Sustainable tourism is not just essential for survival, it is also an effective driver of growth. Worldwide, ‘natural capital’ has emerged as an important topic of action and debate.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report reiterates that natural resources depletion and changing climate patterns can put a question mark on the survival of the human race, if natural resources are consumed at the current rate. Therefore,
maintaining and preserving natural capital is essential for humanity’s survival.
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