Month: August 2021

Anthropopression (also known as anthropogenic pressure or human pressure) is understood  as the totality of human activities (both planned and accidental) and factors directly or indirectly related to human activity that lead to the use of natural resources to meet human needs. Here we will try to understand Impact Of Trekking On Environment. As it might be expected, these activities lead to various changes in the natural environment, but most often they are negative changes causing degradation of the natural environment. In tourism, the quality of the environment called “natural” (unchanged or changed to a minimal extent by human) or the “anthropogenic” (changed in various, often to a significant extent, by human) plays a key role. Coming to Himalayas, Venturing deep into the Himalayas give you a memorable experience for lifetime, but it comes at a cost, not just your time and money, but also at the cost of our fragile nature, which is the root of our very own existence. The relationship between the environment and tourism is complex, and many human activities can exert an adverse impact on the natural environment.  Listed below are few of the impact of trekking on the environment, which we could think of. Perhaps there are lot more Pressure on natural resources Trekking impose a huge pressure on the natural resource of the land, most preciously on the fire woods for the extra warmth and fun of camp fire. Often campfire are not a sheer necessity, but used for fun and not on every occasion importance is given to create a low impact fire. Earlier, on treks fire woods used to be used for cooking as well imposing a lot of demand on the resource, but luckily now, for the good, trekking groups carry either a kerosene stove or gas cylinders which releases the