Ecotourism, in partnership with research, has the potential to significantly affect forest conservation in many positive ways. The question of sustainability remains unanswered because many sites with nature-based tourism are relatively new and the long-term impacts have yet to be measured.
生態旅遊的壹個最基本的原則之壹就是服務地區社區，使得他們能夠從環保，經濟發展以及教育中獲益。生態旅遊，與科研相配合，有潛力在各種積極方面明顯的影響和促進森林保護。可持續發展的問題依舊沒得到解決，這是因為很多基於自然的景點都是相對較新，其長期影響還有待考察。
Ecotourism has attracted increasing attention in recent years, not only as an alternative to mass tourism, but as a means of economic development and environmental conservation.
在最近幾年，生態旅遊已經獲得了越來越多的關註，（這種關註）不僅僅是作為大眾旅遊的壹個選擇，更加是作為經濟發展和環境保護。
Definitions of both tourism and tourist are subject to debate, since a simple definition of tourism such as "traveling for pleasure" merely invites a second wave of questions.
旅遊業以及旅遊的定義是值得商議的，因為對於旅遊業的簡單定義，例如“為了開心而旅遊”，會引發壹系列的更多的疑問。
Ecotourism development differs from mainstream development efforts in that, aside from startup loans, much or all of the continuing financial support comes from tourist rather than from goverments or development agencies.
生態旅遊的發展不同於壹些大眾發展項目，不同於創業貸款，它很多或者幾乎全部的資金支持來源於觀光者而非政府或者壹些發展機構。
The negative consequences of conventional tourism to local communities are well known, including excessive development, degradation of ecosystems, cultural homogenization, and the concentration of economic benefits in outside hands.
傳統旅遊對於當地社區的壹些消極影響是眾所周知的，包括過度發展，生態系統退化，文化被同化以及經濟收益來源於外部。