Ecotourism Policy and Plans.
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National
Ecotourism Action Plan (2002-2006)
Ecotourism
is a form of sustainable tourism which plays significant role
in the overall travel industry of the country in terms of
economy, environmental conservation and boosting the living
standard of local people in the nearby areas of tourism attractions.
For
this reason, the Committee for Ecotourism Promotion and Development
sees the necessity to set the certain action plans for ecotourism
development. The plans are expected to be the guidelines for
relevant agencies and the local communities to implement properly
and lead to cooperation among each other in order to bring
the efficiency and reach maximum mutual benefits.
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The
National Ecotourism Promotion and Development Committee then,
appointed six sub-committee groups with their main task was
development of Thailand’s ecotourism action plans. The sub-committees
proposed to adjust and reduce the plans from what was proposed
in the study of Thailand Institute of Science and Technology
Research in 1997 to be 14 plans and 43 projects and submitted
to the National Ecotourism Promotion and Development Committee,
which finally approved the main concept of the action plans
for ecotourism in June 1999. The plans were proposed further
to the TAT’s committee for their consideration in March, 2000
which it requested revises on some projects before proposing
it for the final approval from the minister cabinet.
Later on, TAT with cooperation
from the Faculty of Forestry, |
Kasetsart University revised the action plan and had it approved
by the minister Cabinet in October, 2001. The action plans for
ecotourism was announced to be implemented at the national level
and ordered all related agencies taking action according to
the plans
National
Ecotourism Action Plan is a five year implementation plan starting
from 2002 to 2006 which is in line with the 9th National Plan
for Social and Economical Development. The Action Plan consists
of 14 plans and 37 projects. It provides details of the projects
needed to be implemented in order to fulfill the ecotourism
policy of Thailand. The action plans correspond and support
all six policies in ecotourism management as follows: |
1)
Tourism resources and environment management
2)
Education and awareness building to the public
3)
Cooperation among local people
4)
Marketing promotion and tour guide
5)
Basic infrastructures and ecotourism services development
6)
Ecotourism investment support and promotion |
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