Sustainable Destination Management
Strategies in the OIC Member Countries
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Table 10: Regulatory Environment – Select OIC Countries376
Main Responsible
Entities
National Plan
Sustainability
Focus
Sustainability
Legislation Examples
Stringency &
Enforcement of
environmental
regulations377
Jordan Ministry of
Tourism and
Antiquities,
Jordan Tourism
Board,
The Natural
Resources
Authority
Environmental
and
archaeological
protection
The Handcraft,
Traditional, and
Common
Manufacturing, and
Trading Bylaw
provides guidelines for
the protection of the
Jordanian traditional
and cultural heritage
Stringency Score:
4.3
Enforcement Score:
4.2
Uganda Ministry of
Tourism, Wildlife
and Antiquities,
Ministry of Lands,
Housing and
Urban
Development,
Ministry of Energy
and Mineral
Development,
Uganda Wildlife
Authority,
Uganda Tourism
Board
Sustainable
use of natural
resources and
protection of
wildlife,
historical and
cultural
heritage
The Uganda Wildlife
Bill provides guidelines
for the conservation
and
sustainable
management of wildlife
Stringency Score:
3.2
Enforcement Score:
3.1
Maldives Ministry of
Environment and
Energy,
Environmental
Protection Agency,
Conservation
& preservation
of the
environment
and coping
with climate
change
The “Regulation on the
Protection and
Conservation of
Environment in the
Tourism Industry” sets
requirements for
distance between
developments and
NA
376 All information in this table based on case study feedback unless otherwise mentioned.
377 The scores are on a scale of 1 to 7 where 1 is defined as “very lax, among the worst in the world” and 7 is defined as
“among the world’s most stringent”.