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Promotion of ecotourism for poverty eradication and environment protection
into account the economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits of such
activities;
16. Invites relevant specialized agencies, in particular the World Tourism
Organization, United Nations bodies and other organizations, to provide technical
assistance to Governments, upon request, to assist, as appropriate, in strengthening
legislative or policy frameworks for ecotourism and their implementation in the
context of sustainable tourism, including those for environment protection and the
conservation of natural and cultural heritage;
17. Invites all stakeholders to cooperate in supporting, as appropriate, local
and indigenous community participation in ecotourism activities;
18. Invites the public and private sectors and relevant stakeholders to
provide, upon request, assistance for capacity-building, developing specific
guidelines and awareness-raising materials and training for people involved in the
ecotourism sector, such as language training and training in specific skills in tourism
services, as well as to develop or strengthen partnerships, especially in protected
areas, within the framework of sustainable tourism;
19. Recognizes the role of North-South cooperation in promoting ecotourism
as a means to achieve economic growth, to reduce inequalities and to improve living
standards in developing countries, and also recognizes that South-South and
triangular cooperation, as complements to North-South cooperation, have potential
for promoting ecotourism;
20. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to submit to the
General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, in collaboration with the World Tourism
Organization and other relevant United Nations agencies and programmes, a report
on the implementation of the present resolution, including recommendations on
ways and means to promote ecotourism as a tool for fighting poverty and promoting
sustainable development, taking into account relevant reports prepared by the World
Tourism Organization in this field.
61st plenary meeting
21 December 2012
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