2.(vi) How can eco-tourism be truly effective ?
2.(vi) How can eco-tourism be truly effective ?
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
- 11 mark for stating that eco-tourism must follow strict codes of conduct, control its environmental footprint, and ensure genuine benefit-sharing with local communities.
- 2Accept 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.
Analysis & 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.
Common Mistakes
- 1Writing the general benefits of eco-tourism (jobs, conservation) instead of the specific conditions for effectiveness.
- 2Giving only one condition when the passage clearly lists three linked safeguards.
- 3Copying an over-long chunk of Paragraph 6 without focusing on the 'how' — codes of conduct, footprint control, benefit-sharing.
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.
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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.