SUSTAINABLE TOURISM & ROADMAPS: TURNING GREEN

1. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM & ROADMAPS: TURNING GREEN WORLD ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE 2010 CHIN LOI YOUNGUNDERSECRETARY POLICY AND PLANNINGMINISTRY OF TOURISM

2. MALAYSIA TOURISM PERFORMANCE

3. TOURIST ARRIVALS & RECEIPTS 2000-2009

4. MALAYSIA TOURISM PERFORMANCE 2000-2009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 53.4B 49.5B 46.0B RECEIPTS (RM BILLION) 36.2B 31.9B 29.6B 25.7B 24.2B 21.2B 20.9M 17.5M 23.6M 22.05M 16.4M 17.3B 15.7M 13.3M 12.8M 10.6M 10.2M FUEL PRICE INCREASE, ECONOMIC CRISIS PANDEMIC H1N1, GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS TOURIST ARRIVALS (MILLION) BALI BOMBING 9/11 BOMBING SARS/IRAQ WAR TSUNAMI

5. NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY

6. NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY: SHIFTING PARADIGMS AND STRATEGIC ADAPTATIONS To turn the tourism industry into a major, sustainable, viable and quality sector which contributes to the socio-economic development of the country

7. OBJECTIVE 1 2 3

8. ECOTOURISM

9. DEFINITION OF ECOTOURISM

10. ELEMENTS OF ECOTOURISM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

11. WHY ECOTOURISM

12. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ECOTOURISM

13. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ECOTOURISM

14. NATIONAL ECOTOURISM PLAN

15. NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY & NATIONAL TOURISM PLAN National Tourism Policy National Ecotourism Plan Sustainable development Carrying capacity

16. NATIONAL ECOTOURISM PLAN • Introduced in 1996 • Aims to assist the Government (Federal & State) in the development of Malaysia’s ecotourism potentials • Appropriate instrument within the overall sustainable development of Malaysia • Effective tool for conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the country providing socio-economic benefits to local communities • 7 volumes and 25 Booklets (www.motour.gov.my)

17. 7 Volume/25 Guidelines Executive Summary The National Ecotourism Plan Ecotourism Potential: Site Listing Ecotourism Guidelines for Malaysia Current Status of Ecotourism in Malaysia Malaysia’s lace in the Region Annexes 7 Volumes Main Report

18. 7 Volume/25 Guidelines • To address specific activities and functions in all ecotourism areas, from the general to the specific • To guide management of sites in specific habitats • To form a basis for standards of best practice • To be a foundation for continual evaluation and improvement 25 Guidelines under National Ecotourism Plan

19. Guidelines • Guidelines for Categorising Sites and Activities • Carrying and Limits of Acceptable Change • Guidelines according to Ecosystem • Guidelines according to Activity 25 Guidelines divided in 4 Categories

20. AMONG TYPES OF ECOSYSTEM Marine Parks and Islands National Parks, Reserves and Other Forests Mangroves Sites Recreational Forest Reserves Rivers, Waterfalls, Lakes Beach Sites Limestone Hills and Cave Sites

21. Guidelines Guide 1: Guide for categorising sites Guide 2: Basic requirement for all ecotourism sites; studies of carrying capacity must be carried out for every site; day-to- day management practices must be capable of modification so as to limit changes to acceptable level Guides 3-10: These guides refer to particular ecosystems. Typically only one set of these guidelines will apply too a given ecotourism area. Or a few guidelines in large areas where several different ecosystems are represented. Guides 11-25: These guidelines refer to specific practices which may be carried in every ecotourism area. They indicate planning needs, management practices, administrative structures, etc

22. GREEN TOURISM INITIATIVE 1. How to Categorize Sites and Activities 2. Carrying Capacity and Limits of Acceptable Change 3. Marine Parks and Islands 4. National Parks and Reserves 5. Mangroves 6. Recreational Forests 7. Limestone Hills and Caves 8. Rivers, Waterfalls and Lakes

23. GREEN TOURISM INITIATIVE 9. Beaches 10. Mountains 11. Zoning, Site Plans and Architecture 12. Use of Local Accommodation 13. Accreditation 14. Interpretation, Education and Guide Training 15. Codes of Ethics 16. Visitor's Responsibilities

24. GREEN TOURISM INITIATIVE 17. Health and Safety 18. Waste Disposal 19. Local Community Participation 20. Economic Structuring 21. Assessing Tenders and Bids 22. Marketing and Promotion 23. Conservation Programmes 24. Monitoring Programmes 25. Minimising Negative Impacts

25. CURRENT GREEN TOURISM INITIATIVES: PARKS & GARDENS IN MALAYSIA Development and maintenance of Parks and Gardens should include conservation and consideration of green tourism and proper implementation of natural landscape MARDI Agrotech, Cameron Highlands, Pahang Concrete and cement/ bricks development should be minimize as possible. Greenery aspects must be given due consideration in maintaining natural landscape Bukit Fraser, Pahang

26. “1MALAYSIA CLEAN, 1MALAYSIA GREEN TOURISM” To encourage the spirit of cleanliness and love towards the nature between the Malaysians especially in tourism attraction areas. OBJECTIVE OF CAMPAIGN

27. “1MALAYSIA CLEAN, 1MALAYSIA GREEN TOURISM” • Roadshow with Aznil Haji Nawawi and “Mr. Bin” with Students Tourism Club (Kelab Pelancongan Pelajar) • Gotong-Royong Activities • “Plant a Tree”  Homestay • Training-skills  Enhancing skills -planting and landscape activities • Continouos Tourism Related Education – compulsory to all tourist guides Programmes

28. IMPEDIMENTS

29. IMPEDIMENTS: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Understanding ecosystem/biodiversity • Disposal of Solid/ Liquid Waste • Green initiatives: Carbon Emission and Production • Human Resource • Natural Tourist Guides • Local Participations • Awareness among the locals/implementors • Importance of sustainable development • Preserving Environment

30. CONCLUSION

31. GREEN TOURISM & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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