Green tourism which is otherwise known as eco tourism refers to the travelling to greener and unpolluted areas and destinations. Green tourism also promotes conservation and energy and resources as well as controlling pollution. It also helps in the economic development of the countries. Green tourism is adopted mainly by individuals who have the will to control pollution and are ecologically social minded. It specifically refers to the travelling to destinations which are rich in vegetations, forests, animals, flowers and more. Green tourism helps in building up our personal capabilities, knowing and understanding different languages and culture. Green tourism also helps in making researches and understanding the environmental atmosphere, vegetations and animals around them and in other regions.

People travel to long distances and sometimes around the globe to carry on researches as well as conveying the knowledge of green tourism as well as pollution control. They also convey the message of preservation of vegetation and wild animals which are becoming extinct. They also convey the harmful hazards of pollution caused by the automobiles which emit a good percentage of carbon contents. It also involves conducting seminars to convey the message of green tourism as well as the benefits of adopting green tourism. Since urbanisation and industrialisation is increasing rapidly, the green tourism is capable of making the people understand about the side effect and the future problems and has helped in controlling all these hazards to a considerable amount. It has also helped in controlling deforestation to a great extent. Since deforestation leads to destruction of forests and vegetations which is the life and home of many species of animals green tourism helps in understanding the beauty and elegance of forests and wild animals. Green tourism has lead to the development of many national parks.