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## Ecotourism ### Ecotourism Site Criteria * **Contain significant cultural and anthropological values** * **Cultural ceremonies** * **Promote recreational tourism** * **Environmental awareness values** * **Located outside and adjacent to, but under the control of, areas such as volcanoes and cav...

## Ecotourism ### Ecotourism Site Criteria * **Contain significant cultural and anthropological values** * **Cultural ceremonies** * **Promote recreational tourism** * **Environmental awareness values** * **Located outside and adjacent to, but under the control of, areas such as volcanoes and caves** * **Sensitive areas such as habitats of endangered animals** ### Ecotourism Built-Up Areas * **Building height limits** * **Type of man-made structures that can be built** * **Maintaining line of sight of natural views** * **Distance of roads to sensitive areas** ### Ecotourism Products * **Evaluated include both natural and cultural resources** ### Ecotourism Operation * **Community participation** * **Equitable distribution of benefits** * **Utilization of resources** * **Ecotourism operation as everyone gets involved in decision-making** ### Skills and Training Needs of Communities * **Skills in the ecotourism area need to be evaluated in terms of availability and quality** * **Training activities could be sending local people for internships or bringing trainers/experts to conduct seminars** ### Marketing ### Site Management ### Visitor Management * **Managing the volume of visitors** * **Directing them where to go in the ecotourism site** * **Controlling their behavior in order to minimize their impacts** ### Partnership