Tehran – Sheena Ansari, vice president and head of Iran’s Ministry of Environment (DOE), stressed the need to redesign Iran’s tourism development model and urged better strategic cooperation with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage in the green tourism sector.
The 18th meeting of the Strategic Council of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, was held on Monday to preside on Fajr Hall, where the Minister of Cultural Heritage spoke in the presence of Reza Salehiri and senior members of the Council, and she is lined up with the local industry.
She warned that promoting an environmentally unattached tourism industry poses a threat to Iran’s cultural and natural heritage.
Emphasizing the need for institutional synergies to protect the country’s natural and cultural heritage, she said:
Pointing to the landslide crisis as one of the new threats to the country’s historic monuments, she said: “While other agencies are directly responsible for the subsidence phenomenon, I am also concerned about its consequences for historic monuments.
Referring to the existing flaws in several tourist destinations, he said environmental tourism has caused serious damage to the local ecosystems at several destinations, such as the island of Hormuz. This situation is a warning that without a sustainable tourism model, development will become self-destructive, she added.
Ansari emphasized the need for people, tourists and travel activists to stand with environmentalists. She added that protecting nature is not just an organization’s responsibility, but a national and cultural obligation.
Pointing out the importance of crafts in sustainable development systems, she said the craft sector is a local, environmentally friendly, polluting and environmentally friendly industry. “This valuable resource plays a role in both creating local jobs and conserving natural heritage. We are interested in supporting this craft and considering it as part of our Green Tourism Development Plan.”
In Iran’s biodiversity and geography, she called nature’s potential one of the most important pillars of tourism.
“Iran’s wetlands, forests, mountains and untouched natural regions could be introduced as sustainable tourism destinations. The DOE is ready to compile and implement sustainable green tourism in the form of a comprehensive memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.”
In conclusion, Ansari praised the strategic vision of cultural heritage on environmental sustainability and tourism issues, saying, “With a scientific, cultural and development-oriented approach, Salehiamiri paved the way for strengthening interdisciplinary cooperation.
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