The One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme is a multi-stakeholder partnership that promotes networking among like-minded organizations and brings together existing and new initiatives focused on decoupling tourism’s growth from the increased use of natural resources.
Responsible travel company, Jumbari Family Safaris has been approved as a member of the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme in association with the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
The company is recognised alongside only 179 organizations from across the world (and the 9th member from South Africa) for their commitment to advance sustainable consumption and production in the tourism sector.
“We are proud to be a partner of the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme, a divison of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. This means Jumbari Family Safaris can actively partake in the consulting process and assist with strategy until 2022. This accolade highlights that Jumbari is committed to ensuring that our clients travel with a light footprint, as well as our dedication to sustainability in the tourism sector,” says Lisa Nel, General Manager of Jumbari Family Safaris.
The One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme is a multi-stakeholder partnership that promotes networking among like-minded organizations and brings together existing and new initiatives focused on decoupling tourism’s growth from the increased use of natural resources. Their overall objective is to enhance the sustainable development impacts of the tourism sector by 2030, through developing, promoting and scaling up sustainable consumption and production practices.
Why has Jumbari Family Safaris has been selected as a member of the Programme?
- Jumbari Family Safaris is committed to making optimal use of environmental resources that constitute a key element in tourism development, maintaining essential ecological processes and helping to conserve natural heritage and biodiversity.
- Jumbari Family Safaris respects the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities, conserve their built and living cultural heritage and traditional values, and contribute to inter-cultural understanding and tolerance.
- Jumbari Family Safaris ensures viable, long-term economic operations, providing socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders that are fairly distributed, including stable employment and income-earning opportunities and social services to host communities, and contributing to poverty alleviation.
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