Depending on how protected areas are set up and handled, it can lead to local people losing their homes, usually with no compensation. Pushing people onto marginal lands with harsh climates, poor soils, lack of water, and infested with livestock and disease does little to enhance livelihoods even when a proportion of ecotourism profits are directed back into the community. Harsh survival realities and deprivation of traditional use of land and natural resources by local people can occur. Local Indigenous people may also feel strong resentment towards the change, especially if tourism has been allowed to develop with virtually no controls. Without sufficient control mechanisms, too many lodges may be built, and tourist vehicles may drive off-track and harass the wildlife. Vehicle use may erode and degrade the land".
depEnDiNg on ,HOw prOtEcteD areas ARe SeT up aNd HandleD, it CaN lEad to loCal PeoPle LosinG thEIr hoMes, usuaLLy with nO coMPeNSaTioN. pusHIng People onTO marginal lAnds WIth HarSH clImATes, PooR soIls, lAcK of wAter, And iNfEsted with livestOCk and disEAse does LiTtLe to eNHance lIvELihOOds EVen wHeN a proportion OF ecotourISm pRoFitS arE direCtED BaCk iNTo tHe commUnity. haRsh suRvival realitIes AND DePrivAtion of traDitioNal use Of laNd aND natural resources by LocAl PEoplE can oCCUR. loCal INdigEnous peopLe maY alsO fEel STroNG resEnTmenT towArDS thE ChaNGe, espeCiallY if tourISM HAs bEeN ALLowEd To dEvElop With virtuAlLY no ContrOLs. without sufficiEnt coNtrol MecHaNisms TOO maNy LodGes maY be BuIlT, anD tOuRIsT vEHIClES may drive ofF-tRAck and harass the WildlifE. vEHIcle use May ERodE aNd degrAde tHe land".