Biological Diversity and Tourism
Workshop
The Workshop on Biological Diversity and Tourism was held in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, from 4 to 7 June 2001. It was convened pursuant to decision
V/25, paragraph 2, of the Conference of the Parties, in which the Conference
of the Parties accepted the invitation to participate in the international work
programme on sustainable tourism development under the Commission on Sustainable
Development process with regard to biological diversity, in particular, "with
a view to contributing to international guidelines for activities related to
sustainable tourism development in vulnerable areas, including fragile riparian
and mountain ecosystems, bearing in mind the need for guidelines to apply to
activities both within and outside protected areas, and taking into account
existing guidelines..."
To facilitate the development of such guidelines, the Conference of the Parties
further requested the Executive Secretary to prepare a proposal for the contribution
on guidelines, "for example, by convening an international workshop".
Purpose
The main purpose of the workshop was therefore to develop the international
guidelines contemplated in decision V/25. The guidelines will assist Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity, public authorities and stakeholders
at all levels to apply the provisions of the Convention to the sustainable development
and management of tourism activities. The guidelines will provide technical
guidance to policy makers, decision makers and managers with responsibilities
covering tourism and/or biodiversity, whether in national or local government,
the private sector, indigenous and local communities, non-governmental organizations
or other organizations, on ways of working together with key stakeholders involved
in tourism and biodiversity in order to contribute to:
(a) Conservation of the ecosystem structure and functioning;
(b) Sustainable tourism in ecosystems conserving their structure and functioning;
(c) Fair and equitable sharing of benefits;
(d) Information and capacity building;
(e) Restoration of past damage.
Click here to view the guidelines
Attendance
Participants in the Workshop were selected among government-nominated experts
from each geographic region with a view to achieving a balanced regional distribution.
In addition, representatives of competent intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations, as well as stakeholders were invited to participate as observers.
The Workshop was attended by experts nominated by the following Governments:
Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Lebanon,
Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian
Federation, Seychelles, Spain, Togo, Tunisia.
Representatives of the following intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
and other stakeholders participated in the Workshop as observers:
- Intergovernmental organizations: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- Non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders: CSD NGO Network,
Ecological Tourism in Europe, International People's Biodiversity Network,
International Support Centre for Sustainable Tourism, Latina Abya Yala, Rethinking
Tourism Project, TUI Group/Preussag Ag, World Wide Fund for Nature International.
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