Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§126 |
Belize |
2017 |
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General environmental reference |
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(...) Belize has also expanded its offer of tourism products to include nature and culture based eco-tourism activities. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§129 |
Belize |
2017 |
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General environmental reference |
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(...) Most cruise traffic disembarks in Belize City, with approximately 3,000 passengers per cruise on a three times per week basis; this puts considerable pressure on the city's transportation system, waste disposal and other infrastructures. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§131 |
Belize |
2017 |
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(...) Other governmental entities involved in tourism include the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment; the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; the Ministry of Works and Transport; the Coastal Zone Management Authority; BELTRAIDE; and the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH). Private stakeholders such as the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) and the Belize Hotel Association (BHA), and several environmental NGOs complement the institutional framework for tourism.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§133 |
Belize |
2017 |
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(...) The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is currently assessing the tourism legal framework in order to align it under an overarching National Tourism Act to serve as a galvanizing instrument for long-term planning and development for the industry. The new legal instrument would include the areas of climate change, investment regime (public–private partnerships), developing new destinations and building local participation in the industry via economic opportunities.
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WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§134 |
Belize |
2017 |
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The tourism industry is guided by the National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan 2030 (NTSMP), endorsed by the Cabinet in October 2012. Based on a diagnostic study, the NSTMP sets guidelines for the development of the tourism sector, including government reforms and public private investments to ensure tourism is developed in a sustainable way. Some of the technical studies and works laid out in NSTMP are already under way: analytical reports have been prepared on tourism taxation, the country's tourism brand, and standards for the operation and classification of hotels and tour operators, while upgrades in tourism infrastructure have been undertaken.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§135 |
Belize |
2017 |
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The Sustainable Tourism Programme (STP II) , launched in March 2016, is designed to support the implementation of the NSTMP, with the aim of increasing tourism's contribution to the economy. The STP II focuses on promoting investments in key emerging tourist destinations and on institutional strengthening and capacity building for policy-making, destination planning and management. Key components of the STP II are to restore and expand visitor facilities at several archaeological sites and support the development of nature-based tourist attractions and services.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§140 |
Belize |
2017 |
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Belize has both natural and cultural resources that make it an attractive tourist destination, with significant growth potential. However, the development of the tourism industries faces a number of constraints, including insufficient quality of tourism facilities and services, lack of technical skills, and poor land and air connectivity. The authorities also note challenges relating to climate change and safety and security issues. They seek to address these shortcomings through the implementation of the National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan.
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Natural resources
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WT/TPR/G/363 |
G-II§1 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
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Since 2006 and for 11 consecutive years, in an attempt to construct a new country capable of recovering sovereignty, industrializing and exploiting natural renewable and non renewable resources sustainably for the Bolivian people, the Plurinational State of Bolivia has been implementing and developing the economic, social, communitarian and productive model (MESCP).
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Natural resources
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WT/TPR/G/363 |
G-II§15 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
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Additionally, Law No. 144 on the Communitarian Agricultural Production Revolution of 26 June 2011 promotes the processing and marketing of agricultural and forestry products from the various players in the plural economy, with priority given to organic output in harmony and balance with Mother Earth.
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WT/TPR/G/363 |
G-II§78 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
2017 |
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In the medium and long term the industry intends to change the energy matrix by prioritizing power generation from renewable sources (hydroelectricity, wind, sun, geothermal and biomass), which will deliver significant power surpluses for export, making Bolivia the region's energy hub.
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