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Third World Involvement in Tourism

Explore the positive and negative impacts of tourism in Less Developed Countries (LDCs), focusing on the case study of Annapurna. Economic benefits like foreign exchange earnings and job creation are contrasted with issues such as economic leakages and environmental damage. Learn how sustainable tourism practices can mitigate these negative effects and contribute to economic, cultural, and ecological sustainability in destinations like Annapurna. Discover the Annapurna Conservation Area Project's innovative measures for sustainable development and how responsible tourism can support biodiversity conservation and local communities.

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Third World Involvement in Tourism

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  1. Third World Involvement in Tourism Incorporation or Marginalization?

  2. Agenda • Positive impacts of tourism in the LDCs • Negative impacts of tourism in the LDCs • Tourism and sustainable development: the case of Annapurna

  3. Positive Impacts • Foreign Exchange earnings • Economic diversification • Creation of jobs • Direct effect • Indirect effect • Induced effect 4. Shrinking the world, cross-cultural understanding and peace

  4. NegativeImpacts 1.Economic leakages - about 60% of the final consumer price Why? To what extend are the tourism activities involved with local economy?

  5. Negative Impacts Because decisions affecting destinations are made from a distance by transnationals: • Transport sector • Hotel sector • Tour operators

  6. Negative Impacts 2.Employment Imperfections • low-paid, low-skilled, part-time positions no learning • diversion of labour away from other economic activities

  7. Negative Impacts 3.Socio-cultural impacts • households/families • traditions and arts Singapore is ‘in the east’ but not really more ‘of the east’ • values -’demonstration effect’ “Promoting Cadillac tastes in bicycle societies” • increased crime

  8. Negative Impacts 4.Environmental impacts Natural resources have been treated as free good • Overdevelopment and overcrowding • over-use of local resources • disturbance of wildlife • soiland vegetation damage • Litter and pollution

  9. Sustainable Tourism • Ecological- sustainability – ensures that development is compatible with the maintenance of essencial ecological processes, biological diversity and biological resources • Socio-cultural sustainability – ensures that development increases people’s control over their lives, is compatible with the culture and values of people affected by it, and maintains and strengthens community identity • Economic sustainability – ensures that development is economically efficient and that resources are managed so that they can support future generations.

  10. Annapurna • Area of 7000 km2in Western Nepal • Internationally recognized as one of the world’s most spectacular landscapes • Extreme climate and topography, wide variety of flora, fauna and subcultures • Population - 40 000 people, heavily dependent on local natural resources and living at subsistence level or below

  11. Annapurna • Number 1 trekking destination of Nepal -77 000 visitors a year spending on average 25 days in the area • Space-concentrated trekking traffic • Time-concentrated trekking traffic ecological imbalance and loss of cultural integrity

  12. Annapurna • tea shops and accommodation facilities(lodges) deforstation import of facilities items- leakeges • Inadequate sanitation facilities ”minefields of human excreta and toilet paper” • Litter – plastics, tins and bottles disposed in the streams and near the settlements • Demonstration effect

  13. Annapurna Environmental problems are multifaceted and thus need integrated strategies • National park? No! • Conservation Area? Yes! Annapurna Conservation Area Project(ACAP)

  14. Annapurna Conservation Area Project Guiding principles: • Sustainability • People’s participation • Catalyst approach • Conservation for development • Cross-roots methods • Multiple-use concept

  15. Annapurna Conservation Area Project Major programs and measures • Alternative energy • Tree nurseries and reforestation • Community forest management • Community development programmes • Conservation education – children, adults, tourists ’Minimum Impact Code’ • Research and training

  16. Conclusion Rather than a necessary evil, tourists are regarded as partners in fulfilling the goals of biodiversity conservation, cultural revitalization and sustainable economic development So... Be a responsible tourist!

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