Tourism, factor of sustainable development by Hotel Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga
Tourism, factor of sustainable development
Sustainable tourism and responsible tourism are equivalent terms designating the application of the principles of sustainable development to tourism. These terms hats include many forms of alternative tourism. The notion of sustainable tourism takes up the three pillar concepts of sustainable development, namely the environmental aspects, social and economic aspects of life in society, adapted to this particular sector.
1. It is the duty of all those involved in tourism development to safeguard the natural environment., with a view to healthy economic growth, continuous and sustainable, capable of equitably satisfying the needs and aspirations of present and future generations.
2. All the modes of tourism development enabling the saving of rare and precious natural resources, notably water and energy, as well as avoiding as far as possible the production of waste, should be favored and encouraged by national public authorities, regional and local.
3. The spread over time and space of flows of tourists and visitors, especially those resulting from paid leave and school holidays, and a better balance of attendance must be sought in order to reduce the pressure of tourist activity on the environment, and increase its beneficial impact on the tourism industry and the local economy.
4. Infrastructure must be designed and tourist activities planned so that natural heritage is protected. made up of ecosystems and biodiversity, and that endangered species of wild fauna and flora are preserved ; tourism development stakeholders, and in particular professionals, must consent to limitations or constraints being imposed on their activities when they are carried out in particularly sensitive spaces : desert regions, polar or high mountain, coastal areas, tropical forests or wetlands, conducive to the creation of natural parks or protected reserves.
5. Nature tourism and ecotourism are recognized as particularly enriching and rewarding forms of tourism as long as they respect the natural heritage and local populations and respond to the reception capacity of the sites..
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