Making Tourism Sustainable

National Park Authorities want to work with local communtities and other organizations to try and make tourism sustainable. They have concomed a list of things we can do

Show visitors how they can be responsible tourists with events, leaflets, information centres, guided walks and events, signs and websites.

Encourage visitors to leave their cars behind and use greener travel, like bikes, buses, boats and trains.

Support outdoor activities that don't damage the countryside or harm wildlife.

Encourage visitors to buy local products and food.

Run green business schemes to encourage businesses to recycle, reduce energy, conserve water and be sustainable.

Ask local communities for their views and ideas by setting up forums, groups and consultations.

Reduce erosion caused by visitors, by creating and repairing footpaths.

Use planning policies to control the spread of buildings in built-up areas development.

Encourage green energy-efficient buildings with planning policies and grant funding.

Encourage small-scale renewable energy schemes, like woodchip boilers and solar panels, with planning policies and grant funding.

"The Impacts of Tourism." The Impacts of Tourism. National Parks, 2012. Web. 10 May 2013.