{"id":1316,"date":"2017-02-04T06:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T06:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borneoecotours.com\/blog\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2023-12-24T23:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T15:40:40","slug":"borneo-eco-tours-supports-international-year-of-sustainable-tourism-for-development-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borneoecotours.com\/blog\/borneo-eco-tours-supports-international-year-of-sustainable-tourism-for-development-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Borneo Eco Tours Supports International Year of Sustainable Tourism For Development 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Travel for Development (IY2017) was launched on 18 January 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
\nIY2017 aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behaviour towards a more sustainable tourism sector that contributes to the SDGs. It is also a unique opportunity that aims to raise awareness about the contribution of sustainable tourism to development among public and private sector decision-makers as well as the public. This in turn, rallies all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change.
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Attendees of the IY2017 launch in Madrid, Spain. (Photo credits: UNWTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n 
\nBORNEO ECO TOURS FRIEND OF IY2017<\/b>
\nBorneo Eco Tours as pioneer of ecotourism\u00a0 and sustainability champion in particularly in Borneo, pledges as friend in support for this event. Borneo Eco Tours sees IY2017 as a vital event that encourages positive change especially in our home state, Sabah.
\nSome of the initiatives that Borneo Eco Tours has taken up besides being a \u201cFriend\u201d of IY2017, is using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a guiding principle when developing and implementing community and environmental projects.
\nAside from the said initiatives, Borneo Eco Tours has also establish Kiulu Farmstay, a community based tourism project which has brought about positive change in the lives of the community in Kiulu since 2015.
\nThis is possible as Borneo Eco Tours has helped to create new job opportunities like guiding, house-keeping, landscaping and others for the villagers of Kiulu. This in turn, gives them a new income and also decreases poverty within the community. The project will be the first of many other similar initiatives that intends to empower the lives of communities through community development and capacity building.
\n\u201cThe tremendous hope that our sector provides should inspire us all to act for the good of people and planet. Together we can be the change we want to see,\u201d says UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai.
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UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai giving his speech during the IY2017 launching (Photo credits: UNWTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe year 2017 is looking to be a year of positive change as the United Nations General Assembly has designated 2017 to be the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IY2017). It recalls the potential of tourism to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and also the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The celebration is very much dedicated to championing tourism as a sector that can lead towards a brighter future.
\nIY2017 aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behaviour towards a more sustainable tourism sector that contributes to the SDGs. It is also a unique opportunity that aims to raise awareness about the contribution of sustainable tourism to development among public and private sector decision-makers as well as the public. This in turn, rallies all stakeholders to work together in making tourism a catalyst for positive change.
\nIY2017 will promote tourism\u2019s role in the following five key areas:
\n(1) Inclusive and sustainable economic growth
\n(2) Social inclusiveness, employment and poverty reduction
\n(3) Resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change
\n(4) Cultural values, diversity and heritage
\n(5) Mutual understanding, peace and security.
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