The Tourism Impact

You have a lifelong dream of visiting a world-famous, breathtakingly beautiful natural site, like a coral reef, a fragile mountain ecosystem, or an ancient ruin. However, you learn that the sheer volume of tourists—the carbon footprint of the flights, the local resource consumption, and the physical erosion—is slowly but surely destroying the very site you want to see. Your individual visit has a tiny impact, but you are part of a massive, destructive trend.