| The tourism sector in the Wider Caribbean
Region makes the greatest use of the coastal and marine
resources and as a result not only do the benefits of tourism
impact on the entire economy, but the adverse impacts of
tourism also impact on the entire economy through the investment
decisions and the ecosystem linkages which adversely affect
other resources. One of the sub-programmes
of the Caribbean Environmental Programme (CEP) is the
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Programme.
The SPAW Programme supports activities for the protection
and management of sensitive and highly valuable natural
marine resources. In 1996, the Caribbean Environment Network
(CEN) Project was implemented by the CEP as a joint venture
with the the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), as a main donor agency.
The goal of the CEN Project was to improve
environmental quality and coastal and marine natural
resource protection in the Wider Caribbean Region, by
promoting the use of environmentally sound practices by
the tourism industry. The Project was completed in the
beginning of 1999, however initiatives that resulted from
the Project are currently being developed and supported
by the CEP.
The following are a few of the
results of the CEN Project:
 Assistance
to the Caribbean Action for Sustainable Tourism
(CAST) in Puerto Rico. This non-profit organisation
ws chartered in 1997 and promotes effective management
of natural resources and provides access to expertise
in sustainable tourism, assisting hotel and tourism operators
in the Caribbean region achieve the goals of Agenda 21
for sustainable development.
"Improved Training and Public Awareness
on Caribbean Coastal Tourism" (.PDF 129KB)
"Why Treat Wastewater? Environmental, Health
and Legal Consideration" (.PDF 120 KB)
"Trends in Hotel Certification and Rating Programs:
Guidelines for the Caribbean" (.PDF 61 KB)
"Manual for Sand Dune Management in the Wider
Caribbean" (.PDF 1799 KB)
"Sewage Treatment Operators Manual for the
Caribbean Region" (.PDF 398 KB)
Caribbean Regional Training
Manual: Integrated Coastal Area Management for the Tourism
Industry
Caribbean Regional
Training Manual: Solid Waste and Wastewater Management
for the Tourism Industry
Caribbean
Regional Training Manual: Environmentally Sound Tourist
Facility Design and Development
for the Tourism Industry
If you do not have Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view PDF documents it can be downloaded
for free. 
Other publications relating to
Sustainable Tourism includes :
"Coastal Tourism in the
Wider Caribbean Region: Impacts and Best Management Practices"
"Tourism Impacts on Coral
Reefs: Increasing Awareness in the Tourism Sector"
- Tom van't Hof (2001) |
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