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VIII. TOURISM RESOURCES:
This chapter focuses on tourism as
both an opportunity for SIDS development and an activity that must
be integrated with environmental and cultural concerns. This
chapter was the source of little debate. A new paragraph on
combatting illicit drug trafficking and money laundering was
proposed, led to some debate and was eventually moved to Chapter X.
Recommendations for national action include: ensure that tourism
development and environmental management are mutually supportive;
adopt integrated planning and policies to ensure sustainable
tourism development; and adopt measures to protect the cultural
integrity of SIDS. Recommendations for regional and international
action include: encourage joint marketing and training programmes
between SIDS; promote recognition of the value of tourism in SIDS
to the international community; facilitate efforts at the national
and regional levels to assess the overall impact of tourism, to
plan sustainable tourism and develop eco- and cultural tourism.