tourism and its impacts

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Impacts of Tourism onEnvironment, Culture and

Economy

By

Aftab Rana Tourism Development Specialist, FIRMS Project, USAIDPresient of Sustainable Tourism Founation

Former Director !eneral of Aventure Founation Pa"istan

Fello# of $eaers%ip for &nvironment an Development


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Topo'rap%y of Pa"istan


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$anscape Diversity of

Pa"istan


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(e %ave ric% bioiversity


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(e %ave ric% cultural

%erita'e


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(e %ave ric% cultural

iversity


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!lobal Tourism )vervie# It is e*pecte to

'enerate over ++

trillion ollars 'lobally--.

It employsappro*imately /+million people

It 'enerates over+-0 of #orl1s !DP

In Pa"istan, #e'enerate 2/ millionUSD in --3 only

from forei'n tourism


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4Tourism is likefre: you can cook

your ood on it, buti you are not

careul it can burn your house down”

Asian saying


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Impacts of tourismon Environment


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!o %as 'iven us 'ift of beautiful

nature


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But #e %ave ruine it5


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6e 'ave us rivers #it% crystal clear#aters


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But #e %ave poisone t%em5


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T%ere #as a fairytale la"e


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But #%at #e %ave one

#it% it5


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T%ere #as a misty 7un'le


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But no# t%ere is a concrete 7un'le over t%ere5


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6e 'ave us majestic mountains


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But #e %ave mae t%em %i'%

altitue 'arba'e umpin' sites5


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T%ere #ere beautiful

valleys


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8areless evelopment of tourisminfrastructure %as ruine t%eir

beauty5


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Positive impacts of tourism

on environmentIncrease in t%e level of a#areness about 9RM

8ommunity unerstan t%e value ofsustainable use of t%eir natural resources

Money 'enerate can be use to improve t%enatural or built environment


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Impacts of tourism

on Culture


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9e'ative Impacts of Tourism on

8ulture8ultural erosion as traitional ceremonies areperforme for tourists t%eir cultural or reli'iousimportance is iminis%e.


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8ulture Traitional cultures are abanone as youn'people loo" to forei'n cultures for t%eir rolemoels.


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8ulture8ultures are estroye as ru's, c%il prostitution,6I: are introuce as a sie e;ect of tourism.


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8ulture$ocals can isli"e t%e tourists as t%ey fail to paylocal culture t%e necessary respect.


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Positive Impacts of Tourism on

8ultureFor many, t%e e*perience of i;erent cultures is

seen as an enric%in' an eucatin' one. T%ebene


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Impacts of Tourism

on Economy


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Impacts of Tourism on &conomy


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9e'ative Impacts of tourism on

&conomy

$ea"a'e of income out of t%e estination.

In?uence of outsie investorsPrice %i"e

Uneven income istribution


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How we can createa good balance?


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Sustainable Tourism Founation

Pa"istan


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STFP1s Tourism 8oe of

&t%icsProtect the Environment – its ora, auna

and landscaes

Respect local cultures – traditions, religionsand built heritage

Beneft local communities – botheconomically and socially

Conserve natural resources – rom o!ce todestination

Minimise ollution – through noise, wastedisosal and congestion


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T%in's to Do @ Point

A'ena+. &ucate inustry sta"e%olers about

t%e positive an ne'ative impacts of

tourism.. Policy reform to aopt responsible

Tourism

/. Develop 'uielines an coe ofet%ics for i;erent sta"e%olers

2. Improve le'islation an its

implementation mec%anism


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7oin 6ans to Promote Sustainable Tourism

Because it is crucial for t%esurvival of tourism inustry


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Thanks for your

attention

Aftab Rana&mail stfpa"C'mail.com-/--E2+3
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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