ProgramCIP 03.0207

Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

A program that prepares individuals to plan, develop, and manage tourism in a natural resource setting, with an emphasis on applying environmentally sound, culturally sensitive, and economically sustainable principles. Includes instruction in environmental studies; natural resource management and interpretation; tourism planning, management, and policies; public land use management and policies; communications; marketing; and public relations.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Ecotourism, Resource Recreation and Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism, Natural Resources Interpretation, Hunting and Fishing Guide.