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At a time where it becomes easier to organize his trip and where standardized hotels which spoil landscapes, are continuously built, it is important to wonder about the impact of our holidays on the local territory and population. The idea of a responsible tourism is borned little by little to fight against negative impacts of tourism (destruction of landscapes, deterioration in the standard of living, zero profit and none consideration of local populations' opinions, …). This means that a traveller could combine the discover of a country and the contribution to sustainable development of the country in question.
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Extract of the Charter for sustainable tourism of the Palabres sans Frontières association:
The Man and the encounter are the center of a solidarity, responsible and fair trip which is based on this following plan of action :
- local population's particpation in different stages of the tourism project,
- the respect of persons, cultures and nature
- a fair distribution of the resources producted
