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There are many terms that float around that may sound similar but actually refer to something distinct.

Definition of Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism refers to sustainable practices in and by the tourism industry. It is an aspiration to acknowledge all impacts of tourism, both positive and negative. It aims to minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive ones.

Negative impacts to a destination include economic leakage, damage to the natural environment and overcrowding to name a few.

Positive impacts to a destination include job creation, cultural heritage preservation and interpretation, wildlife preservation landscape restoration, and more.

Sustainable tourism is defined by the UN Environment Program and UN World Tourism Organization as "tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities."

Additionally, they say that sustainable tourism "refers to the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these three dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability" ( UNEP & UNWTO, 2005: 11-12. Making Tourism More Sustainable - A Guide for Policy Makers).

Definition of Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a niche segment of tourism in natural areas. The term emerged in the late 1980s.

Fennell described it as such: "Ecotourism is a sustainable form of natural resource-based tourism that focuses primarily on experiencing and learning about nature, and which is ethically managed to be low-impact, non-consumptive, and locally-oriented. It typically occurs in natural areas, and should contribute to the conservation or preservation of such areas" (Fennell, 1999: 43. Ecotourism: An Introduction).

The Mohonk Agreement (2000), a proposal for international certification of Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism, saw ecotourism as "sustainable tourism with a natural area focus, which benefits the environment and communities visited, and fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation, and awareness."

The ecotourism definition by the Global Ecotourism Network (GEN): "Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and creates knowledge and understanding through interpretation and education of all involved (visitors, staff and the visited)."

Definitions of Responsible Travel

Responsible Travel refers to the behavior of individual travelers aspiring to make choices according to sustainable tourism practices. The behaviors usually align with minimizing the negative impacts and maximizing positive ones when one visits a tourism destination.

Travelers that want to learn more about how to be a responsible traveler can visit the section on the GSTC website For Travelers.

Summary of the difference between Sustainable Tourism, Ecotourism, and Responsible Travel

Ecotourism is a niche segment of tourism in natural areas.

Sustainable Tourism does not refer to a specific type of tourism, rather it is an aspiration for the impacts of all forms of tourism to be sustainable for generations to come.

Responsible Travel is a term referring to the behavior and style of individual travelers. The behaviors align with making a positive impact to the destination rather than negative ones.

Sustainable Tourism and the GSTC Criteria

The GSTC Criteria serve as the global standards for sustainability in travel and tourism. The Criteria are used for education and awareness-raising. They're used for policy-making, measurement and evaluation reasons and as a basis for certification.

They are the result of a worldwide effort to develop a common language about sustainability in tourism. They are categorized in four pillars: (A) Sustainable management; (B) Socioeconomic impacts; (C) Cultural impacts; (D) Environmental impacts.

These standards were built on decades of prior work from industry experts around the globe. During the process of development, they were widely consulted in both developed and developing countries. They reflect our goal in attaining a global consensus on sustainable tourism.

The process of developing the Criteria was designed to adhere to the standards-setting code of the ISEAL Alliance. The ISEAL Alliance is the international body providing guidance for the management of sustainability standards in all sectors. That code is informed by relevant ISO standards.

Finally, the GSTC Criteria are the starting goals that businesses, governments, and destinations should achieve. Tourism destinations each have their own culture, environment, customs, and laws. Therefore, the Criteria are designed to be adapted to local conditions and supplemented by additional criteria for the specific location and activity.

There are two sets of Criteria

Learn more about Sustainable Tourism

Reading one article is not enough. The GSTC website offers those interested in learning more about sustainable tourism the needed resources. Make sure you visit the relevant pages for you:

1. GSTC Industry Criteria = relates to the sustainable management of private sector travel industry, focusing currently on Hotels and Tour Operators.

2. GSTC Destination Criteria = relates to sustainable management of Tourism Destinations.

You can also join one of the regular GSTC courses:

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JULY 6 (Reuters) - Singapore's Botanic Gardens was named as a cultural site on the World Heritage List on Saturday (July 4), with residents and tourists in the city state welcoming the news.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, approved the inscription of six new cultural sites in China, Iran, Mongolia and Singapore.

Singapore's Botanic Gardens were the first tropical botanic gardens on the heritage site list and the first in Asia, the gardens' website said.

Popular with tourists and residents, the gardens were busy on Sunday (July 5) with people walking through the grounds and photographing wildlife.

Fifty-eight year old Singapore resident, Stan Lee was proud of the new status.

"Very proud of Singapore a small dot in the world has such a beautiful UNESCO site and all Singaporeans share this same passion as me. This botanic garden is one of the best in the world, there's so much of the green, lush, beautiful landscape," he said.

Singaporean wildlife photographer Jay Shah said the recognition was deserved.

"How often I come depends on the birds, so right now there are some owls here, the eagles so it's not because of the change in status, but it's the birds that attract us but I think it's a well deserved recognition," he said.

Sitting outside the Botanic Gardens Orchid Centre, one Australian tourist said people around the World should visit the gardens.

"I think it's fantastic, it's a credit to Singapore, it's absolutely beautiful, so many flowers, a beautiful range, it's such a special place, that I think everyone on earth should come and visit," said Catherine Lanigan who was visiting the country for the first time.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took to Facebook to welcome the announcement saying: "A great Jubilee year gift to Singaporeans." The nation will celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence in August this year.

Singapore's Botanic Gardens was founded in 1859 at its present location and is managed by the National Parks Board. UNESCO said the gardens included a variety of plants and buildings showing its development over the years. It also acknowledged the research and conservation efforts at the gardens.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 2015 session opened on Sunday (June 28) in Bonn and will finish on July 8.

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JULY 6 (Reuters) - Singapore's Botanic Gardens was named as a cultural site on the World Heritage List on Saturday (July 4), with residents and tourists in the city state welcoming the news. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, approved the inscription of six new cultural sites in China, Iran, Mongolia and Singapore.

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The Singapore Botanic Gardens (the Gardens) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Bonn, Germany.
The Gardens is the first and only tropical botanic garden on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. It is the first in Asia and the third botanic gardens inscribed in the world following Orto botanico di Padova and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The inscription bid process started in 2010 following a feasibility study commissioned by the then-Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, in consultation with experts, academics and other stakeholders, like the Singapore Heritage Society. The study then showed that there was a case for the Botanic Gardens to be put up as cultural site based on the UNESCO criteria, and there was broad consensus to proceed with the bid.
In January 2014, Singapore formally submitted the official Nomination Dossier for the bid, following an extensive four-month long public consultation process.
On 15 May, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) released a recommendation for the Gardens to be inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its evaluation guided the discussion of Singapore's bid at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC).

Click here to download the submitted Nomination Dossier (147MB).

Click here to find out more from the media release.

The Bandstand on Lawrence Niven's parade ground.

Henry Ridley with an original Pará rubber in the Economic Garden. One of the Gardens' earliest and most important successes was the introduction, experimentation and promotion of Pará Rubber. This became a major crop that transformed the economic and social landscape of the region.

One of 59 Heritage Trees in the Gardens, the Cyrtophyllum fragrans (Tembusu) is thought to antedate the foundation of SBG.

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The Singapore Botanic Gardens (the Gardens) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Bonn, Germany. The Gardens is the first and only tropical botanic garden on the UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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