This course introduces the students on ecotourism management principles and guidelines that distinguish ecotourism from other forms of travel and to develop the skills involved in ensuring that the increasing pressure from the demand for visiting natural areas in tourism does not threaten the long-term health of these critical natural areas, however, planning for ecotourism as a means for sustainable economic development in protected areas occur within the context of conservation management. Topics to be discussed include concept of ecotourism and its diversity, tourism resources and potentials, guidelines on ecotourism and development, environmental impacts management and relationship with biological diversity (both flora and fauna), integrated approach to tourism, implication for information disseminations, multiplier effects and greenhouse effect.