ECOTOURISM POLICY & STANDARDS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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1 ECOTOURISM POLICY & STANDARDS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2017 Subic Ecotourism Festival FILIBERTO A. POLLISCO, JR., PHD. Program Specialist for Conservation Policy & Research

2 OUTLINE I. Status of Tourism in South East Asia II. Policy Instruments in ASEAN Tourism I. ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan II Pakse Declaration on ASEAN Roadmap for Strategic Development of Ecotourism Clusters and Tourism Corridors III.Ecotourism Standards in Southeast Asia I. ASEAN Ecotourism Standards II. ASEAN Heritage Parks I. What are they; Where are they III.AHPs and UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Pictorials)

3 STATUS

4 Visitor Arrival Trend in ASEAN Visitor Arrivals Trend , in million Visitor Arrivals Bru M Cam 5.01 M Ind M Lao 2.14 M Mal 26.7 M Mya 5.0 M Phl 5.90 M Sin M Tha 32.6 M Vie 10.0 M Source: WEF-TTCR 2017 Source: ATSP ; WEF-TTCR 2017

5 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017 on Natural & Cultural Resources AMS NR Rank Tha Ind Mal Vie Phl Cam Lao Sin Source: WEF-TTCR 2017 AMS CR Rank Ind Sin Vie Mal Tha Phl Cam Lao AMS Envt Sust Rank Sin Lao Phl Tha Mal Vie Cam Ind

6 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017 Source: WEF-TTCR 2017 Airport Infrastructure AMS Rank/136 Score/7 Sin Tha Mal Ind Vie Phl Cam Lao

7 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017 Source: WEF-TTCR 2017 Overall Performance AMS Rank/136 Score/7 Sin Mal Tha Ind Vie Phl Lao Cam

8 Policy Instruments

9 ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan Vision 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 socioeconomic well-being of ASEAN people.

10 Strategic Action Programs 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 socioeconomic well-being of ASEAN people. Strategic Directions SD 1 Enhance competitiveness of ASEAN as a single tourism destination Intensify promotion and marketing Diversify tourism product Attract Tourism Investments Raise Capacity and Capability of Human Capital Implement and Expand ASEAN Tourism Standards for Facilities, Services and Destinations Implement and expand connectivity and destination Infrastructure Enhance travel facilitation SD 2 Ensure that ASEAN Tourism is sustainable and inclusive Upgrade Local Communities and Public-Private Sector Participation in the Tourism Value Chain Ensure Safety and Security, Prioritize Protection and Management of Heritage Sites Increase Responsiveness to Environmental Protection and Climate Change

11 Strategic Action Programs 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 socioeconomic well-being of ASEAN people. Strategic Directions SD 1 Enhance competitiveness of ASEAN as a single tourism destination Intensify promotion and marketing Diversify tourism product Attract Tourism Investments Raise Capacity and Capability of Human Capital Implement and Expand ASEAN Tourism Standards for Facilities, Services and Destinations Implement and expand connectivity and destination Infrastructure Enhance travel facilitation SD 2 Ensure that ASEAN Tourism is sustainable and inclusive Upgrade Local Communities and Public-Private Sector Participation in the Tourism Value Chain Ensure Safety and Security, Prioritize Protection and Management of Heritage Sites Increase Responsiveness to Environmental Protection and Climate Change

12 Pakse Declaration on ASEAN Roadmap for Strategic Development of Ecotourism Clusters and Tourism Corridors 2016 Various principal, strategic plans, agreements and declarations promoting regional cooperation for tourism in the last decade: Plan of Action for ASEAN Cooperation in Tourism (1998) ASEAN Tourism Agreement (2002) ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks (2003) ASEAN Declaration on Enhancing ASEAN Tourism Cooperation (2004)

13 Pakse Declaration 2016 Langkawi Declaration on Shifting Paradigm, Prospering The Region by the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (2005) ASEAN Ecotourism Strategic Plan on policies, strategies and action plans

14 Pakse Declaration 2016 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Passenger Air Services (MAFLPAS) and its Protocols ASEAN Tourism Marketing Strategy ( )

15 Pakse Declaration 2016 ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan ( ) ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan ( ) ASEAN Member States respective regulations, and/or policies towards Sustainable Tourism or Ecotourism practices

16 Pakse Declaration 2016 In pursuance of the following aspirations: Developing an ASEAN coordinated roadmap to strategically identify, plan and develop a trans-regional network of ecotourism sites linked to major intra-asean transportation routes (tourism corridors)

17 Pakse Declaration 2016 In pursuance of the following aspirations: Developing a network of tourism corridors in ASEAN Member States, facilitating the accessibility to travel to all ecotourism sites especially nature reserves

18 THE DECLARATION ESTABLISH, where relevant, a regional inventory of ecotourism sites within ASEAN including but not limited to protected areas, national parks, and nature and wildlife reserves

19 THE DECLARATION IDENTIFY, plan and develop sustainably an interconnected network of ecotourism destinations and sites (ecotourism clusters) across ASEAN Member States, which are linked to major overland roads, waterways, sea or air routes (tourism corridors)

20 THE DECLARATION ENCOURAGE concerted action for the balanced sustainable development of ecotourism, through partnerships between relevant stakeholders;

21 THE DECLARATION ENCOURAGE establishing a high profile publicprivate partnership Regional Network and the mandate to develop a Road Map.. for its practical implementation through integrated policies and actions

22 THE DECLARATION DEVELOP a comprehensive and informative ASEAN ecotourism under the existing ASEAN Tourism website Adopted in Pakse, Champasak Province, Lao PDR on 22nd June 2016

23 THE DECLARATION TASK relevant ASEAN Tourism Committees to formulate action plans in order to implement the Pakse Declaration Adopted in Pakse, Champasak Province, Lao PDR on 22nd June 2016

24 ASEAN STANDARDS

25 REFER TO: ASEAN TOURISM STANDARDS 2009 ASEAN COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM STANDARDS, 2016

26 ASEAN ECOTOURISM STANDARDS

27 Major Criteria Ecotourism potential Accessibility Tourism Activities Environmental Management Site Management Safety & security Interpretation & educational program

28 ASEAN TOURISM HERITAGE STANDARD

29 MAJOR CRITERIA Uniqueness & characteristics of heritage Site protection and conservation Tourism & site management Environmental Management Accessibility Support facilities

30 Ecotourism Standards in the ASEAN THE ASEAN HERITAGE PARKS

31 What is an ASEAN Heritage Park? a protected area of high conservation importance preserving in total a complete spectrum of representative ecosystems of the ASEAN Region

32 ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks the uniqueness, diversity and outstanding values of certain national parks and reserves of ASEAN Member States that deserve the highest recognition so that their importance as conservation areas could be appreciated regionally and internationally

33 ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks AHPs shall be managed to: maintain ecological processes and life support systems preserve genetic diversity ensure sustainable utilization of species and ecosystems; and maintain wilderness that have scenic, cultural, educational, research, recreational and tourism values

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35 The AHPs Country Name Brunei Darussalam 1. Tasek Merimbun National Park Cambodia 2. Preah Monivong (Bokor) National Park 3. Virachey National Park Indonesia 4. Gunung Leuser National Park 5. Kerinci Seblat National Park 6. Lorentz National Park 7. Way Kambas National Park Lao PDR 8. Nam Ha National Protected Area Malaysia 9. Kinabalu National Park 10. Gunung Mulu National Park 11. Taman Negara National Park

36 The AHPs Country Name Myanmar 12. Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park 13. Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 14. Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 15. Khakaborazi National Park 16. Lampi Marine National Park 17. Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary 18. Nat Ma Taung National Park Philippines 19. Mt. Apo National Park 20. Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary 21. Mts. Iglit-Baco National Park 22. Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park 23. Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve 24. Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park 25. Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument 26. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

37 The AHPs Country Name Singapore 27. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 28. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Thailand 29. Khao Yai National Park 30. Tarutao National Park 31. Ao-Phangnga-Mu Koh Surin- Mu Koh Similan Marine National Parks 32. Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Viet Nam 33. Ba Be National Park 34. Chu Mom Ray National Park 35. Hoang Lien Sa Pa National Park 36. Kon Ka kinh National Park 37. U Minh Thuong National Park 38. Bai Tu Long National Park

38 The AHP Programme and the World Heritage Convention 1. Lorentz National Park, Indonesia 2. Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia 3. Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia 4. Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Philippines 5. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines 6. Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

39 LORENTZ NATIONAL PARK

40 GUNUNG MULU NATIONAL PARK

41 MT. KINABALU NATIONAL PARK

42 MT. HAMIGUITAN NATIONAL PARK

43 TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK Photo by Leni & Claus Topp Photo by Leni & Claus Topp

44 Khao Yai National Park

45 Thank you for your time!!!