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Sustainable tourism in practice:Payback or mission driven?
H i g h L e v e l C o n f e r e n c e o n S u s t a i n a b l e T o u r i s m M a l t a , M a y 2 0 1 7
1 . W H O A R E W E
2 . N U M B E R S & F A C T S
3 . 1 2 Y E A R S O F E M A S
4 . W O R L D T R E N D S
5 . P A Y B A C K o r M I S S I O N
6 . C H A L L A N G E
WHOARE WE
WHO ARE WE
/ OWNED BY THE OCEANO AZULFOUNDATION, A NON-PROFITORGANIZATION (since 2015)
/ PUBLIC AQUARIUM WITH TWOEXHIBITIONS
• Permanent exhibition – One Ocean• Temporary exhibition – Forest
underwater
/ FIVE EDUCATION ROOMS/ ONE AUDITORIUM/ THREE RENTAL ROOMS (30 – 200
people)/ THREE RESTAURANTS/ ONE SHOP
OUR MISSION
/ TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LEARNMORE ABOUT THE OCEANS ANDMAKE ALL CITIZENS AWARE OF THEIRDUTY TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURALHERITAGE, BY CHANGING THEIRBEHAVIOUR.
NUMBERS& FACTS
NUMBERS & FACTS
/ OPENED IN 1998
/ ISO9001 AND ISO14001 SINCE 2003
/ EMAS SINCE 2005
/ 55 STAFF + 70 OUTSOURCING
/ 75.000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK
/ 1.460.000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE
/ 11.000 FOLLOWERS INSTAGRAM
/ BEST AQUARIUM IN THE WORLD BY
TRIPADVISOR TRAVELER'S CHOICE (2015)
VISITORS
> 21 Million Visitors
951 543952 580
901 912920 084
986 703
1 148 658
1 264 952
850 000
900 000
950 000
1 000 000
1 050 000
1 100 000
1 150 000
1 200 000
1 250 000
1 300 000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
VISITORS
% ADULT % CHILD % SENIOR
% PORTUGUESE % TOURISTS
70 945
75 195 76 528
72 549
66 403
71 840
109 582
60 000
70 000
80 000
90 000
100 000
110 000
120 000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
> 960.000 participants
CONSERVATION
/ PROJECTS FINANCED WITH SEED MONEY
• EEL, RIVER EEL, HAMMERHEAD SHARK, SUNFISH
SEAHORSES, SEA-TURTLES, SEAGRASS BEDS, AMPHIBIANS,OCTOPUS, AMAZON FRESHWATER FISH…
/ INAQUA CONSERVATION FUND BY
ODL AND NGC• SEAHORSES, DEEP REEFS, FRESH WATER BIVALVES,
MARINE BIRDS CAPTURE REDUCTION
/ GULBENKIAN/OCEANÁRIO AWARD
• COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE OF MARINE
PROTECTED AREAS (PORTUGAL), MARINE
BIODIVERSITY IN PEMBA (CABO DELGADO,MOZAMBIQUE)
/ ECOMARE – MARINE ANIMAL RESCUE
CENTRE
12 YEARS OFEMAS
MILESTONES
/ MAY 1998 – OPENED
/ DEZ 2001 – QEMS DEVELOPMENT STARTS
/ JUL 2003 – ISO9001 & ISO14001
/ DEZ 2004 – EMAS
/ ISO9001 AND ISO14001 SINCE 2003
/ EMAS SINCE 2005
IMPLEMENTATIONS PLAN
Predicted: 14 months Real: 18 months
DIFFICULTIES
/ TIME CONSUMING
/ NEEDS STAFF TRAINING
/ COST
ADVANTAGES
/ INCREASED RESPONSABILITY
/ CLIENT & MISSION FOCUSED
/ SYSTEMATIZED PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES
/ KNOW-HOW IS PROPRIETY OF THE
ORGANIZATION
/ BEST PRACTICES EXAMPLE ORGANIZATION!!!
/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MONITORED,CONTROLLED AND REDUCED
WORLDTRENDS
HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH
Population Reference Bureau & UN
HUMAN POPULATION GROWTHLESS DEVELOPED VS MORE DEVELOPED
UN, World Population Prospects, 2005
EUROPE’S POPULATION2007-2050
United Nations
TROURISM GROWTH (ARRIVALS)
(WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION, UNWTO)
FOOD DEMAND
(FAO, ESA WORKING PAPER N. 12-03)
(WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE)
CARBON DIOXIDE/ CO2 EMISSIONS WILL INCREASE BY 130% BY
2050 (INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY)
(INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY)
PLASTIC-WASTE/ 80% OFF ALL MARINE LITTER IS PLASTIC
/ AN ESTIMATED EIGHT MILLION METRIC TONS
OF PLASTIC WASTE LEAKS INTO THE OCEAN
EVERY YEAR. ACTION IN JUST FIVE COUNTRIES
COULD STEM THAT TIDE.
(MCKINSEY&COMPANY)
PAY BACK orMISSION
PAY BACK
EMAS & ISO14001 at Oceanário/ ACCORDING TO SILVESTRE (2013)
INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY AND WATER
CONSUMPTION REDUCTION CONTRIBUTE
FOR A BETTER PROFIT OUTCOME AND A
BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
/ SYSTEMATIC IMPROVEMENT
/ 20 YEARS OF LEGAL COMPLIANCE
/ REPORTED GOVERNANCE
SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION
MORE THAN BUSSINESS/ GENERALLY, REVENUE EFFICIENCY FOLLOWS
REPUTATIONAL EQUITIES (SO WORKING TO
INCREASE REPUTATIONAL EQUITIES TENDS TO
POSITIVELY AFFECT REVENUE EFFICIENCY)/ PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE MORE THAN JUST “A BUSINESS”.
Colleen Dilenschneider, 2014
FUTURE
/ TOURISM INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE WORLD´S
MOST POWERFUL AND GROWING
INDUSTRIES
/ CONNECT PEOPLE TO NEW CULTURES,EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS
/ LEAVE IT BETTERColleen Dilenschneider, 2014
CHALANGE
CHALLANGEN O W I S T H E T I M E !
/ BRINGING LEADERSHIP AND A STRATEGIC FOCUS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
/ DEMANDING REAL AND MEANINGFUL
COMMITMENTS FROM NATIONAL
GOVERNMENTS, GOVERNORS, AND MAYORS TO
SET AND ACHIEVE AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
PRACTICES./ NEW MEANINGFUL POLICIES
• ELIMINATE PLASTIC USAGE
• SUSTAINABLE FOOD POLICIES
• WATER
• POWER
• WASTE- MANAGEMENT
/ LESS IS MORE
O A F B O A R D M E E T I N G
OCEANÁRIO DE LISBOA
WE WRONGLY THINK THAT NATURE NEEDS US TO WORRY ABOUT HER.WE WRONGLY THINK THAT NATURE NEEDS US.WE NEED NATURE.IF WE DISAPPEAR, NATURE WOULDN´T EVEN NOTICE…
WE THINK WE ONLY CARE ABOUT OURSELVES.JUST ANOTHER WRONG THOUGHT…WE DON'T EVEN DO THAT.
M i g u e l T i a g o d e O l i v e i r am o l i v e i r a @ o c e a n a r i o . p t
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