Mitigating Climate Change in Ecotourism: Analyzing Initiatives and Challenges of Tourist Spot Owners in Adapting to Environmental Impacts

This research focuses on strategies and challenges that tourist spot owners and the ecotourism industry face in mitigating climate change. It, in particular, assesses carbon strategies, adaptive infrastructure, policy implementation, and sustainable resource management in tandem with community engagement and education. The results suggest that these are moderately effective in these regards, though there is considerable work done in carbon-emission reduction and water conservation. There is substantial scope for improvement in carbon offsetting, resilience building in infrastructure, and policy implementation and enforcement. The identified challenges include disruptions of operations due to climate-related events, fluctuating visitor arrivals, impacts on supply chains, biodiversity, and human health. Improvements to carbon offsetting schemes, enhancement of resource use management, refocusing waste management policies, and addressing disruptions in operations are also necessary. This study offers insights into developing more robust mitigation strategies in the tourism sector against climate change.