Bolivia presents environmentally friendly sustainable tourism at a meeting of Ibero-American ministers

According to this Spanish-language article in FM Bolivia, “the Minister of Cultures, Martha Yujra, on behalf of the Government of Bolivia, presented on Tuesday the positive progress made by the country in terms of sustainable tourism friendly to the environment and rural and indigenous communities such as: Rurrenabaque-Madidi Pampas, Chiquitania, Salar de Uyuni, Toro Toro, among others.” Her remarks were made as part of a plenary session of the XII Sectorial Ministerial Meeting of Tourism Ministers of Ibero-America. The theme of the meeting was: Innovation for Sustainable Development - Objective 2030.

The FM Bolivia article stated that the “Minister of Cultures assured that the Bolivian government is convinced that sustainable tourism is the option that Bolivia has to become a tourist power, strengthening the three pillars of sustainability; economic, social and environmental…At the XII Sectorial Ministerial Meeting of Tourism Ministers of Ibero-America in which 17 countries participate, it was agreed to give a strong boost to tourism as an important engine of sustainable development in the Ibero-American region, a proposal that will be presented to the Heads of State and Government during the XXVII Iberoamerican Summit.”