Ecotourism is a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism" title="Tourism">tourism</a> involving responsible travel (using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_transport" title="Sustainable transport">sustainable transport</a>) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotourism#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_conservation" title="Ecological conservation">ecological conservation</a>, directly benefit the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_development" title="Economic development">economic development</a> and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a>. Chioma Ajah shares her views on it and how startups can key into the sector.

Francis Onuk

ECOTOURISM with Chioma Ajah and the host Francis Onuk

Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.[1] Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect [&hellip;]