Natural heritage sites, national parks, marine sanctuaries, and other protected areas play an important role in protecting the earth’s natural resources, heritage, and biodiversity. Tourist dollars in the form of entrance fees, operator permits, and taxes pay for the maintenance and preservation of these important sites by funding necessary conservation work such as ecosystem monitoring, firefighting, and patrolling for poachers.
Visiting these places of natural heritage allows you to be part of the conservation effort while contributing to the creation and maintenance of local employment, income generation for local communities to improve living standards, and empowering people to keep preserving these ecosystems for generations to come.
