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Can tourism ever really help the environment? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service

The eco-tourism market is booming. It was worth £73 billion ($92 billion) globally in 2019 and is expected to top £86 billion ($108 billion) by 2027. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of The Climate Question, presenter Qasa Alom is in Costa Rica, often portrayed as a shining beacon of eco-tourism. He wants to find out for himself whether eco-tourism is a force for good or a threat to the planet. More from The Climate Question ➡️    • The Climate Question   0:00 Looking for turtles on Costa Rica's Tortuguero beach, the birthplace of sea turtle conservation 1:11 Tortuguero, sea turtles and tourism 1:46 Costa Rica, the home of ecotourism: can tourism ever really be good for the environment? 2:27 How do tourists help the sea turtles? 3:45 Why are sea turtle numbers in Costa Rica starting to fall again? 5:29 Eco-tourism is the buzz in tourism 6:00 Eco-tourism definition and history 9:32 How well is eco-tourism working in Costa Rica? 13:45 Tourists' contribution to climate change 16:39 Tourism GDP boost for Costa Rica 19:28 A victim of its own success? 20:37 Bird watching 22:11 The "intangible benefit" of tourism and connecting to nature 23:21 Overall is eco-tourism good or bad for climate change? ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #climatechange #ecotourism