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MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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Responsible tourists<br />

Tourism promotes dialogue between people and states,<br />

it improves their knowledge of each other and it helps them recognize<br />

the importance of valuing and respecting their differences.<br />

Francesco Frangialli, UN World Tourism Organization<br />

Participants think about the ways that tourists can help or hinder the<br />

environment.<br />

<strong>The</strong>mes<br />

Level of<br />

complexity 2<br />

Environment Human rights Intercultural learning<br />

Group<br />

size 6+<br />

Issues addressed<br />

Tourism and its impact<br />

Sustainable development<br />

Responsibility <strong>for</strong> the environment<br />

Objectives<br />

To consider the impact of tourism<br />

on the environment and on local<br />

culture<br />

To think about personal<br />

responsibility <strong>for</strong> the environment<br />

To discuss actions that participants<br />

can undertake when travelling as<br />

tourists<br />

Time<br />

90 minutes<br />

Preparation<br />

(This is optional.) Try to find examples of the impact of tourism on the environment,<br />

using the sites listed in “Further in<strong>for</strong>mation”.<br />

Materials<br />

Flipchart paper, marker pens<br />

Responsible tourists

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