Antonio Abreu, Scientific Advisor UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Príncipe Island
Published 29/10/2015
In our first sustainable tourism leadership story linked to the destination of Príncipe, Antonio Abreu tells us how this remote...
Poverty and unemployment can drive people to extreme lengths, to meet basic needs. Sustainable tourism companies see this as an opportunity to help out by providing productive employment and training. By employing locals, social enterprises embrace people from impoverished communities and villagers and offer them economic opportunities which help to ensure the conservation of habitat and biodiversity.