Tourism is a smoke-free industry, but with the specificity of an integrated industry, its impacts on the economy, culture, society and the environment are not small. Therefore, the role of tourism in contributing to green growth for the overall economy is very significant. "Green tourism" in recent years is not only a concept but has become a trend, has been growing rapidly in many countries around the world, attracting more and more attention from tourists. calendar, of tourism businesses in particular and the social community in general.
Moving towards green tourism, challenges need to be overcome including: greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption; water consumption; waste management; biodiversity loss; effective management of cultural heritage and works; state planning and management. Many countries around the world have successfully and effectively implemented green tourism development solutions, solving challenging problems towards green tourism development.
According to experts, “Green tourism development, green growth is an opportunity and also a challenge, an important goal in sustainable tourism development. And towards green tourism, Vietnam needs to overcome many challenges such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, water consumption, waste management, biodiversity reduction, and effective heritage management. cultural...". Dong Nai is a place with great potentials in ecotourism development. However, the development of Dong Nai tourism is not commensurate with the location and potential for local tourism. Therefore, in the coming time, the province should focus on attracting investment in tourism, connecting tourist destinations, forming resort tours, spirituality, exploration ...
Over the years, Dong Nai has also formed foundations to create an ecological urban model through early planning synchronous ecological urban areas, designing many parks and trees, with priority given to low-rise construction. Green urban spaces are the source of sustainable cities. Dong Nai province's construction plan to 2020, with a vision to 2050, has clearly oriented the development of the entire region's space in the direction of harmoniously linking green urban space with industry, tourism, agricultural and forestry production. and seafood.
From there, creating opportunities for stable and sustainable investment, aiming to make Dong Nai an urban development area, a multi-disciplinary service center, at the same time conserving landscape forests, biodiversity as well as water sources. of the entire region. In addition, in the coming years, the locality is also expected to become a typical ecotourism center with a good quality of life, harmony and environmental friendliness.
Currently, green growth is being identified as a strategic focus for socio-economic development, ensuring sustainable development. This is also the development target of many different fields such as economy, society, environment, industry, commerce, tourism ... Correspondingly forming types such as green economy, green technology, consumption. green tourism, green tourism ... and is an indispensable trend for Vietnam's tourism industry, is seen as a possible direction to solve the problem of sustainable tourism development.
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