Mexico Tourism Board Joins Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Mexico Tourism Board Joins Global Sustainable Tourism Council
The Mexico Tourism Board joined The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), an international partnership dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the world. Founded in partnership by the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations Environment Program, UN Foundation, Rainforest Alliance, Sabre/Travelocity and others, the GSTC is open to any member of the travel and tourism industries.
In recognition of Mexico’s diverse ecological offering, the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently incorporated three additional Natural Protected Areas in Mexico into its worldwide network of biosphere reserves. The additions include Nahá-Metzabok in Chiapas; Islas Marias, Nayarit; and Los Volcanes (Estados de México, Puebla, Tlaxcala y Morelos), bringing Mexico’s total of protected areas to 40 -- third in the world and first in Latin America.
The GSTC includes partners from around the globe, and is currently active in Africa, the Americas, Middle East, and East Asia. More than 170 U.S. cities have already adopted the GSTC’s criteria, including San Francisco, Miami, Maui and Los Angeles. Over the next three years, the GSTC will work with the members in each region to promote sustainable tourism principles, as well as encourage the adoption of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria.
As part of the initiative, each member is committing to promote the GSTC to its customers, vendors and peers. Sustainability principles refer to the environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these three dimensions to guarantee long-term sustainability.
