Draft guidelines for ecotourism in and around protected areas
These are the draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for selection, planning, development, implementation and monitoring of ecotourism in and around protected areas.
The Ministry has released draft guidelines for ecotourism in and around protected areas of the country. This document lays out a detailed set of framework guidelines on the selection, planning,
development, implementation and monitoring of ecotourism in India. Recognising however, that India’s wildlife landscapes are diverse, these guidelines are necessarily broad, with specific State
Ecotourism Strategies to be developed by the concerned State Governments, and Ecotourism Plans to be developed by the concerned Authorities. Roles and responsibilities are enumerated for different stakeholders: State Governments, Protected Area management, tourist facilities/tour operators, local communities, temple boards and general public.