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The
theme of the Conference this year is "Keeping the Right Balance:
Land and Sea Encounters" and it will be held in Havana, Cuba, from
April 28 - 30.
Most Caribbean states
and territories, islands as well as continental countries, focus a considerable
portion of their economic activity on coastal areas. The balance that
should exist between land and sea ecosystems in the coastal zones of
the Caribbean is being affected by various human activities, with the
tourism sector being one of the most important for the region.
The conference will
examine the ways in which land-based and maritime activities are affecting
the sustainability of coastal areas and consequently, the human and
natural resources required for tourism development.
The conference will
be organised in two Plenary Sessions with four Workshops or Work Groups
in each, which will facilitate more specific discussions on matters
associated with the general theme of the event.
One day of the event
will be dedicated to visits to tourist destinations in Cuba in order
to facilitate on site discussions on problems relating to the main theme
of the conference.
The themes of the
Plenary Sessions are as follows:
- Plenary Session
I. Physical Planning: Balancing surface development with marine conservation
- Plenary Session
II. Land and sea inhabitants: Establishing strategic alliances for
common benefits.
Plans are underway
for a Plenary Session to Examine Sustainable Tourism in Cuba and a Plenary
Session for "Defining the way forward for Sustainable Tourism in
the Caribbean".
A relevant topic
for the Conference will be the presentation and analysis of the advancements
made in the creation process of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the
Caribbean (STZC), as well as the rules and indicators developed for
measuring the effectiveness of its implementation.
It is our hope that
these activities would result in optimum coordinated efforts for those
interested in developing Sustainability and would also provide the suitable
context for the Caribbean Tourism Ministers Meeting scheduled to take
place on April 30 in the framework of the Conference.
Zoila González
Maicas is Director of Sustainable Tourism of the Association of Caribbean
States. The views expressed are not necessarily the official views of
the ACS. Feedback can be sent to mail@acs-aec.org
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March
17, 2004
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