British Columbia Panel: Leading forward with Tourism Sustainability

Leading forward with Tourism Sustainability and Climate Change Strategies in British Columbia BC Plenary Session Presentation 2008 Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference Monday, October 27, 2008 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

• What two actions, as part of BC's collaborative approach, will your organization undertake to move our tourism industry forward on sustainability/climate action?

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

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Leadership role Enabler role

Tourism British Columbia 3. Understand the operator 4. Understand the consumer

5. Develop Aboriginal Sustainable Tourism workshop 6. Work with Coastal First Nations to identify best practices, challenges and partnership opportunities for Great Bear Rainforest conservation areas

7. Inject a bias for action and progress 8. Integrate fiscal, socio/cultural and environmental components in strategies and actions.

CLIMATE CLIMATEACTION ACTIONININ BRITISH BRITISHCOLUMBIA COLUMBIA 9. Ensure that BC is the doorway to a low-carbon economy.

10. Establish world-leading net zero carbon tourism opportunities.

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TEN ACTIONS for moving BC’s tourism industry forward on sustainability and climate action: 1. Lead 2. Enable 3. Understand the operator 4. Understand the consumer 5. Develop sustainable tourism curricula & workshops

TEN ACTIONS – cont’d 6. Identify best practices, challenges & partnership opportunities for Great Bear Rainforest conservation areas 7. Inject a bias for action and progress 8. Integrate triple bottom line into strategies/actions 9. Ensure BC is doorway to a low-carbon economy 10. Establish net zero carbon tourism opportunities