le Faalapotopotoga Turisi a le Lalolagi (UNWTO) ma le Meaʻai ma Faʻatoʻaga Faʻalapotopotoga a Malo Aufaatasi (FAO) ua sainia se Memorandum of Understanding o le a vaʻaia ai ofisa e lua e galulue faʻatasi e unaʻi le tuʻufaʻatasia o sini e faʻatatau i le gafataulimaina ma le gafa o le tuputupu aʻe o turisi i tua.

I le taʻitaʻia o le tali atu a le vaega i le COVID-19 ma o loʻo taʻitaʻia nei le toe amataina o turisi i le lalolagi, UNWTO sa galulue vavalalata ma isi lala sooupu a le UN mai le amataga o le faʻalavelave o loʻo iai nei. O lenei MoU fou o loʻo sau i tua o le World Tourism Day 2020, lea na faʻamanatuina i le lalolagi atoa i le autu faʻapitoa o Turisi ma Atinaʻe i Nuʻu. I lalo o le maliega, UNWTO ma o le a fausia e le FAO se auivi mo le faʻalauteleina o le galulue faʻatasi, e aofia ai le faʻasoaina o le poto ma punaoa.

UNWTO Fai mai le Failautusi Aoao o Zurab Pololikashvili: “O lenei Memorandum of Understanding i le va UNWTO ma o lo'o fa'amamafaina e le FAO le uiga fela'ua'i o turisi ma le taua o le felagolagoma'i i so'o se tulaga ina ia mautinoa e aoga le vaega mo tagata uma. O turisi ma fa'ato'aga o laina ola ia mo nu'u i le lalolagi. O lea maliliega e faapitoa lava le taimi aua e oʻo mai ona o le 2020 o le tausaga o Turisi mo Atinaʻe i Nuʻu. O le autu foi lea o le Aso o Tagata Tafafao Maimoa a le Lalolagi, lea na tatou faamanatuina i lenei vaiaso, e faʻamamafa ai le sao o tagata tafafao maimoa i le saunia o avanoa mo nuʻu i tua ma faʻamalosia le toe faʻaleleia o agafesootai ma tamaoaiga.

Faʻamalosiʻau, faʻafouga ma avanoa

O le autu o le galulue faʻatasi o le faʻateleina lea o le maufetuunaʻi a nuu i tua afioʻaga faʻasaga i agafesoʻotaʻi ma tamaoaiga faʻatamaia e ala i le tuputupu aʻe turisi ma faia ia sili atu gafataulimaina ma aofia ai. I le isi itu ole upega tafailagi a le FAO's GIAHS (Globally Important Heritage Heritage Systems), o turisi o loʻo avea ma taʻimua o le tutusa, ma le vaega o loʻo faʻafaigaluegaina fafine ma talavou ma tuʻuina iai latou i le faʻatuputupulaia o le tamaoaiga. Tagata tafafao maimoa foi o se puipuiga o le mauoa aganuu measina e faʻailogaina le tele o nuʻu i totonu o le GIAHS network, mo se faʻataʻitaʻiga e ala i le tausia o talatuu ma isi tu ma aga olaola mo augatupulaga i le lumanaʻi.

I le agai i luma, o le MoU fou o loʻo taua ai UNWTO ma le FAO o le a galulue faʻatasi e faʻavae se fuafuaga mo nisi vaega faʻapitoa o le galulue faʻatasi. O mea e ave i ai le faamuamua, e pei ona taua i totonu o le maliliega, e aofia ai le unaia o pisinisi i totonu o nuu i tua, aemaise lava i tupulaga talavou ma tamaitai, ma le faamoemoe ia latou maua le avanoa i maketi i le lotoifale ma le lalolagi mo a latou oloa. O isi fa'amuamua e aofia ai le fa'aleleia o a'oa'oga ma tomai ina ia maua ai e nu'u avanoa i totonu o le vaega o tagata tafafao maimoa.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

Le Faʻalapotopotoga o Turisi a le Lalolagi (UNWTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two agencies work together to advance shared goals relating to the sustainable and responsible growth of rural tourism.
“This Memorandum of Understanding between UNWTO and the FAO emphasises the cross-cutting nature of tourism and the importance of cooperation at every level to ensure the sector works for everyone.
A central aim of the collaboration will be to increase the resilience of rural communities against social and economic shocks through growing tourism and making it both more sustainable and inclusive.