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Negative impacts rom tourism occur when the level o visitor use is greater than the

environment's ability to cope with this use within the acceptable limits o change.

Uncontrolled conventional tourism poses potential threats to many natural areas around the

world. It can put enormous pressure on an area and lead to impacts such as soil erosion,increased pollution, discharges into the sea, natural habitat loss, increased pressure on

endangered species and heightened vulnerability to orest res. It oten puts a strain on

water resources, and it can orce local populations to compete or the use o critical

resources.

onstruction o hotels, recreation and other acilities oten leads to increased sewage

pollution. !astewater has polluted seas and lakes surrounding tourist attractions, damaging

the "ora and auna. #ewage runo$ causes serious damage to coral rees because it

stimulates the growth o algae, which cover the lter%eeding corals, hindering their ability to

survive. hanges in salinity and siltation can have wide%ranging impacts on coastal

environments. &nd sewage pollution can threaten the health o humans and animals. 

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