Principles and Codes for Ecotourism 3.

Communities should benefit from tourism

Local involvement in the planning of tourism helps to ensure that tourism addresses environmental and cultural concerns. This should maximise benefits and minimise damage to communities. It should also enhance the quality of the tourism experience

To seek and support local community involvement and partnership in tourism. Encourage clients to buy locally made products and handicraft.

To promote the recruitment; training, and employment in tourism of local people. To choose accomodation owned, built and staffed by local people whenever available.

Trained staff are the key to responsible tourism

Our staff education and training should integrate environmental, cultural, social and legal issues. This type of training increases the quality of tourism. Staff should be role models for tourists.

To encourage staff to behave responsibly and encourage to do so as well

To familiarise staff with applicable laws and regulations. majority of staff should have previous experience in the region abd should be familiar with local conditions.

To provide all staff with copies of this Principl~s and Codes of Ecotourism

To make sure that our partners and subcontractors also comply with this Code of Conduct

To work together with local suppliers to encourage consideration for the environment, host community and wildlife.

Tourism should be educational

When tourists learn about communities and the environment, tourism provides the most benefits for all concerned and does the least damage. Knowledge and a positive experience enable töurists to act as ambassadors for environmental protection.

To provide information about environmental, cultural, and social issues as an essential part of résponsible tourism.

To provide our clients with specific information, lectures and written material about the regions to be visited, its special characteristics like climate, species, habitats, its global significancé as well as appropriate behaviour.

To apply the Codes of Conduct as a way to promote responsible tourism attitudes and actions

Follow safety rules `

Failure to do this in some regions can result in serious injury and costly rescue or medical intervention that burdens communities

To ensure that our actions follow accepted safe practices and comply with regulations. To provide local authorities with our itinerary.

To ensure that everyone involved in tourism receive information and training about safety procedures. To brief all our clients and staff on the dangers of wildlife encounters.