The impact of tourism on the environment and communities can be both positive and negative.

1-) Positive Impacts on the environment

 Tourism particularly nature and ecotourism helps promote conservation of wildlife and
natural resources such as rain forests, as these are now regarded as tourism assets.
 It helps generate funding for maintaining animal preserves and marine parks through
entrance charges and guide fees.
 By creating alternative sources of employment, tourism reduces problems such as over-
fishing and deforestation in developing nations.
 When people visit an area, they notice things a local person may not. A tourist is more
likely to notice a problem like pollution or habitat encroachment and bring it to the
attention of local authorities or even the world

2-) Negative Impacts on the environment

 Tourism poses a threat to a region's natural and cultural resources, such as water supply,
beaches, coral reefs and heritage sites, through overuse.
 Tourism causes increased pollution through traffic emissions, littering, increased sewage
production and noise.
 People have to travel to their destination. It doesn't matter if it's by plane to another country
or by car to the local national park, traveling puts emissions into the air.
 NOISE - may not seem like a big deal, but loud noises can scare animals out of the area and
possibly even disrupt the local ecosystem.
 Tourists provide an endless supply of people from around the world that can be targeted
and educated on everything from forest stewardship to local history and plans for the
future.

A-)Positive Impacts on the communities

 Tourism encourages the preservation of traditional customs, handicrafts and festivals

that might otherwise have been allowed to wane, and it creates civic pride
 Interchanges between hosts and guests create a better cultural understanding and
can also help raise global awareness of issues such as poverty and human rights
abuses.

B-) Negative Impacts on the communities

 Crowding and congestion, drugs and alcohol problems, prostitution and increased
crime levels can occur.
 Tourism can infringe on human rights, with locals being displaced from their land to
make way for new hotels or barred from beaches.
 Interaction with tourists can also lead to an erosion of traditional cultures and values.