Source: The Fiji Times Online
Samisoni Nabilivalu, March 17, 2011
The tourism industry has taken another step towards promoting sustainable tourism and environmental protection with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation [SPTO] reaching an agreement with the International Union for Conservation [IUCN].
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the SPTO and the IUCN in Suva.
There deal is geared towards maintaining balance in what SPTO defines as a complex relationship between tourism and the environment.
Tourism produces inevitable and important environmental impacts, including resource use, waste, pollution and effects from tourism-related transport.
At the same time, aspects of Fiji's natural environment such as its beaches, mountains, rivers, forests and the diverse animals and plants make the environment a basic resource that the tourism industry needs in order to grow.
Both organisations believe tourism and the environment are interrelated and inter-dependent in various ways, and when combined could provide a sustainable economic base for development.
The deal formally establishes a new partnership between SPTO and IUCN enabling both organisations to initiate actions towards the achievement of their respective objectives relative to sustainable tourism development and the protection of the environment.
Samisoni Nabilivalu, March 17, 2011
The tourism industry has taken another step towards promoting sustainable tourism and environmental protection with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation [SPTO] reaching an agreement with the International Union for Conservation [IUCN].
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the SPTO and the IUCN in Suva.
There deal is geared towards maintaining balance in what SPTO defines as a complex relationship between tourism and the environment.
Tourism produces inevitable and important environmental impacts, including resource use, waste, pollution and effects from tourism-related transport.
At the same time, aspects of Fiji's natural environment such as its beaches, mountains, rivers, forests and the diverse animals and plants make the environment a basic resource that the tourism industry needs in order to grow.
Both organisations believe tourism and the environment are interrelated and inter-dependent in various ways, and when combined could provide a sustainable economic base for development.
The deal formally establishes a new partnership between SPTO and IUCN enabling both organisations to initiate actions towards the achievement of their respective objectives relative to sustainable tourism development and the protection of the environment.
