{"id":86,"date":"2011-12-05T20:32:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T19:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutresponsibletourism.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2022-08-23T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T11:50:05","slug":"world-green-tourism-conference-opens-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2011\/12\/world-green-tourism-conference-opens-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"World Green Tourism conference opens in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/aboutresponsibletourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/breaking_travel_news4.gif\"><\/span>The World Green Tourism conference opened in Abu Dhabi earlier with a declaration that a new kind of sustainable tourism can help protect the cultural heritage of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, secretary general of the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi (EAD), told an audience of travel trade professionals the tourism sector has a crucial role to play in reducing footprint carbon footprints and combating climate change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She said: \u201cAbu Dhabi has a fantastic natural heritage with a real mix of geology, habitats and species, on land and in the sea. Several million birds each year pass through Abu Dhabi on their migration from the heart of Asia southwards to Africa, or eastwards to India or beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn addition to the biodiversity value, the natural environment of the UAE is closely associated with the cultural heritage of the Emirati people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGiven these natural assets and their importance to the cultural identity of the UAE, there is a world of opportunity for a new kind of tourism in Abu Dhabi that not only raises awareness on the unique biodiversity of the Emirate, but can also play a role in celebrating and safeguarding the cultural heritage of its people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She added: \u201cIt is vitally important that as Abu Dhabi seeks to diversify its economy and to encourage the tourism sector to grow and contribute more to the economy, that we do so in an environmentally responsible manner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCreating jobs and building capacity amongst locals to manage our natural assets so that we can see not just a growth in tourism but in sustainable eco-tourism is equally important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opening of the conference then saw the presentation of the inaugural\u00a0<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.breakingtravelnews.com\/news\/article\/world-green-tourism-award-recipient-named\/\">World Green Tourism Award<\/span>\u00a0to Maurice Strong, senior advisor to the 2012 Rio+20 Summit, in recognition of his pivotal role in shaping the global sustainable development agenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sponsored by Etihad Airways, in partnership with the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), the award acknowledges Strong\u2019s outstanding efforts to encourage thought leadership and action for green initiatives in travel and tourism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Organised by Streamline Marketing Group, the first commercial conference and exhibition specifically for the sustainable tourism sector is hosted by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority \u2013 recognised as the World\u2019s Leading Tourist Board by the\u00a0<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.worldtravelawards.com\/profile-11-abu-dhabi-tourism-authority\">World Travel Awards<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opening day of the conference programme was devoted to practical steps for the travel and tourism industry to \u201cgreen\u201d their operations and make their businesses more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moderated by professor Geoffrey Lipman, a world authority on green tourism, the first of a series of panel debates dealt with the question of how can large scale tourism ever be made sustainable, and whether the industry\u2019s large players are doing enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breaking Travel News recently caught up with\u00a0<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.breakingtravelnews.com\/focus\/article\/btn-interview-professor-geoffrey-lipman-president-of-the-international-coun\">Lipman<\/span>\u00a0to get the latest in green developments in the tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Article taken from Breaking Travel News. 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