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2 - International Legal and Policy Frameworks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2011

Seema Bhatt
Affiliation:
Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity
Syed Liyakhat
Affiliation:
Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity
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Introduction

For ecotourism development to be sustainable, it is important that it follows the directives provided in various international covenants and national policies and laws. This chapter, introduces a few crucial legal and policy frameworks at the international level, which have a bearing on the manner in which ecotourism is developed in India. There are numerous codes, guidelines, protocols and charters on ecotourism and sustainable tourism that have been formulated by different stakeholders especially governments, tourism industry and inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations. It would be beyond the scope of this book to enumerate and analyse all these covenants. Some important covenants have been analysed and presented. These are Agenda 21, 1992; Commission on Sustainable Development; Convention on Biological Diversity; International Year of Ecotourism, 2002; General Agreement on Trade in Service; the UN's Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, 2000.

Agenda 21, 1992

Agenda 21 is an outcome of the Earth Summit at the Rio de Janeiro United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992. It is a well-defined programme of action for global sustainable development. It addresses the global environment and development problems and suggests strategies, plans, policies and processes to achieve a balance between environment and development. It addresses social and economic dimensions, conservation and management of resources for development, strengthening the role of major groups and means of implementation.

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Ecotourism Development in India
Communities, Capital and Conservation
, pp. 13 - 37
Publisher: Foundation Books
Print publication year: 2008

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  • International Legal and Policy Frameworks
  • Seema Bhatt, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity, Syed Liyakhat, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity
  • Book: Ecotourism Development in India
  • Online publication: 05 November 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9788175968844.004
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  • Seema Bhatt, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity, Syed Liyakhat, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity
  • Book: Ecotourism Development in India
  • Online publication: 05 November 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9788175968844.004
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  • International Legal and Policy Frameworks
  • Seema Bhatt, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity, Syed Liyakhat, Independent Consultant working on issues related to biodiversity
  • Book: Ecotourism Development in India
  • Online publication: 05 November 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9788175968844.004
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