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    1. India submitted a question to ECOSOC on promoting ecotourism to reduce poverty and protect the environment, noting that over 20% of Indians live below the poverty line. 2. Ecotourism is defined as tourism that supports conservation efforts and wildlife observation while increasing employment and reducing poverty. 3. The document calls on organizations like the IMF to fund ecotourism projects in India, and for governments and companies to educate tourists to reduce environmental impacts of ecotourism.

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    1. India submitted a question to ECOSOC on promoting ecotourism to reduce poverty and protect the environment, noting that over 20% of Indians live below the poverty line. 2. Ecotourism is defined as tourism that supports conservation efforts and wildlife observation while increasing employment and reducing poverty. 3. The document calls on organizations like the IMF to fund ecotourism projects in India, and for governments and companies to educate tourists to reduce environmental impacts of ecotourism.

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    1. India submitted a question to ECOSOC on promoting ecotourism to reduce poverty and protect the environment, noting that over 20% of Indians live below the poverty line. 2. Ecotourism is defined as tourism that supports conservation efforts and wildlife observation while increasing employment and reducing poverty. 3. The document calls on organizations like the IMF to fund ecotourism projects in India, and for governments and companies to educate tourists to reduce environmental impacts of ecotourism.

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    FORUM:

    ECOSOC
    QUESTIONOF:
    PromotingEcotourismforPovertyEradicationandEnvironmentalProtection
    SUBMITTEDBY:
    India

    Noting
    thatIndiaisadevelopingcountrypartoftheLeastEconomicallyDevelopedCountries(LEDC)
    wherethe21.9%outof1.2billionsofIndianslivebelowpovertylineof$1.25adayin201112,and58%
    ofthetotalpopulationwerelivingonlessthan$3.10perday.

    Furthernoting
    thatIndiaitselfshares20.6%ofworldspoorestsince2011.PovertyinIndiaisabigissue
    andshouldbeeradicatedinordertoincreaseIndiasdevelopmentrate.

    Defining
    Ecotourismasatourismdirectedtowardexotismtosupportconservationeffortsandobserve
    wildlife,ecotourismshouldbeconsideredasitincreasestheemploymentrateandthereforedecreasesthe
    levelofpovertyinIndia.

    Recognising
    theUnitedNation'sMillenniumDevelopmentGoal(MDG)asaninternationalprogrammeto
    developtheLeastDevelopedCountries,andastheirnumberonegoalistoeradicateextremepovertyand
    hunger.

    1. Promoting

    atanearlyagetheconceptofecotourism,consistingofasustainablemeansof

    generatingeconomicrevenue,aswellasspreadingawarenessaboutindigenous,
    traditionalpracticesandculturalbeliefs,
    a. Emphasizingtheneedtooptimizeeconomic,social,culturalandenvironmental
    benefitsstemmingfromsustainabletourism,particularlyindevelopingcountries.
    2. Callsupon
    theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)toparticipateinthefundingsofthe
    ThenmalaEcotourismProjectasitshouldandmustbeconsideredasalongtermproject
    andrequiressomesupplytokeepongoing,
    3. Requests
    governmentstoregulateecotourismcompaniesbyrequiringthemtoeducate
    ecotouristsonwaystoreducetheirimpactontheenvironment,suchasrefrainingfrom
    littering,transportingspeciesasthismaycausetheintroductionofinvasivespecies
    4. Furtherrequests
    allmemberstatestofurtherpromoteecotourismasaviableeconomic
    frameworktoeradicatepovertyby:
    a. Possiblydeclaringayearinthefuturetobetheyearofecotourism,inwhich
    specificattentionwillbedevotedtoperfectingtheecotourismmodelandfunding
    thesespecificactivities,
    b. Promotingsustainabletourismproductsandserviceswithcooperationfromthe
    privatesectorinordertoalertconsumerstoalternativewaystoenjoyavacation
    andbenefittheenvironment,
    c. Promotingbeneficialenvironmentalpracticesbyhelpingindigenouscommunities
    toimproverecyclingcapacity,energyefficiency,waterconservation

    5. Encourages
    NGOstocarryoutcapacitybuildingoperationsforecotourisminordertoallowthe
    localstoreachselfsufficiencyby:
    a. Teachinglocalsmethodstoeffectivelymanagetheirecotourismbusiness,
    b. Creationofdifferentopportunitiesforpeoplewhomighthavehadtheirlivelihoodtaken
    awayfromthemwiththeintroductionofsustainableenvironmentalpractices

    6. Furtherurges
    allrelevantstakeholders,suchasmemberstates,NonGovernment
    OrganizationsandNonProfitOrganizationstocontinuetheircooperationinorderto
    identifyaviableframeworkwhichcontributestomaximizationofbenefitsdueto
    ecotourism,harvestinginterdisciplinaryexpertiseinspheresoflegislation,ecology,
    economicsandfinanceby:
    a. Hostingconferencestofurtherreviewstandardsofecotourismbasedonprinciples
    detailedincommuniqusfrompreviousconferencesonthedevelopmentof
    sustainabletourism,asitisayoungindustryandrequiresconsistentmonitoringof
    itseffectiveness,andadoptionofnewbestpractices,backedwithempiricaldata
    aswellasacademicresearch,
    b. Engaginginjointinitiativestostimulateecotourism,byawardinggrantsto
    ecotourismcompaniesandenlistingNGOsforinnovativeapproachestoless
    impacttourism.

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