National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for Belize 2030.

The National Sustainable Tourism Master Plan for Belize aims to achieve a set of quantitative and qualitative specific objectives by 2030 in the field of tourism. The quantitative objectives are defined indicators of tourism intensity; the qualitative objectives are defined as a desired market positioning or tourism vision, strategic market composition and destination development concepts. The 2030 vision of the Plan is that Belize is an exclusive multicultural sustainable destination in the Central American Caribbean; it is a destination where the authenticity and friendliness of its people, coupled with the uniqueness of an exotic natural environment can be actively experienced within a conserved world. Four strategies are outlined. Strategy 2 is focused on integrated destination development (Competitiveness & Sustainability Goal).
The macro programmes formulate the actions that should be implemented in the destination structured into programmes with subsequent subprograms and projects. Each macro program focuses on the core components of the Belizean tourism sector, which include tourism sustainability. The sustainable development programme provides the framework that will ensure the NSTMP maintains a balance of three pillars of sustainable development: social accountability, environmental conservation and economic prosperity. The programme proposes mechanisms to address resource management and appropriate land use allocation while maintaining social and environmental safeguards and finding pro-poor mechanisms to link vulnerable groups to the tourism economic value chain.