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MEETING ON EUROPEAN CHARTER FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR THE COTSWOLDS
AONB
Cotswolds Conference Centre, Broadway
18th February 2010
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Introducing the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
Rosie Simpson, Europarc Consulting
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1. Evolution
2. Aims & Essentials
3. The Principles
4. Summary & where next?
The story of the Charter ...
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Issues with non-sustainable tourism in protected areas
• Visitor pressures
• Pressure on resources & pollution
• Reactive management
• Disturbance to species, special qualities & local people
• Benefits of tourism not realised/unevenly spread
• Visitors don’t understand the special qualities of the areas
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• 1991: EUROPARC Working Group on Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
• 1993: ‘Loving them to death – Sustainable Tourism in Europe's Nature & National Parks” (Revised 2001)
• 1995: Development of Charter methodology
• 2001: First seven pilot protected areas signed the Charter
• 2007: Start of European CharterNet project
• 2009: Pilot of DIY Toolkit and Mentoring Scheme
Evolution of the Charter…Loving them to Death?
ISBN: 3-9806882-8-3
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What is the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas?
• Practical management tool
• Recognition of protected areas
• Voluntary agreement
• A process & methods for managing sustainable tourism
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Aims of the European Charter
• Increase awareness of, & support for, Europe’s protected areas
• Improve sustainable development & management of tourism there….
• taking account of needs of environment, local people, businesses & visitors
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UK: Brecon Beacon, Cairngorms & Exmoor NPs, Mourne Mountains & Forest of Bowland AONBs,
Some Charter Protected areas
France: Cevennes NP, Luberon Parc Naturel Régional
Spain: Zona Volcanica de Garrotxa Nature Park
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• Vision and commitment to Charter principles
• Strategic & partnership approach
• Well-functioning Stakeholder Forum
• Separate Sustainable Tourism Strategy
• 5 year Action Plan with implementation resources
The Five essential Charter requirements
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Commitment to 10 Charter principles
6. Tourism products relate to discovery & understanding
6. Capacity building on sustainability
7. Tourism supports local quality of life
8. More tourism benefits to the local economy
9. Monitor visitors and reduce negative impacts
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Charter Principle 4
To provide visitors with a high quality experience in all aspects of their visit
• Visitor surveys• Meeting special needs of disadvantaged
visitors• Check and improve quality of facilities and
services
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Charter Principle 6
Encourage specific tourism products which enable discovery & understanding of the area:
•New product development, activities events & packages related to the area’s character
•Interpretation of the area’s special qualities
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Parc natural régional Luberon: results of positive cooperation with tourism businesses
• New image of sustainable tourism
• New lines of alternative tourism in villages
• Tourism in keeping with the park’s Charter & the European Charter
• Tourism for local people as well as visitors
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Charter Principle 7
To increase knowledge of the protected area and sustainability issues amongst all
involved in tourism
• Education & awareness programmes • Training for staff of protected areas, tourism
enterprises & other organisations
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www.european-charter.org
• Charter website – regular news updates
• Biannual newsletter
• Network meetings
• Stands at tourism trade fairs
European Charter Areas: News and Networking
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The European Charter - Summary
• A Practical management tool
• Working in Partnership
• An approach for managing sustainable tourism
• A process & commitment to continued improvement
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EUROPARCand the European
Charter for Sustainable
Tourism:
The prospect of sustainable
tourismacross Europe
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So the story of the EUROPARC Charter continues ………
For more information: www.european-charter.org
With thanks to the EUROPARC Tourism Charter Team & to Wilf Fenten, Richard Partington & Jacques Décuignières for providing some of the pictures & slides
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2. Diagnosis of characteristics, key issues, strengths, weaknesses , opportunities, threats2. Diagnosis of characteristics, key issues, strengths, weaknesses , opportunities, threats
3. Current visitor types/numbers & potential markets3. Current visitor types/numbers & potential markets
4. Strategic objectives arising from the diagnosis 4. Strategic objectives arising from the diagnosis
5. Action plan to meet these objectives & who will act monitoring & evaluation5. Action plan to meet these objectives & who will act monitoring & evaluation
6. Staff & financial resources allocated6. Staff & financial resources allocated
Sustainable Tourism Strategy: Outline Structure
7. Proposals for monitoring & evaluation7. Proposals for monitoring & evaluation
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Benefits for the protected area of well-managed sustainable tourism...
• Economic, social and environmental
• Strengthened relations with local tourism stakeholders
• Higher profile regionally, nationally and across Europe
• New ideas and improvements through internal and external assessment
• Exchange of expertise and experience within the Charter network
• Public relations opportunities with visitors and media
• Greater credibility amongst potential funding partner organisations
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Benefits for tourism businesses...
• Close co-operation with the protected area
• Provision of high-quality information about the protected area
• Co- operation with other economic sectors in the area
• Engagement with protected area staff and other local stakeholders
• Participation in a European wide network
• Opening of new markets