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In recent years, eco-tourismeco-tourism (noun)Travel focused on protecting nature and supporting local people.≈ Synonym: green tourism🇺🇿UZ: ekoturizm🇷🇺RU: экотуризм has become one of the fastest-growing areas of the travel industrytravel industry (noun)The business sector focused on tourism and travel.≈ Synonym: tourism sector🇺🇿UZ: sayohat sanoati🇷🇺RU: туристическая индустрия. Eco-tourism is a form of travel that focusesfocus (verb)Concentrates attention or effort on something.≈ Synonym: concentrates🇺🇿UZ: e'tibor qaratadi🇷🇺RU: фокусируется on visiting naturalnatural (adj)Existing in nature; not made by people.≈ Synonym: unspoiled🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy🇷🇺RU: природный areas in a way that protects the environment and supportssupport (verb)Gives assistance to someone or something.≈ Synonym: helps🇺🇿UZ: qo'llab-quvvatlaydi🇷🇺RU: поддерживает local communitiescommunity (noun)Groups of people living in a particular area.≈ Synonym: populations🇺🇿UZ: jamoalar🇷🇺RU: сообщества. Unlike traditionaltraditional (adj)Following long-established customs or ways.≈ Synonym: conventional🇺🇿UZ: an'anaviy🇷🇺RU: традиционный tourism, which often harmsharm (verb)Causes damage or injury.≈ Synonym: damages🇺🇿UZ: zarar yetkazadi🇷🇺RU: вредит nature, eco-tourism tries to reducereduce (verb)To make something smaller in amount.≈ Synonym: decrease🇺🇿UZ: kamaytirmoq🇷🇺RU: сокращать damagedamage (noun)Harm caused to something.≈ Synonym: harm🇺🇿UZ: zarar🇷🇺RU: ущерб and create positivepositive (adj)Good or beneficial in nature.≈ Synonym: beneficial🇺🇿UZ: ijobiy🇷🇺RU: положительный effects.
One of the main goalsgoal (noun)Things a person or group aims to achieve.≈ Synonym: objectives🇺🇿UZ: maqsadlar🇷🇺RU: цели of eco-tourism is to help people enjoy the beauty of nature while learning about it. Eco-tourists often visit places like national parks, rainforestsrainforest (noun)Dense forests found in wet tropical regions.≈ Synonym: tropical forests🇺🇿UZ: yomg'ir o'rmonlari🇷🇺RU: тропические леса, or coral reefscoral reef (noun)Underwater structures made of coral, rich in wildlife.≈ Synonym: coral formations🇺🇿UZ: marjon riflari🇷🇺RU: коралловые рифы. They might take part in activities such as hikinghiking (noun)Walking long distances, often in nature.≈ Synonym: trekking🇺🇿UZ: sayr qilish🇷🇺RU: пеший туризм, bird-watching, or divingdiving (noun)The sport of swimming underwater with equipment.≈ Synonym: scuba diving🇺🇿UZ: sho'ng'in🇷🇺RU: дайвинг. These trips are designed to have as little impactimpact (noun)A strong effect or influence.≈ Synonym: effect🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir🇷🇺RU: воздействие as possible on the environment. For example, eco-tourism companies may use small groups, provide eco-friendlyeco-friendly (adj)Not harmful to the environment.≈ Synonym: environmentally friendly🇺🇿UZ: ekologik toza🇷🇺RU: экологичный transporttransport (noun)A system or means of travelling.≈ Synonym: transportation🇺🇿UZ: transport🇷🇺RU: транспорт, or ask visitors to follow special rules, like not leaving rubbishrubbish (noun)Waste material; things thrown away.≈ Synonym: litter🇺🇿UZ: chiqindi🇷🇺RU: мусор behind.
Another aimaim (noun)A purpose or intention.≈ Synonym: objective🇺🇿UZ: maqsad🇷🇺RU: цель of eco-tourism is to support local people. In many eco-tourism destinationsdestination (noun)Places to which someone travels.≈ Synonym: locations🇺🇿UZ: manzillar🇷🇺RU: направления, local communities provide accommodationaccommodation (noun)A place to stay, such as a hotel or house.≈ Synonym: lodging🇺🇿UZ: turar joy🇷🇺RU: проживание, food, and guidesguide (noun)People who show visitors around a place.≈ Synonym: escorts🇺🇿UZ: gidlar🇷🇺RU: гиды. This creates jobs and brings money to areas that may otherwise be poor. In addition, eco-tourism projectsproject (noun)Planned pieces of work with a specific aim.≈ Synonym: initiatives🇺🇿UZ: loyihalar🇷🇺RU: проекты often help to protect wildlife and nature. The money earned from visitors can be used for conservationconservation (noun)The protection of nature and wildlife.≈ Synonym: preservation🇺🇿UZ: muhofaza🇷🇺RU: охрана природы work, such as saving endangeredendangered (adj)At risk of becoming extinct.≈ Synonym: threatened🇺🇿UZ: yo'q bo'lib ketish xavfi ostidagi🇷🇺RU: исчезающий animals or planting trees.
However, eco-tourism is not perfectperfect (adj)Without any flaws.≈ Synonym: flawless🇺🇿UZ: mukammal🇷🇺RU: идеальный. Some criticscritic (noun)People who express disapproval of something.≈ Synonym: opponents🇺🇿UZ: tanqidchilar🇷🇺RU: критики argue that even small numbers of visitors can harm delicatedelicate (adj)Easily damaged; fragile.≈ Synonym: fragile🇺🇿UZ: nozik🇷🇺RU: хрупкий environments. For example, too many hikers can damage plant life, or too many boats can disturbdisturb (verb)To interfere with the normal state of something.≈ Synonym: disrupt🇺🇿UZ: bezovta qilmoq🇷🇺RU: нарушать coral reefs. Others point out that eco-tourism can become just another form of mass tourismmass tourism (noun)Tourism involving very large numbers of visitors.≈ Synonym: large-scale tourism🇺🇿UZ: ommaviy turizm🇷🇺RU: массовый туризм if it is not carefully managedmanage (verb)Controlled or organised properly.≈ Synonym: controlled🇺🇿UZ: boshqarilgan🇷🇺RU: управляемый.
Despite these concernsconcern (noun)Worries about a matter.≈ Synonym: worries🇺🇿UZ: tashvishlar🇷🇺RU: опасения, eco-tourism offers a way for people to travel while caring for the planetplanet (noun)A large body in space, such as Earth.≈ Synonym: world🇺🇿UZ: sayyora🇷🇺RU: планета. If done responsiblyresponsibly (adverb)In a sensible, careful way.≈ Synonym: carefully🇺🇿UZ: mas'uliyat bilan🇷🇺RU: ответственно, it can help protect nature and support local communities at the same time.