Sustainable consumption and tourism

C. Policy aims for making tourism more sustainable

At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the World Tourism Organization had launched the concept of sustainable tourism as a tool for poverty elimination.

Jamaica also identified sustainable development programme for its tourism sector.

International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication, 2008

How can UNEP activities in the area of sustainable tourism be strengthened?

Tourism cannot truly become more sustainable unless consumers (tourists) consistently favour more sustainable destinations and activities in their purchasing decisions.

The mobilization of the demand side of the sustainable tourism equation is crucial.

Much less effort has been concentrated on steering consumers' choice towards sustainable tourism products.

What strategies, tools and actors should be involved in promoting sustainable consumption in tourism?

How can sustainable production and consumption in the tourism sector be promoted by Governments?

Draft resolution on an International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication, 2008

Proclaims the year 2008 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication

Furthermore, there was evidence that sustainable forms of tourism lifted vast numbers of people out of poverty.

Emphasizes the need for the promotion of sustainable tourism for the benefit of all sectors of society

Strategies and policies for sustainable tourism should be developed taking into account the aspirations of all players.

Designates the World Tourism Organization as the lead agency of the United Nations system for coordinating the activities of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication

Looking more specifically at the role that Governments need to play in making tourism more sustainable, responsibilities include

7. Emphasizes the need for the promotion of sustainable tourism for the benefit of all sectors of society

Invites Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of sustainable tourism in developing countries for the eradication of poverty

UNDESA (2003), A new approach to sustainable tourism development Moving beyond environmental protection. See http www.un.org esa esa03dp29.pdf

Also outlined are options for St. Helena to generate sustainable wealth through internal investment, tourism, exports and import substitution.

6. Invites Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of sustainable tourism in developing countries for the eradication of poverty

A module and pedagogical material on ICT and tourism, which is part of a TrainForTrade training course on 'Sustainable tourism for development', was validated in a seminar in Mali in September 2005.

The key principles were developed to raise awareness and provide practical guidance to key stakeholders to promote sustainable tourism planning.

The relatively new resolution sought to give the issue of sustainable tourism its rightful place in the General Assembly's deliberations.

Governments should integrate sustainable tourism development in national poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs), as recommended in the Declaration on Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals, adopted on the eve of the 2005 World Summit.

The key principles are endorsed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) an important actor in the field of tourism development and are currently being used to develop sustainable coastal tourism in Africa.

(d) Strengthening national and regional capabilities in further developing the tourism sector, sustainable tourism in particular, by strengthening the capacities of both human resources and institutions and promoting regional cooperation, especially networking of training institutions

In December, during the World Forum on Sustainable Tourism and Childhood, held in Bahia, The Ministry of Tourism launched a campaign to combat the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents with the slogan Become aware.

2. Emphasizes the need for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism that could be beneficial to all sectors of society

The main goal of this project is promote sustainable natural resource management by giving local communities rights to wildlife management and tourism.

Cost effective access to distribution channels, including GDS and the Internet, has become crucial for sustainable tourism in developing countries, including LDCs.

The implementation of sustainable tourism policies rests on the adoption and implementation of a mix of instruments that can be grouped as follows

Eco tourism, cultural and natural heritage tourism, health and medical tourism and adventure tourism are some of the tourism niches that are increasingly marketed by destinations and tourism enterprises in developing countries.

Cultural heritage tourism (or just heritage tourism or diaspora tourism) is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.

We have taken steps to implement action plans and advance work in focus areas such as coral reef management, sustainable tourism and environmental education.

The Parties to the Helsinki Convention adopted guidelines for sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism in the coastal zones of the Baltic Sea Area in 2000.

Recalling the emphasis placed on sustainable forms of tourism for economic, social and infrastructure development in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, endorsed in its resolution 57 253 of 20 December 2002,

With regard to coordination with other sectors, policies addressing the sustainability of tourism can be underpinned by aligning tourism strategies closely to other, higher level, national strategies such as those addressing sustainable development as a whole, poverty reduction or overall environmental management.

Sustainable consumption in tourism integrates sustainability issues in the selection of destinations and service providers and in the tourists' behaviour during their stay at the destination.

Tourism

Tourism

7. Emphasizes the need for the promotion of responsible and sustainable tourism for the protection and safeguarding of natural and cultural heritage that could be beneficial to all sectors of society and the natural environment towards the achievement of sustainable development

Create a Pacific wide network of Marine Protected Areas on the high seas that allow sustainable artisanal and recreational fishing and tourism along known migratory, feeding and nesting habitats of threatened and endangered marine species Support sustainable small scale fishing