International Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development is 2017 Travel. Enjoy. Respect. #iy2017 says Ron Mader
The United Nations 70th General Assembly has designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Last year, in September, the world signed up for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development aims to support these goals in a tourism context.
"The International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, to be launched in January in Madrid, is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the contribution of sustainable tourism to development among public and private sector decision-makers and the general public, while mobilizing all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change," said UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai.
The year will promote tourism’s role in the following five key areas:
- Inclusive and sustainable economic growth
- Social inclusiveness, employment and poverty reduction
- Resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change
- Cultural values, diversity and heritage
- Mutual understanding, peace and security.
Travel. Enjoy. Respect. #iy2017 says Ron Mader of Planeta http://planeta.com/iy2017/
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