Is ecotourism the way forward for countries such as Ecuador?

... Is ecotourism the way forward for countries such as Ecuador? Environment - international agreements: Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands. Introduction Ecuador is situated in western South America. Its neighbouring countries consist of Peru and Columbia and it borders the Pacific Ocean at the Equator. Quito is its capital. Ecuador is an LEDC because of many factors of economical detriment; It remains a lower middle income nation with a gross domestic product of $30.7 billion, or $4,300 per capita. In South America, only Bolivia has a lower per capita GDP. Agriculture (primarily bananas, coffee, and cacao) and fishing are important sectors of the economy, together providing 50% of export earnings. Petroleum, the other major export commodity, produces 40% of export earnings. Being solely made up of primary goods, income is irregular

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