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Good morning everyone present. I feel immensely privileged to have this opportunity to express my
views on Joyful and Sustainable Tourism. The International Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism
as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well being
of local people.
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for
Development. This decision comes fifty years after the celebration of the International Tourist Year
on Tourism- Passport to Peace (1967) and fifteen years since the International Year of Ecotourism
(2002).
2017 presents a unique opportunity to explore and highlight tourisms potential to help transform
our world into a place of prosperity and wellbeing for all.
With the right policies in place, tourism can contribute to gender equality, the preservation of
ecosystems and biodiversity, the protection of natural and cultural heritage, and offers solutions to
many other pressing challenges our world is facing today.
This Year shall explore and highlight tourisms role in the following five key areas:
Line Of Action
To promote tools and mechanisms for the monitoring and the measurement of
To promote evidence-based policies and exchange of good practices that advance and maximize
tourisms contribution to sustainable development
To stimulate public/private sector cooperation and promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as
a pillar of tourism development
To support the formulation and implementation of educational policies that promote the
contribution of sustainable tourism to development
So, ecotourism is an initiative to promote tourism without damaging the environment. The central
and state governments, along with the peoples involvement must make ecotourism a popular
campaign and save the environment and invaluable flora and fauna. The tourists must also ensure
their travelling must not harm the ecology of the place in any manner.
so lets celebrate this year with a sustainable tourism move towards developement.