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”

BRUNTLAND REPORT(1987)

“sustainability - meeting

the needs of the present

generation without

compromising the ability

of future generations to

meet their own needs”

sustainability

Raise Awareness

Understand the concepts

Understand the importance of

sustainable tourism

What are the roles and

responsibilities of tourists?

How can you help the

development of sustainable

tourism?

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.

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.

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.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM HAS THE POWER TCREATE CHANGE

ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

• Preserve destinations for generations to come

• Safeguard our cultural and environmental heritage

• Promote social equality

• Energize new markets to travel to the destination

• Revitalize local communities

• Create jobs along the rich value chain

• Keep tourism dollars within destinations

• Help businesses reduce costs

TYPES OF SUSTAINABILITY

• CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

• ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY

• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

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

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

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.

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

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