Male 3R Declaration of Private Tourist Resorts towards Sustainable Tourism and protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystem
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Description
Implementation methodologies:
1. Develop and strengthen internal management system and policies towards efficient use of resources, water and energy and promote usage of all forms of renewable energy, including waste to energy in order to achieve waste prevention and minimization. In conformity with pertinent regulations and standards governing environmental quality, health and safety, protection of sensitive areas, protection of coastal and marine environment and endangered species, siting, and land use control, develop efficient and environmentally friendly waste collection, segregation and transportation to recycling facilities and disposal sites.
2. Discourage use of any form of plastics in the resorts as a first priority, explore ways to utilize end of life plastics as a valuable resource and as an integral part of the waste reduction strategy contribution to circular economy, consider investments for installing state-of-art sewage collection and treatment facilities to protect the coastal and marine environment and to prevent contamination of ground water resources, which will in turn be of attraction to international tourists resulting in increased revenue generation;
3. Promote use of compact detergents to reduce the nutrient level (BOD load) in waste water as a by-product; promote waste water reuse and recycling to achieve water efficiency and security;
4. Take every preventive measure to protect coral reefs and other ecological assets from physical damage and pollution from toxic chemicals and hazardous substances;
5. Work towards arresting all forms of soil erosion from the dynamic beaches with adequate soil conservation and vegetation measures; promote large scale composting from all organic and food wastes and use them for required vegetation measures, which will ultimately increase the resiliency and adaptability of the small islands against waves and natural disasters; and
6. Explore every opportunity to tap various expertise, knowledge, technical knowhow and best practices available in sustainable tourism sector by accessing various national and international sources or clearing house mechanisms such as - Global Sustainable Tourism Council, the Global Observatories on Sustainable Tourism of the World Tourism Organization, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism, SCP Clearing House of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP), Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific, and the other UN bodies.
Follow-up mechanisms:
Annual reporting system is in place. A 3R award has been introduced for the resorts that implement and achieve the commitments.
Governance mechanisms:
Voluntary commitment by the resorts of Maldives.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.1 | By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution |
| 14.3 | Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels |
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Aishath Rashfa, Assistant Director, Waste management and pollution control department