2. Learning Goals: 1.To understand what is meant by sustainable tourism. 2.To understand how sustainable tourism can benefit a poor community.

3. Which will last longer?

4. Sustainable- Key Ideas Keeps going into the future Allows us to live well today Allows people to live well in the future Takes into account profits Takes into account people Takes into account the planet

5. Sustainability = Good for People, Planet, and Profit Environment SocietyEconomy The MORE each component overlaps, the more likely the solution is sustainable

6. TOURISM IN Developing Nations Tourism is important for many developing nations like Gambia and Peru. BUT they do not always get a fair share of the benefits.

7. We are lucky to live in this wonderful place. There is lovely scenery, beautiful beaches, exotic culture and wonderful wildlife. BUT we “ own ” little else.

8. The foreign Investors own the land and take most of the profits. They even bring employees from their countries so we do not get jobs. It looks wonderful but we are not allowed across those lawns.

9. The airlines that transport the tourists are usually owned by foreigners. They get paid for the trips. So does it benefit us? How does this help our country?

10. So foreign countries and foreign companies gain most of the benefits. BUT the local people have to put up with the disruption with often no benefits to themselves. Their culture is also affected.

11. Making Tourism Sustainable Sustainable tourism is when: 1.The place, its people and their culture are respected. 2.The local people have their say in decisions about tourism. 3.Local people gain a fair share of the benefits from it including money. 4.There is as little damage to their environment as possible. (long term use - present and future)

12. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN PERU ’ S RAINFOREST

13. The Ese ’ eja tribe of Infierno in Peru, live in a reserve in the Amazon rain forest

14. The whole tribe of about 400 of us are in the tourist business! In 1996 we signed a 20 year contract with a tour operator! We had to build the lodge and they would bring the tourists. We had to get a loan to do it!

15. This was the deal they made with us……. 1.We get 60% of the profits from the lodge. 2.We have an equal say with the tour operator in tourism decisions 3.We do all the jobs in the lodge and they train us where necessary.

16. 4.We act as the rainforest guides for the tourists. 5.We sell the food and drink at the lodge. 6.We can sell wood carvings and other handicrafts made by the tribe at the lodge. All the tribes folk benefit from this arrangement and we are all productively employed in our tourism business.

17. The lodge.

22. The benefits to the Ese’eja tribe: 1.It brings in money for a very poor tribe. They earn money from working in the lodge or selling their handicrafts through it. 2.They make use of all their traditional skills in farming, hunting, fishing and knowledge of the rainforest.

23. 3.They are learning new skills and learning to communicate in English to the tourists. 4.The rainforest is benefiting from the care given to it by the tribe.