We were engrossed by the keynote address by the learned Dr Rima Hooja at the official opening ceremony of the 4th Hornbill International Conference on Adventure and Eco-tourism 2024 (Hornbill-ICAE2024) held at Pullman Hotel Miri.
Dr Hooja who was specially invited to speak at this year’s conference spoke on the interesting topic on “Learning From The Past And Innovating For The Future: The World’s Heritage And Sustainable Adventure & Ecotourism”.
Dr Hooja is presently the Director Emeritus, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum City Palace Jaipur, India and is also a well known archaeologist, historian, writer, heritage consultant with a PhD from Cambridge University, UK.
It was interesting to some of the issues mentioned such as on managing the development of adventure and ecotourism which had represented some of the most impactful forms of tourism in present day. Both are offering visitors immersive experiences in nature that can foster a deep appreciation for our planet’s biodiversity. Thus, wae need to work together responsibly to ensure that they do not compromise the very environments that nurture us.
Similar, we must be fully committed to developing a tourism sector that prioritises sustainability at every level perhaps via crafting policies, designing programs, and implementing strategies that allow tourism to flourish without jeopardising our ecological or cultural heritage.
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