strategy

Managing tourism for both recreation and conservation

Synonyms:
Controlling environmental impacts of tourism
Reducing unsustainable tourism
Ensuring sustainable tourism
Context:

Tourism is closely linked to the preservation of a healthy environment, which in turn is an essential element of tourism development and helps to raise public awareness on some environmental issues. Tourism policies are developed at national and regional level and may have an important impact on biodiversity and sustainability.

Implementation:

The prospect of tourist dollars has transformed Baltimore's waterfront into a lively marketplace, and San Francisco owes its remaining cable cars to their international appeal. African wildlife, once seemingly doomed, enjoys new value as a tourist lure for photo safaris. In the long run, California's redwoods will prove more valuable left standing upright than chopped for lumber. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, a major cruise port, has never looked better thanks to tourism-sparked restoration efforts.

Claim:

Sustainable tourism, in many areas, is providing extra resources and employment to local communities giving them additional motivation for the conservation of nature and protection of the environment.

Subjects:
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 1: No PovertyGOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 5: Gender EqualityGOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 10: Reduced InequalityGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGOAL 13: Climate ActionGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on LandGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal