Ecoturism

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niche market	the part of an industry that sells a particular type of product or service to the small number of customers who want it; a small special market
to denote	to define; to mean something(represent), to be a feature that shows you what something is
conventional	of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different
to trek	to go on a long and difficult trip on foot
expenditure	money spent by a government, organization, or person; calculate
outstanding	extremely good or impressive
remote	far away, far in distance
rural	relating to parts of a country that are not near cities and where the population is low
to estimate	to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it
incentive	something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this
lucrative	bringing a lot of money; profitable
livelihood	something such as your work that provides the money you need to live
invariably	always, or almost always
to migrate	to go to another place or country in order to work
urban	relating to towns and cities, or happening there
decline	opposite: rise;
drift	a gradual movement of people from one place to another
ecosystem	all the plants and animals in a particular area, considered as a system with parts that depend on one another
worth	used for saying how good, useful, or reliable someone or something is
deforestation	the process of removing the trees from an area of land
agricultural development	change, growth, or improvement over a period of time in all the area relating to farming
housing development	a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
to meet the needs	to satisfy the things we need
to compromise	a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want
to take into account	to take into consideration; to consider
to pressurize	to force so to do sth; to shove
to benefit	to profit from
sustainability	capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
to address	to direct a speech or written statement to
competitive	always trying to be more successful than other
marketing	sales and advertising campaign
environmentally sound	Product or manufacturing process that, from beginning to end, is in essential harmony with its environment and the associated ecological factors.
to marginalize	to reject
marginalized	to make someone or something seem not important or relevant
marginal	small in scale very small in scale or importance
to sell out	if a store sells out of something, it sells all that it has so that there is no more available
to fall prey to	To be put into such a vulnerable position as to be at risk of harm, destruction, or invasion
to abide by	to stay or live somewhere;
to monitor	to control; to regularly check or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
small-scale	smaller or less important than other things of the same kind
locally-run	managed bu local people
resort	a place that many people go to for a vacation
vociferous	a vociferous reply or protest for example that is expressed loudly and with force
to be evicted from	to be forced to move away; to force out, eject; to be forced off the land; to be deported from
tour operator	A tour operator is a company that provides holidays in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you.
self-imposed	self-imposed rules, punishments, etc. are ones that you have chosen for yourself
intimidation	to deliberately make someone feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want
torture	extreme physical pain caused by someone or something, especially as a punishment or as a way to make someone say something
compatible	ideas or systems that are compatible can exist together
desolate	a desolate place is completely empty with no people or pleasant features in it
reliant	depending on someone or something
habitat	the type of place that a particular animal usually lives in or a particular plant usually grows in, for example a desert, forest, or lake
to cater for	to provide or supply what is desired
to drop	to decline rapidly
to seize	to take something or someone away in an illegal and violent way
to fell a tree	to cut down a tree
concrete	based on facts and information
pier	a structure built out from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats
funded	supported by an amount of money that you collect, save, or invest for a particular purpose
global warming	the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth caused partly by the greenhouse effect increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
to be labeled	to be classified/categorised
to tackle complex issues	to face and solve difficult problems
commitment	a pledge or promise, obligation
to commit oneself to something	to promise to do something
ecotax	a tax that is used to encourage people to change from an activity that damages the environment or to encourage activities with beneficial environmental effects.
to raise funds	The organized activity or an instance of soliciting money or pledges, as for charitable organizations or political campaigns.
fragile	easy to break or damage
to implement	to make something such as an idea, plan, system, or law start to work and be used
to fly in the face of	to completely oppose, or be completely opposite to, something that most people believe or accept
to reveal	to uncover
to indicate	to show that something will happen, is true, or exists
improvement	the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before
to convince sb.	to make someone believe that something is true
in support of	To argue in favor of
profit margin	Ratio of profit after taxes to cost-of-sales, often expressed as a percentage. It is one of the measures of the profitability of a firm, and an indicator of its cost structure.
conservation	the careful utilization of a natural resource
conservation measures	All the rules that are established to preserve something.
fair trade	fair deal
NGO	non-governmental organisation
destination areas	the place where someone or something is going
to attempt	to try
community-based	Happening or working in a particular area.
community-focused	Concentrating on a particular goal and not wasting time or energy on other things. In this situation paying special attention to the welfare of the people living in the area,
diversity	biodiversity
ethnic groups	people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
campsite	a piece of land that one person or one group camps on
to set up	to found; to build
to promote	to support or encourage something
permaculture farm	organic gardening farm
hilltribe	referring to all the tribes that live in a hill
tribal	relating to or belonging to a tribe
to train	to teach someone to do a particular job or activity
home-stay program	a program in which you pay to stay in someone's house rather than in a hotel
to ensure	make something certain: to make sure that something will happen or be available
beneficial	something that has a good effect or promotes well-being;
impact	influence, effect
to be concerned about	to worry about, to be connected with
to label	to classify
initiative	leading action
complex	very complicated
issues	a point in question or matter that is in dispute; problem
to campaign	to try to achieve political or social change by persuading other people or the government to do something.
to optimise	to make something such as a method or process as good or as effective as possible
lodge; jungle lodge	to give something valuable to someone so that they can keep it safe
among	saying what happen within a particular group of people
outsiders	someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization.
undefined	not clearly explained, or without clear rules or limits.
sustainable	capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
self-imposed	self-imposed rules, punishments, etc. are the ones that you have chosen for yourself
boom	to become very popular
to lobby	to try to influence politicians or people in authority on a particular subject
increase	4. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
decrease	a process of becoming smaller or shorter

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