{"id":23118,"date":"2018-01-09T10:34:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T09:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=23118"},"modified":"2022-09-05T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T10:13:12","slug":"how-dominica-is-leading-the-way-in-sustainable-development-fortuneherald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2018\/01\/how-dominica-is-leading-the-way-in-sustainable-development-fortuneherald\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dominica is leading the way in sustainable development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img alt=\"How Dominica is leading the way in sustainable development\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Dominica.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mashsb-count mash-large\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he economies of Caribbean islands are largely dependent on tourism. Take the idyllic island of Aruba, where <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@WTTC\/what-happens-when-an-island-is-dependent-on-tourism-871ca4465a93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">travel and tourism<\/a> contributes more than 88% of total GDP and the sector supports nine out of ten jobs. Losing this channel of income could be catastrophic for the emerging economies of Caribbean islands, but the increasing influence of climate change poses a real threat of this happening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The need for genuine sustainable tourism has therefore never been more urgent. Fortunately, some islands in the region, such as Dominica, are a guiding light leading the way with sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominica\u2019s commitment to sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the proudly self-titled \u2018Nature Island\u2019, Dominica has more reason than most to work towards sustainability. Its vast natural resources, diverse wildlife and unique topography is as much an attraction to visitors as the easy way of living of its locals. But there is a balancing act to be perfect with small islands like Dominica. The more tourists that do arrive, the greater the natural environment suffers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article originally published by <a href=\"http:\/\/fortuneherald.com\/economy\/dominica-leading-way-sustainable-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune Herald<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-service\"><div class=\"su-service-title\" style=\"padding-left:46px;min-height:32px;line-height:32px\"><i class=\"sui sui-envelope-o\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:#333\"><\/i> Subscribe to our weekly newsletter<\/div><div class=\"su-service-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"padding-left:46px\">[yikes-mailchimp form=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The need for genuine sustainable tourism has never been more urgent. Fortunately, some islands in the region, such as Dominica, are a guiding light leading the way with sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[479,853,1250],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Dominica is leading the way in sustainable development<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The need for genuine sustainable tourism has never been more urgent. 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