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Plan razvoja ekološkog i ruralnog turizma - UNDP Croatia

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Picture2.5:Tripplebottomline<br />

Environmental<br />

aspects<br />

Sociocultural<br />

aspects<br />

Economical<br />

aspects<br />

SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT<br />

Currently,thereisnostandardforecotourismin<strong>Croatia</strong> that would enable business<br />

competitivenessintheglobalanddomesticmarket.Ifweconsiderthat<strong>Croatia</strong>necoandrural<br />

tourismisinitsinitialphaseofdevelopment,whencreatingthestandardonemustkeepin<br />

mindthattheconditionsforentrepreneursshouldnotbetoorigidorsincethiscouldresultina<br />

lownumberofbusinessentitiesthatwouldbeabletooperateinthismanner.<br />

Therefore,thestandardshouldbeadaptedtothemarketconditionsand,withtime,itcould<br />

eventuallybeupgradedandbecomemorestrict.<br />

Inaccordancewithalloftheabove,theproposedstandardforecotourismin<strong>Croatia</strong>should<br />

containcertificateandecolabelelements.<br />

Elementsofthestandardthathavethecharacteristicsofthecertificatesarerelatedtomeeting<br />

certainconditions:<br />

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Triplebottomlinereferstooperatingacertainbusinessinawaythatconsiderssocio<br />

cultural,economicandenvironmentalresources,butalsothecurrentmarketsituation.<br />

<br />

Complianceofbusinessactivitieswithavisionofecotourism.<br />

Theelementsof the standardthathavethecharacteristicsofecolabels are related to<br />

rewardingandrecognizingthoseentitiesthatprovidetheexamplesofbestpractice.<br />

Besidestheecostandard,oneofthepreconditionsforthedevelopmentofecoandruraltourism<br />

iswelldefinedmarketing.Giventhattheecoandruraltourismisstillinitsinitialdevelopment<br />

phase,itisprimarilynecessarytoinformandeducatethepublicabouttheopportunitiesand<br />

benefitsthatecotourismbrings.<br />

The first step began with the COAST project and the <strong>Plan</strong> for Eco and Rural Tourism<br />

Developmentwhichinitiatedthefollowingactivities:<br />

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