Contribution of Geotourism to the protection of forest resources of Madagascar

Tourism Management

Tourism plays a key role as an engine of economic and social development of countries. Not only in the tourism industry itself, but also in other sectors. The economic impact of tourism is also considerable, since it is the source of growth in investment in infrastructure and is a source of foreign currency of great importance, not subject to purchase obligations and specific payments. In the current state of Madagascar's tourism infrastructure, the tourism destination is essentially sold as a nature-adventure product. And, Geotourism, one of the branches of tourism, can be beneficial to a region and cause problems there. If planned, developed and managed correctly, it generates both employment and income, generally leading to an increase in the standard of living of the communities bordering the resources

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