The Monaco Government Tourist and
Convention Authority launches the White Paper on Sustainable Tourism in Monaco
In Monaco, environmental protection has been treated
as an issue of central importance for many years. H.S.H. Prince Albert II of
Monaco is wedded to a strong policy aimed at promoting sustainable development
on the national and international stage. At the Sovereign’s behest, the
Principality has committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by
2030 from their 1990 levels, and achieving full carbon neutrality by 2050. An
ambitious objective, and one that requires everyone to play their part. In Monaco
itself, actions are focused on biodiversity, resource management, and
greenhouse gas reductions.
The Monegasque tourism industry is diligently
following the environmental policy led by the Prince’s Government, and all
stakeholders are committed to promoting more sustainable tourism. The
Destination and its partners are adopting solutions to ensure that resources
are managed in the most efficient way possible. For example, the majority of hotels have opted for environmental
certification, while soft mobility is being promoted through the development of
a public transport network and efficient intermodal solutions.
Awareness-raising initiatives are regularly organised on themes ranging from
selective sorting to the fight against food waste and the importance of
protecting biodiversity. As a Sustainable Tourism Destination, Monaco is keen
to support Tourism for All, and considerable efforts are being made to improve
accessibility and create new infrastructures.
The result of a project begun in
2020, the White Paper on Sustainable Tourism was published in November 2021, at a time when the tourism
sector, affected by the health crisis, was becoming acutely aware of its
responsibilities and the need to rethink certain models. The aim of this
document, based on surveys, benchmarks, and dialogue with stakeholders, is to
provide a better understanding of current tourism in Monaco, to identify its
strengths and weaknesses in order to lay the foundations for tourism in the
future, and to make it more sustainable by drawing inspiration from the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Principality’s own Energy
Transition targets. The White Paper was prepared as part of a collegiate
approach led by the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority and the
firm François Tourisme Consultants, along with all of the destination’s
partners, and support from the Mission for Energy Transition and the Department
of the Environment.
With forewords by H.S.H. Prince
Albert II of Monaco and Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the World
Tourism Organisation, the White Paper represents the first brick laid in this
process. It is a working basis that has enabled us to pinpoint areas for
improvement and actions to be taken, which will be developed very shortly in
the sustainable tourism strategy, again in line with the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals and the Principality’s Energy Transition Targets.