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| | <br>Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (2007). Managing Tourism and Biodiversity: User's Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development. | | <br>Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (2007). Managing Tourism and Biodiversity: User's Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development. |
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| − | ===[https://iucn.oscar.ncsu.edu/mediawiki/images/a/a1/Cbd2007usersmanual.pdf Download PDF]=== | + | ===[https://iucn2.cnr.ncsu.edu/images/a/a1/Cbd2007usersmanual.pdf Download PDF]=== |
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| − | <br>Foreword: | + | <br>International guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development in vulnerable terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems and habitats of major importance for biological diversity and protected areas, including fragile riparian and mountain ecosystems. (www.cbd.int) |
| − | Often described as the world’s biggest industry, tourism generated over US$ 575 billion
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| − | in revenues in 2006 according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.
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| − | Contributing to the protection of one of our key assets—biodiversity—is a critical
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| − | responsibility of all business sectors, and indeed of all of us. However, there is a fundamental
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| − | link between the tourism sector’s continued, long-term success and the
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| − | protection of its main attraction—nature itself. This is the reason for the ongoing
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| − | work under the Convention on Biological Diversity to implement the Guidelines on
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| − | Biodiversity and Tourism Development, adopted in 2004, at the seventh meeting of
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| − | the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, in Kuala Lumpur, through decision VII/14. Our work on
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| − | tourism is aligned with the new and enhanced phase of implementation of the Convention, and it is only
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| − | fitting that much of our work on tourism was made possible through the kind support of the Government
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| − | of Germany, our host for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties in 2008.
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| − | The User’s Manual is a tool for Parties and other stakeholders to apply the Guidelines, and to make
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| − | tourism more biodiversity-friendly, considering the three objectives of the Convention—the conservation
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| − | and sustainable use of biodiversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the
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| − | use of biological resources. More than a toolbox, it should also be a guide that can bring about a novel
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| − | paradigm in the tourism sector; that of the emergence of new consumption patterns driven by respect
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| − | for life on Earth.
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| − | The suggestions contained in this User’s Manual were enhanced through an extensive and broad consultation
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| − | process with experts in government, the private sector and civil society, from 2001 to today. They
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| − | offer a practical tool with technical guidance for engaging policy makers, local and national government
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| − | decision makers and managers, the private sector, indigenous and local communities, non-governmental
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| − | organizations or other organizations.
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| − | Although the primary focus of the Guidelines and this manual is tourism development and conduct
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| − | of tourism activities in vulnerable ecosystems and habitats, all of its topics are equally applicable to any
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| − | tourism activities and development that may have an impact on biodiversity in other geographical locations
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| − | and tourist destinations. The Guidelines are consistent with, and contribute to the implementation
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| − | of international instruments designed to promote sustainability in various areas of tourism, including the
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| − | 2002 Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism, the 2002 UNEP Principles for Implementation of Sustainable
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| − | Tourism, the 1999 Global Code of Ethics for Tourism adopted by the World Tourism Organization, the
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| − | 1997 Manila Declaration on the Social Impact of Tourism, and the 1997 Berlin Declaration on Biodiversity
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| − | and Tourism. The Guidelines also take into consideration the provisions of the Convention such as the
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| − | ecosystem approach and the Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines concerning developments that affect indigenous
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| − | and local communities.
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| − | The powerful forces that shape the essence of tourism, including the human urge to see and experience
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| − | the natural world, must continue to be harnessed to support the achievement of the goals of the
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| − | Convention. It is my hope that this manual will help all planners and managers involved in tourism to
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| − | become partners in the challenge of implementing the convention for life on Earth.
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Citation
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (2007). Managing Tourism and Biodiversity: User's Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development.
Summary
International guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development in vulnerable terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems and habitats of major importance for biological diversity and protected areas, including fragile riparian and mountain ecosystems. (www.cbd.int)
Keywords
tourism, sustainability, biodiversity, planning, project assessment, participatory planning
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