Towards a green economy

List of figures Figure 1: World international tourist arrivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Figure 2: Accommodation linkages and tourist income distribution in Tanjong Piai, Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . 429

List of tables Table 1: Sample of tourism employment multipliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 Table 2: Impact of tourism on poverty rates in Costa Rica, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Table 3: Breakdown of tourism income and pro-poor income (PPI) contribution in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Table A1-1: Economic relevance of tourism in selected countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Table A2-1: Drivers and likely implications of investment in sustainable tourism strategic areas. . . . . . . . 445

List of boxes Box 1: Water consumption for tourism and local communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Box 2: Investment in energy efficiency and savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Box 3: Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Box 4: Financial cost-recovery of green programmes in tourism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Box 5: Differential economic contribution from cultural areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433

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