Napo Valley Flashcards
Napo Valley is in Ecuador and is an eco-tourism scheme
Increasing the income for local economy and people
Lodges in the forest for money and jobs locally
Amazon Facts
How much world covered
How much gone and the rate
6% of the world covered
50% of species
11% of world GDP
23% is the point of equivalence/tipping point
17% of the amazon already gone
11,000km squared lost TTM
Social Benefits of Napo Valley
They get to keep their culture and don’t have to adapt to modern day society
50% complete secondary school which is an increase of 24%
Locals get jobs
EG: Guides = free MFL lessons
Environmental Benefits
Site of importance which the government can’t ignore: generating income
Therefore, protection: no hunting, fishing + logging
Becomes a protected area
Sustains the ecosystem and the wildlife as well as the Amazon Forest
Economical Benefits
$11.6million in 2005 by 1 eco tourist spot : 3,000 visitors a year
More profitable than logging
Travel around different camps and buy local products therefore, local income increases
Limitations
Small scale
1 time experience and cost a lot of money reducing the amount of people that would come
Epidemic affects it
