Recognizing
this, the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan 2016-2025 outlines the vision for ASEAN tourism: “By
2025, ASEAN will be a quality tourism destination offering a unique, diverse
ASEAN experience, and will be committed to responsible, sustainable, inclusive
and balanced tourism development, so as to contribute significantly to the
socio-economic well-being of ASEAN people.”
Actions
to ensure sustainable tourism development in ASEAN under the strategic plan
include prioritizing protection and management of cultural and heritage assets,
and increasing awareness and responsiveness to environmental protection and
climate change.
Specifically,
some of these involve undertaking impact assessment of existing cultural and
heritage sites in ASEAN, sharing best practices, revising guidelines to
incorporate environment and climate change mitigation, adaptation and
resilience, and continuing dialogue with relevant official bodies and
stakeholders.
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