Follow the minimum impact code while trekking so that you and your host (local nature and people) benefit for indefinite years to come. Because what you benefit from a particular tourism destination at present and future largely depends on how you impact the local environment and culture.
Conserve Forests
-
The use of firewood is prohibited.
-
Don’t light campfire. Cook with kerosene or gas and take sufficient warm clothing.
-
Choose lodges that use alternatives to wood for cooking and heating.
Stop Pollution
-
Carry out what you carry in.
-
Buy only what won’t pollute, or carry it out.
-
Use safe drinking water or purify water yourself.
-
Do not use the polythene/plastic materials.
-
Take only photographs, leave only footprints.