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Destinations Program Director of Global Sustainable Tourism Council Kathleen Pessolano delivers a presentation on “public-private partnerships for sustainable tourism” in Puducherry on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.S.
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expert and Destinations Program Director of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), on Thursday stressed the need for managing tourism sustainably from an economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective. She detailed the four pillars of sustainable tourism, which included Culture and Heritage, Environmental Management, Ecological Protection and support for Environment and Natural Resources. U.S.
Consulate-General, Chennai Cultural Affairs Officer, Moulik Berkana, Secretary to Tourism P.
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Mohammed Mansoor, Director of Tourism and representatives of civil society organisations participated. Common challengesShe recommended the creation of private-public partnerships to pool resources to address shared challenges and generate mutual benefits across sectors..