Sustainable mountain tourism in action
According to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), tourism is sustainable if it meets the needs of the present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing the opportunity for the future. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) sees sustainable tourism as leading to the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled, while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.
The following examples from around the world show how tourism in mountains can be implemented successfully in a sustainable way.
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View presentations on sustainable mountain tourism delivered at the ceremony to mark International Mountain Day at FAO Headquarters in Rome (30 November 2005):
- Sustainable tourism for poverty alleviation in Kenya: some lessons from Mt. Kenya National Park and Reserve (only in English)
- The Royal Project in Thailand: sustainability for better livelihoods (only in English)
- CAP Europe: il n'a pas de personnes handicapées mais il existe des situations handicapantes (only in French)
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