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Tourism (Imlil (Environmental Benefits (Local building materials are used…
Tourism
Imlil
Environmental Benefits
Local building materials are used like mud bricks were used to restore the Kasbah, reducing noise and emissions from material transportation and blending the building in with the environment
Bearded Vulture Conservation means shepherds are educated on the endangered animals and saves their lives.
Economical Benefits
Multiplier Effect; 42 locals are employed in the hotel, including the manager. Local shops benefits as many locals have more disposable income from the work that they are provided with
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Social Benefits
Tourists pay 5% extra to the Imlil Village Association which has provided the area with: a Hammam, 2 wells in Berber villages and an ambulance to take women in labour to hospital to reduce childbirth death
A boarding house has been set up for girls to provide them with a primary and secondary education, meaning their own children are more likely to be educated and increasing social sustainability
Jamaica
Economic Impacts
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Economic leakages occurs when tourist workers are foreign and send money back home. Also 80% of money generated is paid to big companies outside of Jamaica, reducing multiplier effect
Tourism provides 17% of all jobs in Jamaica, 80,000 directly and 160,000 indirectly
Environmental Impacts
60% of Jamaica's reefs are at high risk due to nutrient pollution from raw sewage emptied out into the ocean by hotels
Sea Turtles are endangered, their habitats are destroyed by the development of hotels and their young don't often make it to the ocean because they are disorientated by the lights from resorts.
Management Strategies
Negril Marine Park has no go zones for it's tourists, allowing reefs to remain untouched. They also plant water hyacinths to soak up the excess of nutrients
Sea Turtle Conservation Trust protects nesting beaches from tourists and educates them on issues like littering and light pollution
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Annual Beach Clean up cleaned 56 beaches in 2011 and rubbish was recycled rather than sent to landfill
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Antarctica
Environmental Impacts
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Footpath erosion at sights like Whalers Bay damages mosses which can take 1000's of years to grow back
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Management stratedgies
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No ship with more than 500 passengers can land to avoid footpath erosion. Zodiac boat carries only 20 people to land.
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MS Hanseatic uses a diesel fuel designed to be less polluting as well as TBT free paint on the boats