CBD Convention on Biological Diversity [to 4 July 2015]

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CBD Convention on Biological Diversity [to 4 July 2015]
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New manual presents guidelines on sustainable tourism and management in sensitive biodiversity areas
Montreal, 3 July 2015 – Enforcing the notion that a healthy natural environment is one of the world’s most important tourism attractions, and that visiting nature serves to heighten awareness of its intrinsic value for us all, a new manual launched by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) presents guidelines on sustainable tourism and management.

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Tourism Supporting Biodiversity – A Manual on applying the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
July 2015 :: 60 pages
ISBN: 92-9225-585-1 (print)
ISBN: 92-9225-585-X (electronic)
PDF online at: www.cbd.int/tourism/doc/tourism-manual-2015-en.pdf
Introduction
This Manual provides information for planners, developers, managers and decision makers involved with tourism development and resource management in areas of sensitive biodiversity. The purpose is to help them to mainstream biodiversity concerns and ecosystem services within sustainable tourism development. Its primary target is public authorities and other agencies in a position to influence tourism impacts, while also being relevant to potential developers of tourism projects.

The Manual has been prepared as a result of decisions taken by the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2012 (COP 11) and further developed in 2014 (COP 12) to improve knowledge and materials to better inform the integration of biodiversity into sustainable tourism development.

The Manual is based on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development. However, it also reflects a wider perspective on approaches and experience in sustainable tourism development and management.

This Manual, with an emphasis on management and governance, complements the more technical User’s Manual on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development published in 2007.