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1. Forging Targets and Solutions for Rivers and Water Ecosystem Restoration Seminar 16-18 November 2011, Ljubljana 2. The Ramsar Mission "the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world" 3. Wetland Functions and Values Wetland Diversity 4. The Wise Use Concept "the maintenance of their ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem approaches, within the context of sustainable development" "Wise use" therefore has at its heart the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and their resources, for the benefit of humankind.
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Sustainable Tourism and Wetland Management
Gordana Beltram, PhD Director, Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenija
Forging Targets and Solutions for Rivers and Water Ecosystem Restoration
Seminar 16-18 November 2011, Ljubljana
The Ramsar Mission
"the conservation and wise use of all
wetlands through local and national actions
and international cooperation, as a
contribution towards achieving sustainable
development throughout the world"
Wetland Functions and Values
Wetland Diversity
The Wise Use Concept
"the maintenance of their ecological
character, achieved through the
implementation of ecosystem approaches,
within the context of sustainable
development"
"Wise use" therefore has at its heart the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and their resources, for the benefit of humankind.
Sustainable Tourism Development
• COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation, June 2012, in Bucharest, Romania
• <35% of Ramsar Sites around the world record some level of tourism
• Consider all wetlands
An Ecosystem Service
Ensuring well-managed tourism practices in and
around wetlands and educating tourists on the
value of wetlands contributes to the health of
the world's wetlands and the long-term benefits
that wetlands provide to people, wildlife,
economics, and biodiversity.
Sustainable Tourism in Wetland Areas
Tourism can play a very important role in conservation issues if environmental awareness and conservation messages are part of well-managed tourism activities.
www.ramsar.org
Wetlands and Tourism 2012 Campaign
• How can tourists contribute to local economies, conservation goals, education and raise awareness about the benefits of wetlands?
• How can recreation encourage conservation?
• How can local NGOs partner with wetlands managers for best practices to maintain or increase biodiversity and ecosystem health?
• How many ways can wetlands managers and tourism planners integrate sustainable tourism and recreation into well-managed wetlands?
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