Sustainable development of ecotourism workshop in Republic of Korea
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An Ecotourism Workshop was held in Suwon, the Republic of Korea, as a pre-conference event of the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in October 2016. The Workshop was organized by Korea Ecotourism Society and the Asian Ecotourism Network to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the sustainable development of ecotourism.
During the workshop, several Asian cases as well as other cases from Peru and Australia were shared and discussed, drawing the active involvement of over 100 participants from around the world.
During the workshop, several Asian cases as well as other cases from Peru and Australia were shared and discussed, drawing the active involvement of over 100 participants from around the world.
The Workshop was organized by Korea Ecotourism Society and the Asian Ecotourism Network to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the sustainable development of ecotourism. The Ecotourism Workshop was held in Suwon, the Republic of Korea, as a pre-conference event of the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference in October 2016. During the workshop, several Asian cases as well as other cases from Peru and Australia were shared and discussed, drawing the active involvement of over 100 participants from around the world. All of the participants were dedicated to sustainable tourism development. They agreed that ecotourism can assume a critical role in leading more sustainable development of tourism.
The workshop also acknowledged the many challenges in achieving SCP, owing particularly to the lack of strong and consistent policies and stakeholders’ meaningful involvement. In response, the workshop called for continued cooperation among stakeholders as well as a strategic approach for sustainable ecotourism development and management.
The workshop also acknowledged the many challenges in achieving SCP, owing particularly to the lack of strong and consistent policies and stakeholders’ meaningful involvement. In response, the workshop called for continued cooperation among stakeholders as well as a strategic approach for sustainable ecotourism development and management.
SDG 12 Targets
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