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Scenes to remember Tourism and Ecology: learning through Travel Passion for helping out Good afternoon，ladies and gentlemen .Today I’d like to begin with a story. There once was a physical therapist who traveled all the way from America to Africa to do a study on mountain gorillas. These gorillas are a main attraction to tourists form all over the world, something that put them severely under threat of poaching and being put in zoos. She went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, one that take us to a place we never imagined, where, in the very depths of the African rain forest, surrounded by trees, flowers, and butterflies, the mother gorillas cuddled their babies. That memorable scene was in one of my favorite movies, called “Gorillas in the Mist” and based on a true story of Diane Fossey, who spent her life in Rwanda to protect the environment there. To me, the movie presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our environment. Today, we live in a world of prosperity but are still threatened by many new problems. Tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. It has become a lifestyle for some people, and become a driving force in GDP growth. It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. But, many problems can occur: Natural scenery isn’t natural any more. Deforestation to heat lodges is devastating Nepal. Oil spills are polluting the oceans. Tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to U2 on portable CDs and wear Nike and Reeboks. All these facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing. Encouragingly, the explosive growt