Question

Read the following description of an ethical dilemma. Belize is one of the most popular destinations for Quest customers because of its tropical climate, excellent fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving in the Belize Barrier Reef, and top-notch hiking trails in the rain forests. However, the more people visit Belize, the more they threaten these natural attractions. Building structures such as airports, hotels, and roads for tourists means eliminating parts of the jungle and beaches and introduces pollution. Can Quest ethically continue to offer tours in Belize? If so, how? 3. Now you try it In the following space, describe how you would make a decision in this scenario and why.

Answer 1

Quest can continue to offer tours in Belize in an ethical manner by incorporating certain nature-friendly rules in each of their trips. Such rules could include:

• No use of one-time Plastics
• Encourage the use of biodegradable products during the entire trip such as bio-degradable disposable plates and bowls (made of leaves, bamboo, etc.)
• Camping and Trekking with stays at Tents should be encouraged instead of Hotel stay, Home Stays, etc.
• Food could be prepared with certain items available from nature in Belize while some basic items like salt and other condiments, basic cooking vessels, etc. carried with them to the Trip
• To clear up the place of stay before leaving the area after the Trip

Had I been in the same place, I would have made the similar decisions as mentioned about because I believe when you go for a Nature trip but are not actually getting a scope to be close to Nature at all times, then the purpose of the trip gets defeated. Hence I shall seek the advantage of the Natural resources of Belize just in the manner as the wild or earlier days’ human beings used to, in a benign manner. I shall not resort to over-exploitation of the resources but seek only that much as deems to be essential for survival. This way, I can encourage mutual co-existence of humans in the midst of Nature till the time our trip officially comes to an end.