Question

Explain the environmental effects of tourism. Answer in brief

Answer 1

Tourism has its benefits as well as side-effects.

While tourism helps in getting monetary gains, it puts a lot of pressure on the environment.

When a place witnesses a lot of people/tourists, it witnesses a lot of pressure on its natural resources.

Due to increased pollution, the environment is affected, local wildlife gets affected etc

Answer 2

Explanation:

Tourism will make the environment degraded by people's ignorance by throwing the plastics and other non-degradable in the environment. The waste will pile up within a short time if the place is a highly concentrated tourist spot. The increase in waste must be disposed of properly, or else it creates the pollution.