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Sustainable tourism in its purest sense, is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive.

This web theme covers issues related to both sustainable tourism and eco-tourism.
Sustainable
Tourism
InfoSheets
  • Defining Eco-Tourism
  • What is Sustainable Tourism?
  • Eco and Sustainable Tourism
  • Key Ecotourism Terms
  • Principles of Sustainable Tourism
  • Tourism Destination Management
  • Cities and Tourism
  • EMS and Eco-tourism
    • Go to GDRC's 'Do Your Bit' pages
    The theme for 2008 is "Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change"
    Internationally, tourism is the largest economic sector in terms of earnings, and in terms of number of people employed
    International Ecotourism Standard
    The International Ecotourism Standard has been developed by Ecotourism Australia in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Sustainable Tourism of Australia. The Standard is available online

    Cities to absorb growth in world tourism:
    International tourist arrivals in 1995 were 563 million and are expected to reach 1.6 billion by the year 2020. These forecasts use a conservative growth rate of 4.3% and 6.7% respectively; less than the current growth rate. They do not include any domestic tourism which can readily be anticipated to equal the international. It is obvious that most of this increase will have to be absorbed by cities. - World Tourism Organization

    Sound Ecotourism involves travel to natural destinations, minimizes impact, builds environmental awareness, provides direct financial benefits for conservation, provides financial benefits and empowerment for local people, respects local culture, and supports human rights and democratic movements - Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?'(1999)

    Changing Travellers. Nine out of ten respondents to a recent survey are keen to opt for an environmentally and culturally sensitive travel. Or choose tourism products that show concern about tourism's impact on local culture, while protecting the natural environment. - Visa International Asia Travel Intentions Survey 2007.

    Green Passport - Holidays for a Living Planet UNEP Campaign on "Green Passport - Holidays for a Living Planet"
    Do you have any suggestions or additions to make on the above information? Please send an email to Hari Srinivas at hsrinivas@gdrc.org
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