What Is Regenerative Tourism?

What is Regenerative Tourism?

“Regeneration, at its most basic level, is about creating the fertile conditions necessary for life to thrive” – Anna Pollock, 2019.

Regenerative development arose out of frustration over the fact that the movement toward a more sustainable future has failed to produce the desired results.

Sustainability aims to “sustain,” that is, to maintain current conditions or to prevent them from deteriorating further for future generations. However, human activity is putting such strain on the earth’s natural functions that ecosystems are no longer capable of supporting future generations.

While the concept of sustainability has evolved over time, this paradigm continues to place humans outside of or even in opposition to nature, employing a reductionist approach that attempts to solve problems within the framework in which they were created.

While sustainability has focused on minimizing damage and increasing resource efficiency, while this has slowed degradation, it is not reversing course.

It is critical to approach this issue differently, one that results in a shift in values.

Regenerative tourism is about restoring a destination. “Regenerative tourism says, ‘Let’s make it better for future generations.’” 

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