India’s Ministry of Tourism has a list of sustainable and responsible tourism initiatives. These will be rolled out as part of the World Environment Day celebrations this year.
On June 4, the Tourism Ministry will be hosting a national seminar on developing sustainable and responsible tourism destinations in Delhi where the national strategy for sustainable tourism will be showcased.
According to the information shared by the Ministry with stakeholders, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy will officially publicise the national strategy for sustainable tourism, the revised Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme, and the much-anticipated Responsible Traveller campaign to create awareness about the Do’s and Don’ts while travelling, reported ETTravelWorld.
The national seminar will discuss issues like ‘aligning sustainable tourism to SDG 2030’, ‘tourism as a tool for conservation’, ‘creating carbon neutral destinations’, ‘heritage conservation and socio-cultural sustainability’, etc.
The Ministry of Tourism had notified the National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism in the last week of April and appointed the Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITTM), Gwalior as the Central Nodal Agency to assist the Ministry in the implementation of the strategy.
In line with the national strategy which aims to ensure that the principles of sustainable tourism are accepted by Indian tourism, the Ministry has revised its flagship programme Swadesh Darshan scheme adding the core principles of sustainable and responsible tourism into its framework.
Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0 will implement sustainable and responsible tourism practices and encourage the adoption of principles of sustainable tourism including environmental sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability, and economic sustainability into all future projects, the Ministry note said.
The national seminar will discuss issues like ‘aligning sustainable tourism to SDG 2030’, ‘tourism as a tool for conservation’, ‘creating carbon neutral destinations’, ‘heritage conservation and socio-cultural sustainability’, etc.
As per the programme, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, etc. will share the best practices in responsible tourism, ecotourism master planning, and community-based tourism, respectively.
The National Summit on Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Destinations has United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) as partners, reported ETTravelWorld.
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