Outdoor recreation has never been more popular than right now. More people than ever are out an exploring National Parks and wilderness areas around the globe... why wouldn't this be a good thing?
Take a look around. Our natural places can't handle the overcrowding - hoards funneled into fragile areas through viral social media posts. It's a topic that has received attention in the past, but now in 2024 this issue is more prevalent than ever.
Rubbish, human waste, graffiti, massive infrastructure - our wild places are dying. Is social media to blame, or is it something more?
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Alternate titles:
Instagram and the outdoors - a destructive combination.
More people in the outdoors is good… right?
Access Versus Conservation - the impacts of tourism on ‘protected’ areas.
The Alarming Impact Social Media Has On Hiking.