Tourism
elena
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15 Apr 2011
Tourism has contributed much to the development of many small island developing States and, as one of only a few development strategies currently being employed, will continue to be very important for their future growth. It could also stimulate the development of other sectors. However, if not properly planned and managed, tourism could significantly degrade the environment on which it is so dependent. The fragility and interdependence of coastal zones and the unspoilt areas on which eco-...
elena
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14 Apr 2011
The Tourism Development Plan released by the Government in 2002, recognized the need for a specified eco-tourism strategy as important to maintaining biological diversity. This was followed by the Tourism Sector Strategy Plan (2009-2015) in 2009, which focuses on achieving an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable tourism sector. Additionally, in 2009, the Ministry of Tourism, Leisure & External Communications released‘Positioning Mauritius in the World’ to...
admin
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05 Apr 2011
admin
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05 Apr 2011
admin
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05 Apr 2011
Issued in support of the five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation for the sustainable development of SIDS, the report highlights the vulnerabilities of SIDS and recent trends in their sustainable development.
The key areas covered by the report are:
climate change
disaster management
trade and finance
tourism
energy
natural resources
social development
It also provides a visual summary of progress made by SIDS in attaining the Millennium...
