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Responsible Tourism
Responsible Tourism was defined in Cape Town in 2002 alongside the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Responsible Tourism is about “making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.”
Responsible Tourism requires that operators, hoteliers, governments, local people and tourists take responsibility and take action to make tourism more sustainable.
At a more local level, sustainable tourism in Bowland is about encouraging quiet enjoyment and re-investing in the economy and communities which support the landscape. In 2005 the Forest of
Bowland became the first protected
area in England to be awarded the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, and this honour was repeated when the Charter was re- awarded in September 2010. The Charter is awarded to protected areas that deliver tourism that is both nature and landscape- friendly and which contributes to the economic development of the region.
