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Ecotourism
Policy and Plans. |
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1995-1996, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has established
policies, Management Guidelines and action plan for ecotourism
as the followings: |
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The National Ecotourism
policies |
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Management
Guidelines |
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National
Ecotourism Action Plan (2002-2006) |
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The
National Ecotourism policies
In 1997, the National Ecotourism Councils was set up composing
of representatives of the public sectors, academic, private
sector, and NGOs involving in ecotourism development. Its
main mission was to oversee the development of National
Ecotourism Policy and Action Plan as well as appointed the
Sub-Committee on various aspects of ecotourism management.
The goals, guiding principles, and policy aspects of the
National activities Ecotourism Policy are summarized below.
Its content guides ecotourism management in Thailand as
well as Ecotourism Action Plan (2002-2007) already approved
by the Cabinet in October 2001 (TAT, 2001)
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1)
Goals
The
overall goals of ecotourism development are to develop a sustainable
tourism industry, to maintain a healthy natural and social
environment and to foster self-reliance of local communities.
The specific goals of ecotourism development are:-
Ensure that endemic natural resources and unique cultural
resources and their surrounding ecological system have an
appropriate management system that emphasizes conservation,
rehabilitation and ecosystem maintenance. Carrying capacity
and instituting a proper zoning scheme should do this.
- Promote people's awareness of how tourism can contribute
to ecological sustainability. This would foster the comprehensive
conservation the natural and social environments.
- Establish a management system that facilitates cooperation
among all relate sectors. This should include local participatory
management in tourism development.
- Establish tourism facilities and services that help protect
the environment and are thus compatible with tourism resources.
Environmental management should aim to maintain the natural
and social characteristics of the areas and reassure the tourists'
feeling of security.
- Attract quality foreign eco-tourists to visit Thailand.
Attempts also be made to promote ecotourism to a broader market
segment of Thai tourists, particularly Thai youth. Disperse
of tourists from main tourist attraction to other tourism
destinations throughout the country should be emphasized. |
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