Involving the Tourism Sector in Biodiversity Conservation Planning

Posted in LORTON SCRIBBLINGS, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism and the Environment Sustainable tourism has the capability of being a feasible tool for biodiversity conservation by providing economic alternatives for communities to engage in other than destructive livelihood activities, creating new revenue streams to support conservation through user fee systems and other mechanisms, and building constituencies that support conservation priorities by exposing tourists,...
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Why Responsible Tourism?

Posted in LORTON SCRIBBLINGS, Responsible Tourism From providing cost savings to increasing economic stability and ensuring the long-term appeal of a destination, responsible tourism practices simply make good business sense. Since the mid 1990s there has been a shift towards defining economic performance in terms of the “triple bottom line” – growth that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Responsible Tourism...
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