| Summary: | Tourism is the only sector in which natural environment plays a substantial
role. Nowadays, the interaction between ecotourism and the natural
environment is generally inter-dependence; ecotourism holds on to natural
environment for resources, and in order to survive the environmental threat,
natural environment in turn, depends on ecotourism. In human society, the
selfish use of common resources can lead to catastrophic consequences, a
situation known as the ‘tragedy of the commons’ (TOC). More often than not,
natural environment as the common pool resource (CPR) is overused and
degraded, as is the unfortunate fate of most TOC. Thus, this paper explains
this particular circumstance in the context of Ecotourism in Malaysia,
specifically in Kenyir Lake. First, it introduces and details the TOC. before
exploring the possibility of Kenyir Lake being a CPR issue. Finally, this
paper attempts to add an ethical dimension (also known as Environmental
Culture) into the debate on the interaction between tourism and CPRs based
on findings established on Kenyir Lake.
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