark?
Mentioning the core idea earns the mark, but for a complete answer name all three — ethical codes of conduct, low environmental footprint, and fair benefit-sharing — as they form a single linked requirement in the passage.