Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Development in Central America

A/RES/70/196View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 20 Sustainable development, published in 2016.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2012–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/201

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/RES/76/201	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America	3,366	81%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/211	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America	2,826	62%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/214	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America	1,865	33%Compare
2016	A/RES/70/196	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America	1,543	50%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/207	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America	1,396	33%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2015–2023

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2023	A/78/210	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/201
2021	A/76/217	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/211
2019	A/74/208	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/214
2017	A/72/174	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/196
2015	A/70/215	Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/207

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Central America Ecotourism Regional Cooperation Sustainable Development Tourism Tourism Policy

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;¹⁴

¹⁴A/70/215 and Add.1.

Notes the ongoing efforts of the Governments of the Central American countries, in coordination with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development, in the implementation of existing and new programmes designed to launch and promote sustainable tourism throughout the region;

Welcomes the adoption of the principles of sustainable tourism by the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat, conceptualized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council of the World Tourism Organization through its Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, to serve as the framework for tourism development, which are expressed in the strategic plan for sustainable development, 2014–2018, developed by the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat, capturing the region’s vision of itself as an integrated, sustainable, multi-location destination of high quality and emphasizing its action plan for tourism and climate change as a component of the regional strategy on climate change;

Notes the valuable role of international cooperation with relevant partners in the implementation of various projects aimed at promoting sustainable tourism in the region, including by strengthening ecotourism, rural tourism and colonial cities tourism;

Also notes the existing joint initiatives designed and implemented to stimulate regional tourism integration, such as the Mayan World regional brand;

Welcomes the progress made by the Central American countries in converging on a regional tourism strategy based on conserving the region’s biodiversity and natural and cultural attractions, reducing poverty through employment and entrepreneurial tourism development that emphasizes the micro- and medium-sized enterprises that dominate the industry, addressing climate change and using tourism as a tool to improve the quality of life of the region’s inhabitants;

Also welcomes the actions taken with the aim of establishing the Global Observatory of Sustainable Tourism network in the Americas, which may well serve

as a model for the rest of the region and the Americas in using data on sustainable tourism for improving policies and offering capacity-building to enhance the sustainability of destinations;

Recognizes the need to support sustainable tourism activities and relevant capacity-building efforts that promote environmental awareness, conserve and protect the environment, respect wildlife, flora, biodiversity, ecosystems and cultural diversity and improve the welfare and livelihoods of local communities by supporting their local economies and the human and natural environment as a whole;

Also recognizes the opportunities for promoting sustainable tourism activities through the programme on sustainable tourism and its component on ecotourism under the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns adopted by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 and the launch of the sustainable tourism programme of the framework, and encourages further implementation through capacity-building projects and initiatives to support sustainable tourism;

Stresses the need to promote the further development of sustainable tourism, in particular through the consumption of sustainable tourism products and services, and to strengthen the development of ecotourism, maintaining, in particular, the culture and environmental integrity of indigenous and local communities and enhancing the protection of ecologically sensitive areas and the natural heritage;

Welcomes the efforts of the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to promote sustainable tourism worldwide;

Invites States Members of the United Nations and other stakeholders and the World Tourism Organization to continue to support the activities undertaken by the Central American countries for the promotion of responsible and sustainable tourism in the region, in the context of emergency preparedness and mitigation of and response to natural disasters, as well as for capacity-building, in order to create jobs and promote local culture and products, including by empowering women and youth and extending the benefits of tourism to all sectors of society, including the most vulnerable and marginalized groups of the population, while minimizing its negative impact, and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals;

Encourages the Central American countries, through the Central American Tourism Council and the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat, to continue to support sustainable tourism through policies that foster responsive and inclusive tourism, strengthen regional identity and protect the natural and cultural heritage, especially their ecosystems and biodiversity, and notes that existing initiatives, such as the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism, among other international initiatives, can deliver direct and focused support to Governments to this end;

Also encourages the Central American countries to share their experiences on sustainable tourism aimed at contributing to poverty alleviation for the benefit of all countries;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-second session the item entitled “Sustainable development”, unless otherwise agreed in the discussions on the revitalization of the Second Committee.

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