Ecotourism: One Means of Attempting to Achieve Sustainability?
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2. WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM?
“Economic, social and
environmental aspects of
sustainable development must
include the interests of all
stakeholders including
indigenous people, local
communities, visitors, industry
and government”
3. BRUNTLAND REPORT(1987)
“sustainability - meeting
the needs of the present
generation without
compromising the ability
of future generations to
meet their own needs”
4. Raise
Awareness
How can you
help the
development
of sustainable
tourism?
Understand
the concepts
sustainability
What are the
roles and
responsibilities
of tourists?
Understand
the importance
of sustainable
tourism
6. SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES: THE FIVE
CORE PRINCIPLES
• The material domain: constitutes the basis for regulating the
flow of materials and energy that underlie existence.
• The economic domain: provides a guiding framework for
creating and managing wealth.
7. CONTINUE
• The domain of life: provides the basis for appropriate
behaviour in the biosphere.
• The social domain: provides the basis for social interactions.
• The spiritual domain: identifies the necessary attitudinal
orientation and provides the basis for a universal code of
ethics.
8. Sustainability as vital to the life of the tourism industry.
• SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES REFER TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL,
ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT. A SUITABLE BALANCE MUST BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN
THESE THREE DIMENSIONS TO GUARANTEE ITS LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY.
9. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM HAS THE POWER
TCREATE CHANGE
ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
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Preserve destinations for generations to come
•
Safeguard our cultural and environmental heritage
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Promote social equality
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Energize new markets to travel to the destination
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Revitalize local communities
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Create jobs along the rich value chain
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Keep tourism dollars within destinations
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Help businesses reduce costs
10. TYPES OF SUSTAINABILITY
• CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
11. CULTURAL SUSTAINABITY
• Ability of people to retain or adapt elements of
their culture that makes them different. It is also
refers to retaining a degree of local cultural
identity in the face of global tourism
12. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
The ability of a community to
absorb extra people for short
or long periods of time and
continue functioning without
disharmony or social change
13. ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
• Make optimal use of
environmental resources that
constitute a key element in
tourism development,
maintaining essential
ecological processes and
helping to conserve natural
heritage and biodiversity.
14. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
• It is the level of
economic gain from any
tourism activity which
needs to be sufficient
to cover the costs of any
special measures
taken to cater for the
tourist and to mitigate the impact
of tourist’s presence
15. REFERENCE LIST
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2014
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Reymarie Oohlala, Dec 01, 2013, sustainable toursm. Accessed on th 6th of march 2014.
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