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Sustainable tourism - Article 9 of the Carpathian Convention

Document type
Decision
Reference number
COP3/6
Date
May 27, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Environment gen.
Treaty
Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (May 22, 2003)
Meeting
Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention
Website
www.carpathianconvention.org
Abstract

The Conference of the Parties

1. Adopts the revised Terms of Reference of the Working Group on Sustainable Tourism;

2. Requests the Secretariat and recommends the World Tourism Organization to continue the development of the sustainable tourism strategy with the involvement of relevant stakeholders and the support of the national tourism agencies;

3. Welcomes the cooperation with and assistance by the UNWTO, ETE, CEEWEB, EURAC, UNEP, etc., in particular related to the development of the Protocol on Sustainable Tourism to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians and of projects aimed at its implementation;

4. Adopts the Protocol on Sustainable Tourism to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians;

5. Requests the interim Secretariat to notify the Secretariat of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Tourism of the wish of the Parties to enlist the Convention as a member of the Partnership.